Bellorcia Tuscookany Cooking School. What a magical week. The setting, a country villa in Val d’Orcia, was spectacular. Magnificent vistas and beautiful hilltop towns all around. The cooking school was fabulous. Hands on learning from wonderful Chef Laura and her staff. Chef Laura is a special person - a master chef who can manage 12 amateur cooks effortlessly - but most especially she is a warm and generous person who, along with Claudia, made our stay very special indeed. We learned Tuscan cooking but what really put this trip over the top was the friendships that developed with the other participants. These were very precious times. In all my travels I have not had such a wondrous experience. A five star rating is completely inadequate. This deserves much more. For an experience of a lifetime you must give Bellorcia a try.