SMALL GROUP CULINARY TOUR: THE AUTHENTIC UMBRIA
A gastronomic week in the green heart of italy (Umbria)

Welcome to Umbria! Enjoy the trip to Umbria you've always dreamed of, including fun, hands-on Umbria cooking classes, wine tastings in Sagrantino vineyards, visits of quaint medieval towns, and of course that ineffable quality that has made Umbria one of the most popular destination in Italy. Explore such renowned towns as Assisi, Perugia, Orvieto, and Gubbio; form new friendships in the kitchen and around the table, and feast on luscious pastas and soups, meats and cheeses, wonderful produce and mouth-watering desserts.

DAY BY DAY ITINERARY OF THE TOUR

Day 1 - Arrive in Perugia
Arrival at the country farm "La volpe e l'uva" (Perugia, Central Italy, Umbria, near Tuscany). Check-in your apartment at 4:00pm.

Day 2 - Assisi
Hands-on cooking class starts around 10.00 am. You will prepare a four course lunch that you will eat at the end of the class, accompanied by our wines.
The excursion take place from 15.00 - 19.00. You will visit the mystical city of Assisi, a beautiful medieval town based on Mount Subasio, overlooking a peaceful Umbrian landscape. Assisi is essentially known for the fact that it’s the place of birth of St. Francis in and that of Santa Chiara.

Day 3 - Wine Tour (Bevagna and Montefalco)
Hands-on cooking class starts around 10:00am. You will prepare a four course lunch that you will eat at the end of the class, accompanied by our wines.
The wine tour take place from 15.00 to 19.00. It is a wine tour in a winery that produces Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCGS. You will have a guided tour of the vineyard, cellars finishing up with a test of local Umbrian specialties and the wines. You will also visit the medioeval cities of Bevagna and Montefalco.

Day 4 - Truffle hunting
Hands-on cooking class starts around 10.00 am. You will prepare a four course lunch that you will eat at the end of the class, accompanied by our wines. The tour take place from 15.00 to 19.00. You will visit with a guide the wonderful city of Gubbio. Gubbio is a town located in the northeastern region along the Perugia province of Italy and it is found on the slopes of Monte Ingino. This place is known for its medieval palaces, churches and cathedrals and other historic buildings, which attracts the tourists.
After the tour of the city you will have the experience of the truffle hunting.  You will understand the history and it’s secrets of the truffle, you will live the emotion of picking it in the woods, we will show you how to preserve the truffle and how to use it in cooking. Final truffle tasting with other umbrian specialities.

Day 5- Trekking/Hiking
Hands-on cooking class starts around 9.30 am. You will prepare a four course lunch that you will eat at the end of the class, accompanied by our wines. In the afternoon Walk to the Etrucan Tomb of Faggeto - The trekking tour take place from 16.00. A guide By the Association Monti del Tezio will bring you by car in the departure place of the paht and will accompany you on the paths . The departure place is in the park of Monti del Tezio (580m). During the path you will walk along the old etruscan road that, in the past, linked Perugia to Camucia. The path will end at the Etruscan Tomb of Faggeto. The Faggeto tomb was discovered by chance in 1919-20 by a woodcutter, in a beech wood (faggeto), from which the name of the tomb derives.

Day 6- Orvieto
Hands-on cooking class starts around 10.00. You will prepare a four course dinner that you will eat at the end of the class, accompanied by our wines.The excursion take place from 15.00. You will visit the town of Orvieto.
The city of Orvieto exists in symbiosis with the tuff cliff on which it stands, an extraordinary example of the integration of nature by the work of man. The Cathedral, dating back to 1263, is the most important architectural landmark of the city, with its splendid Gothic facing and the richness of the ornaments and internal chapels. In the ancient town we also find the St.Patrizio well, built in 1527.

Day 7 - Perugia
You have the last day free to visit Perugia, the historic city centre is only 4km far from the farmouse ( by taxi around 20 euro).

Day 8 - Departure

DETAIL OF THE COOKING TOUR

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