French and Gastronomy Courses for intermediate and Advanced
WEEK FROM €1.560
SHARED ROOM ON-SITE €1.830
You will notice that we include an option to share a room. If you are coming on your own and wish to make use of the shared room rate, we will make every effort to place you with a guest who has made a similar request. However, single room rates will apply if we are unable to pair you with another guest.
SINGLE ROOM ON-SITE €1.980
ROOM OFF-SITE €1.560
For a more economical option, you can stay with a host family in the neighborhood. This off-site accommodation is a short walk from the Villa Beaulieu (15mn on foot maximum). Breakfast is taken with the host family, while lunches and dinners are shared with other guests and instructors at the Villa Beaulieu.
DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE
Combine your interest in French language with your passion for French cuisine, during a Cook Travel in France!
In the mornings you attend the Intensive French group language course and in the afternoons, our cookery classes.
Build on your existing knowledge of French to improve and extend your conversational skills. Our professional, native French-speaking tutors teach you formal and informal French, with an emphasis on conversational skills. Our group classes have a maximum of 6 per class and to be considered for this course you need 8 or more points on our French Test. In addition to our online test, all our students have a one-to-one oral test on the first day, before any classes start. This allows our teachers to assess each student before placing them in an appropriate group.
Two afternoons are devoted to cooking classes. It takes place in a relaxed and warm atmosphere on site at Villa Beaulieu.
Two afternoons will be dedicated to wine and cheese tastings, as well as exploring the unique terroir and regional specialties of our area.
15 hours language: every morning (group class) + 2 afternoons cookery classes (4.30pm-7.00pm) and 2 afternoons dedicated to tastings and gastronomic tours.
2026 RECIPES
Monday | Le bonheur en cocotte Œuf en meurette aux lentilles | |
Tuesday | Comme au Bistro Sole meunière au beurre noisette, duo de pommes de terre : château et Hasselback, céleri confit | |
Thursday | Au fil de l’eau… Crevettes à la bisque maison en cocotte lutée* *Cocotte lutée : fermée par un disque de pâte feuilletée **Porée blanche : étuvée de poireaux au lait d’amandes | |
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The Art of Cook Travel in France
France is an essential stop for all those who want to make a culinary journey, discover other dishes and flavours. The culinary richness of France is known all over the world and each region of the country has it’s own specialities, it’s own local products and it’s sources of inspiration, to make a varied and gourmet cuisine. Thanks to the different means of transport and because of the size of the territory, it is easy to move around France to visit its different regions.
Our school is located between Lyon, which is considered the French culinary capital, and Burgundy, which is a region very famous for its vineyards and wines. It is therefore in an ideal location for those who wish to visit and discover several important places and quality local products of french gastronomy, such as Lyon, Dijon and Beaune. By train or car, you will only be a few hours away from these cities from the school, if you want to visit them when you have finished your course with us.
We have several culinary specialties in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region that you can discover during a cooking tour in France to treat yourself to. It is a region where agriculture, crafts and local products are very important. In particular, there are different varieties of meat, including the famous Charolais meat. There are also several local cheeses and wines that will accompany the meals you will enjoy at school. The French and cooking classes we propose at our school are the perfect combination for those who want to learn and practice the French language while learning and discovering the cuisine of our country. French classes are provided by our teachers and cooking classes are led by our in-house chef. You will always be surrounded by professionals, who will help you develop your knowledge of French, to discover and deepen the vocabulary of cuisine and the associated social and cultural expressions and rituals.
For a valuable cooking experience in France, our cooking classes take place at the school, cooking equipment is provided and you will cook with local ingredients that come from our region. During classes, you will learn to make several recipes of French dishes and desserts, with the technical guidance the advice from our chef. To help you make the dishes, we will give you recipe books that are written in both French and English. A professor will also be present to provide you with more explanations if necessary.