Winter Gourmet Tour Packages
Jan. 25-27, 2008 / Orange and Charlottesville, Va.
“Tantalize Your Palate with Warm—and Delicious—Winter Weekend Getaways”

The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership, with the Bed and Breakfast Association of Virginia and regional heritage sites, presents weekend travel packages designed to appeal to the gourmand and the history buff in everyone.  The weekend packages will be offered in both Albemarle and Orange Counties, Jan. 25-27, and will combine cooking classes with fine dining and wines, tours of Presidential homes including Monticello and Montpelier, and a two-night stay in some of the most charming B&B’s in the region.

The price for the tour, inclusive of two-night accommodations, breakfast and dinner, activities, tours and guided travel, taxes and gratuities, is based on double occupancy and is $600 for the weekend in Orange, Virginia, and $800 for Charlottesville, Virginia. Only 20 places are available for each package.
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“These packages are a fantastic getaway for anyone that needs an excuse to indulge,” said Paul McDonald, Director of Traveler Services for the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership. “We can’t think of a better way to fill the short days and long nights of the winter season, than with a warm and delicious weekend along the Journey.”

Taste the Journey—Orange County, Virginia

• Cooking class and lunch at the Inn at Meander Plantation
• Visit to Montpelier, the home of James Madison, to witness its restoration (for those opting out of the cooking class)
• Barrel-tasting & tour of the Prince Michel Vineyards & Winery, followed by a wine & cheese reception
• Return to the Inn at Meander Plantation for more fine dining with a seasonally-inspired, five-course dinner
• Your choice of a two-night stay at: the Inn at Meander Plantation, the Mayhurst Inn or the Holladay House

Cost: $600/person, double occupancy, includes all tax and gratuities, and two-nights accommodations. Based on availability.

Taste the Journey—Albemarle County, Virginia

• Tour of Monticello by food historian, Dr. Leni Sorensen, cooking class and a gourmet lunch at the Clifton Inn
• "Jefferson & Wine" presentation and wine tasting by
  Gabriele Rausse, head viticulturist at Monticello
• Your choice of a two-night stay at: Dinsmore House, the Inn at Monticello or the Inn at Court Square

Cost: $800/person, double occupancy, includes all tax and gratuities, and two-nights accommodations. Based on availability.

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