Cook in Portugal

Students of the weeklong Refugio da Vila Rural Hotel and Cooking School stay in an elegant villa while learning how to prepare authentic Portuguese cuisine. Cooking demonstrations take place in a kitchen that opens onto a courtyard and always begin with a glass of white wine. Most of the organic ingredients come straight from the hotel garden or from local producers. Excursions hit out-of-the-way attractions, historically significant sites and the area's finest wineries.