CORPUS DOMINi IN UMBRIA JUNE 2012 - A FEAST OF FLOWERS!
4 days cooking vacation in Umbria: accommodation, cooking classes and tours (from 7th June 2012 to 11th June 2012)
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Participate in the town of Spello's Corpus Domini celebration. Each year on a designated date in late spring, the feast is marked by laying extravagant floral carpets (infiorate) over the streets.
Floral artists create larger-than-life depictions of religious themes or re-creations of sacred art using only the petals and seeds, laboring all night on the eve of the Infiorata, when the Host is carried through the streets in a procession.
Every day is packed with cooking classes in the farm and tours. We want our travelers to experience the fun of cooking and travel in a land known for its “food culture” .
In the cooking classes pasta, pizza, gnocchi are homemade, the olive oil and the wine are produced from the farm's own trees. We will teach you traditional Italian techniques of cooking and its history. The tours are mainly focused on the religious ceremonies, historic commemorations and folkloristic events typical of this magic period.
You will have accommodation in the apartments of the farmhouse "La volpe e l'uva". It is in the beautiful heart of the Umbria valley, sourrounded by 10 hectares of olive groves, vineyards and fruit trees. Six independent apartments have been restored around the ancient stone house, which dates back to the 17th century. It is only 4km far from the historic centre of Perugia and offers a suggestive view of the Umbrian hills.
DAY BY DAY ITINERARY OF THE TOUR 2012
Thursday 7th June- 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.
Friday 8th June- 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 takes place from 15.00. 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.
You will visit the city and the famous churches like the St. Francis Church filled with spectacular frescoes by Giotto, and also the Eremo delle Carceri (a peacefully isolated church and monastery in the wooded slopes just outside Assisi's walls, this was the first monastic home of St. Francis' and his followers) and the St. Damiano church (A church and monastery outside the city walls is where the crucifix spoke to St. Francis, prompting him to repair it and begin his ministry. Later, St. Clare died here).
Saturday 9th June: Wine tour in the Sagrantino land
Hands-on cooking lesson starts around 10.00 am. You will prepare a four course lunch. For lunch you will eat your creations in your apartment accompanied by our wines. The excursion takes place from 15.00. 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.
Sunday 10th june - Spello
You will visit Spello and its most important annual festivity, the Infiorata, with the streets outside the main church strewn with intricate decorations and images made using only fresh flower petals.
The entire organisation culminates in on the morning of the 25th, when a procession led by the bishop walks over the floral carpet at around 10.30am.
Hands-on cooking lesson starts around 16,30pm. You will prepare a four course dinner that you will accompanied by our wines.
Monday 11th june:
departure.
DETAIL OF THE CORPUS DOMINI - INFIORATA COOKING VACATION
4 DAYS CORPUS DOMINI JUNE 2012 - FROM 7th TO 11th JUNE 2012 |
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Trip lenght |
4 days | ||
Departure Dates: |
from 7th June to 11th June | ||
Destinations |
Italy, Umbria (Perugia, Assisi, Montefalco, Spello) |
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Activities |
Culinary, Cultural exploration | ||
Included in the price: |
Accommodation, 4 breakfasts, 3 cooking classes, 3 lunches from cooking classes, 3 half day excursions with car, driver and guide. | ||
| PRICES 2012 | |||||||||||||||
980 EURO per person, double occupancy, based on two people travelling together. |
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| GROUP 4/6 People | |||||||||||||||
Inclusions: Group discount |
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