Food
(…nature and culture)
for thought - 2015
We are pleased to give you some
tips and ideas that could inspire
your stay in Italy.
We like to suggest you some
Cultural Events
to
join
and some
Food and Nature
experiences to
enjoy
: just food for thought among
our bespoke Luxury and Leisure
advices.
Many other
niche
proposals are
available or can be tailor made to
meet your expectations and to show
you the authentic Italian culture and
lifestyle.
Cultural and traditional Events
WHAT
WHEN
WHERE
Andrea Bocelli at Teatro del Silenzio | The Turandot – conductor Zubi Mehta
August 2nd Lajatico, Pisa, Tuscany Maggio Musicale Fiorentino |opera
and concerts
May Florence, Tuscany
Festival Pucciniano | opera and concerts
July |August Torre del Lago Puccini (Lucca), Tuscany
Terme di Carcalla | opera and concerts
July Rome, Lazio
Luminara di San Ranieri | traditional June 16th Pisa, Tuscany Palio di Siena | traditional July 2nd |August 16th Siena, Tuscany
The leitmotiv of this selection is the Environment. More and more famous international artists choose spectacular natural and historical sites of Italy for their perfomance. Spectactors may attend high quality cultural events or participate in the most traditional celebrations, fully lost in unique sceneries.
Andrea Bocelli’s
Concert at Teatro del Silenzio
Lajatico (Pisa) |August 2nd
In the wonderful scenery of the Tuscany countryside, this year, Teatro del Silenzio will celebrate the10th Anniversay with an exceptional perfomance.
The grand Maestro Andrea Bocelli with the participation of the Coro da Camera and the Orchesta of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (80 and 70 elements respectively) will bring on stage the Turandot by Giacomo Puccini.
The Opera will be carried out by one of the most important conductors worldwide: Zubin Mehta.
Lajatico (in the province of Pisa) is the birthplace of Maestro Andrea Bocelli, honorary President of Teatro del Silenzio.
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino |Florence
May
The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is more than a Music Festival:
The Maggio is synonymous with proposal, innovation, internationality, and an interdisciplinary vision of
Music and Performance, Concerts, and Exhibitions, Opera and Seminars.
During The Maggio, social life in Florence is terrific: lots of glamour social events, like exclusive Parties or Private Dinners take place at the most famous Palaces and Families’s in Florence, or at their mansions in the countryside nearby .
Adagio can help you in matching culture and lifestyle during your stay in Florence.
Festival Pucciniano |Torre del Lago Puccini
July |August
A deep love lasting over thirty years linked Giacomo Puccini to the charming hamlet of Torre del Lago (very close to Viareggio, Forte dei Marmi, Lucca and Pisa).
When the great composer first arrived here, at the end of the 19th century, he was searching and he found in the Blue-Grey Waters of Massacciucoli Lake a picturesque and quiet place where his creative genius could spring out.
Since 1930, The Puccini Festival is the only one in the world dedicated to the composer.
Terme di Caracalla |
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
July|Rome
The Thermae Antoninianae (Baths of Caracalla) opened in 217 AD, during the reign of Emperor Caracalla, as the largest bath complex in the world. The baths were functional for over three hundred years.The red-brick ruins of the Baths of Caracalla are situated southeast of ancient Rome's center. The baths were enormous buildings, with huge frescoed vaults covering the massive rooms. This huge eleven hectare (27 acre) large complex housed bathing facilities that could accommodate more than 1,600 people at a time.
Since 1937 this magic historical site has been hosting the Opera and Ballet summer season of Teatro dell’Opera di Roma.
Luminara di San Ranieri | June 16th |Pisa
In Pisa, June is called “Giugno Pisano”. All the mounth is dedicated to celebrate the long history and tradition of Pisa.
The night between June 16th and the 17th all the town is darkened and lit just with Small Candles to pay homage the Patron Saint of Pisa, St. Ranieri. It results a breathtaking and romantic atmoshere to enjoy from the old palaces and hotels lying along Arno river boulevards.
Luminara di San Ranieri has been candidated to become UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Palio di Siena – July 2nd | August 16th
The Palio di Siena culminates with aHorse Race which takes place in the amazing oval medieval Piazza del Campo square twice each year.
Ten horses and riders, bareback and dressed in the appropriate colours, represent ten of the 17 contrade, or city wards and fight to win the Palio.
Actually the Palio is much more: an extraordinary folk and historical celebration, that completely Capsizes the town and the inhabitants of every age, education and status, who devote themselves to support their contrada, horses and jockeys all year long.
Adagio can help those who aim to really live the Palio as a native Senese: i.e. participating in the Backstage
moments which precede the Palio, or assisting the race from the first and privilege raws of the Noble Palaces
Food experiences
What
When
Where
Truffles Hunting Winter | Summer Tuscany and Piedmont
Grape Harvest Winter |Summer Tuscany and Piedmont
Cheese tasting All year Tuscany |Piedmont | Valle d’Aosta
Honey tasting All year Tuscany |Piedmont | Valle d’Aosta
Oil tasting All year Tuscany
Wine tasting All year Tuscany and Piedmont
Cooking classes All year Pisa | Florence | Siena
Personell cooking training All year Around the world
Home chef All year At your place (Italy and overseas)
Yacht chef All year On board
Everybody knows: the Italian food and cuisine is part of the Italian culture and lifestyle. Few really knows how to find the really “ authentic trademark” ( ingredients , recipes, chefs, farms, locations…). We selected serious professionals who can offer their eno-gastronomic culture and skills for cooking classes, food experiences, events. Yacht and Home chefs are also available to move at your place and to eventually train your home staff or crew.
Food tasting… and hunting
The fertile Italian lands offer a great variery of Similar Products. But, the different climates, from South to North, from West to East, combined with Different
Enogastronomic cultures originate a wide range of different tastes,
blends, processes, uses and recipes.
Hi-qualified professionals will introduce you to a profound understanding of the main ingredients of the Italian and regional cuisine.
Wine, Olive oil, Cheese, Honey Taste and Making classes, but also Olives Picking, Grape Harvest, Truffles Seeking, just to mention some of the food experiences you can attend.
Food cooking…training and eating
Nowadays , look for or offer a CookingLesson is quite trendy, but it could be something fake.
For that reason Adagio organizes custom-made cooking classes given by reliable and
Passionate Professionals, who can boast of top quality skills combined with their excellent attitude and experience in teaching.
Cooking Classes (at home, historical locations, overseas)
Private Dinners (at home or yacht)
Staff Cooking Training
Private and Corporate Events
In action from left to right chefs:
Laura Franceschetti, Francesca Calà, Lucia Grassi and special thanks to the Michelin Starred chef Fabrizio Girasoli.
Nature experiences
What
When
Where
151 Miglia Race
20 May – 1° June
Livorno/Punta Ala, Tuscany
Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta
2-6 June
Porto Cervo, Sardinia
Charter cruising in Med
May-September
Western Med
Charter cruising in Carribean
December - April
BVI – Antigua - Grenadines
Charter cruising and diving in
Indonesia
All year
Komodo | Raja Ampat
Gardens route tours
Springtime
Tuscany
Adagio idea of Luxury meets a perfect ally in Nature, be it the emerald waters of
Sardinia, the windy islands of Caribe, those wild of Indonesia, or the romantic and
timeless Italian gardens of Tuscany.
151 MIGLIA Race
151 Miglia:
All participants as VIP guests
151 Miglia and Adagio are pleased to welcome every participant as the most privileged guest, providing
a very comfortable logistic and a well oiled organization both on sea and ashore. Bespoke leisure activities can be tailor made to entertain the no-racer friends or to discover the great Tuscany territory.
Some days before the Race, the 151 Miglia participants may benefit from free moorings in Porto di Pisa
and Livorno. From there, yacht owners and their guests can set sail to the nearby towns of Pisa, Lucca, Firenze and Siena, tacking and gybing among noble villas, Italian gardens, medieval villages and famous vineyards, yet attending some cooking briefings about nautical and regional recipes.
During the Race, thanks to Adagio assistance, the no-racing guests may experience their bespoke 151
Miglia, by tracing ashore the regatta course. Both leaving from Livorno and Pisa, the two Land and Sea fleets will finally join together in Punta Ala for the spectacular price giving ceremony.
To ease your participation in the 151 Miglia race, Adagio can offer a variety of concierge services, such as:
Welcome assistance at Pisa Airport Provisioning
Crew recruitment
Logistic: hotels, restaurants reservation, car/NCC rental Personal shopping
151 Miglia:
Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta
Porto Cervo | 2 – 6 June
Every early June, LPSY attracts an
ever-increasing fleet of
Super Sailing Yachts.
Modern and classic, performance and cruising vessels head for the emerald waters of Sardinia, intent on five days of
exhilarating sailing and glamour social events ashore.
Charter a Yacht and become Protagonist.
Charter Cruising in Med and Caribbean
Adagio can give youaccess to the best luxury maxi sailing and power yachts to charter in Med and Caribe . A thoughtless vacation to enjoy remote islands, typical villages, or glamour destinations, professionally
assisted by top level crew.
Porto Cervo,
Portofino, Capri and Costiera Amalfitana, Corsica and Sardinia Sicily, Tuscan
Archipelago, Grenadines, BVI, Antigua…..
Cruising diving charter in Indonesia
on board DUNIA BARUGraceful and stylish, finished with astonishing attention to detail, Dunia Baru sets high standards of comfort and luxury for charter yachts in Indonesia Komodo (April/September) and Ranja Ampat (November/March) . The yacht combines Indonesian sailing tradition with the latest technology. Guests can luxuriate leisurely days onboard, explore the many uninhabited islands, or enjoy watersport activities and scuba diving.
Gardens route
What’s more than driving along the countryside of Tuscany to visit
magnificent gardens and noble villas?
Adagio…your eyes on site
As consultancy studio specializing in the B2B luxury sector, Adagio supports professionals and their clientele who are too far away geographically, linguistically or culturally to manage their relations in Italy on their own.
Our bespoke services cover cultural, leisure, touristic, marketing and communication purposes.
Locations research and site inspection (vineyards and private villas, yachts, spas, golf e yacht clubs…) for private or
business events, photo shoots, conferences.
Yachting: selection of sailing and motor yachts for sale or for charter and of marinas both for buying or renting a berth
place.
Touristic itineraries and personalized cruises be they for cultural, gourmet, natural or artistic ends. Private or corporate Events: project management.
Food and wine experiences.
Private lessons in cooking, painting, restoration and Italian language.
Private and behind the scenes visits to museums, monuments and other historical and artistic sites with expert guides. Private concerts.
Logistics and Concierge services: finding drivers, guides, interpreters and personal shoppers. Crew and household help: selection and training.
Welcoming services and H24 assistance during trips, cruises and events. PR & Communication (marketing, press, events).
Adagio is based in Pisa ( Italy) and Singapore :
ADVISING YOU
A HAPPY and LEISURELY
2015
