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ARIÈGE
French cuisine courses

Mirepoix is 60 minutes from Toulouse and Carcassonne airports

BOOKING ENQUIRIES

cooking courses in France

Quercy - hands-on courses with top chef in his chateau

Aveyron - a culinary outpost in the Aveyron Gorge

Gard - near the 'Pont du Gard'

Avignon - olive groves and another bridge

Provence - in a 500 hectare wine estate

Bandol - La Cadière d'Azur among the Bandol vines

Ariège - in the Cathar country, Pyrenean foothills

COOKING CLASSES in MIREPOIX, Ariège

Course in French cuisine in Mirepoix - between mountains and plains in the rolling hills of the lower Ariège.

The lower Ariège valley is at the crossroads of history and culture in SW France. To the east lies the Aude and a dry mediterranean climate. To the west, the valley of the Garonne bringing mild wetter weather from the distant Atlantic.

In the foothills of the Pyrenean range, towns like Pamiers, Foix and Mirepoix were host to migrants and travellers moving east-west or, more rarely, north-south over the mountains from Spain.

The result is a culture and cuisine rich in influence and colour. Our 4 night course can only begin to do it justice.

The course takes place in a luxury 4* hotel in the mediaeval village of Mirepoix with its half-timbered houses and squares largely unspoilt since the 16th century.

arrival on Friday
departure Tuesday

4 nights in luxury room
4 breakfasts
4 lunches
4 dinners

Vineyard visit with tasting in cellars
Visit to a foie gras producing farm
Visit to a local market
Cooking classes with the Chef on Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Tastings of cheeses from the Ariège and the Aude
Local wine tasting
Transfer from Toulouse or Carcassonne airport

Prices: €1475 per person (base 2 sharing room)

Dates: most weekends from mid-February to mid-November

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