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Easter in Umbria:
4 days cooking classes and Tours to see Easter traditions and celebrations In Italy -
from 21th April to 25th April 2011
Umbria is known as the land of Saints and Easter represents one of the best periods to live this joyful and religious atmosphere.
Like all holidays in Italy, Easter, Pasqua in Italian, has its share of rituals and traditions. In Umbria Solemn religious processions are held in many towns on the Friday before Easter. Many churches have special statues of the Virgin and Jesus that play a big part in the processions. The statues may be paraded through the city or displayed in the main square. Parade participants are often dressed in traditional ancient costumes.
Since Easter is the end of the Lent season, food plays a big part in the celebrations. Traditional Easter foods include lamb or goat, artichokes, and special Easter breads that vary from region to region.
It includes:
4 breakfasts,*
2 cooking lessons of approximately 4 hours;**
2 lunches from cooking classes;
1 lunch in a restaurant in Assisi
4 nights accommodations in the apartments of the farm,
2 half day excursions (with car and car driver).
* in your apartment you will find coffee, milk, biscuits, jams, butter and sugar.
The excursions will occur in a Volkswagen Minivan with eight seats and air conditioned.
4-DAYS EASTER COOKING: Day by day itinerary
Thursday 21st April
Arrival at the country farm "La volpe e l'uva" (Central Italy, Umbria, near Tuscany) . Check-in your apartment at 4:00pm. Dinner reservations can be made at a restaurant of your choiceFriday22nd April
Hands-on cooking lesson starts around 10:00 am.You will prepare a four course lunch with recipes typical of the Easter eve. For lunch you will eat your creations accompanied by our wines. Easter is a very special time here in Umbria and the Processione del Cristo Morto on Good Friday night is a stupendous event in Gubbio. On Good Friday,wel offer you a special tour in Gubbio which concludes with the hauntingly beautiful Processione del Cristo Morto at night through the medieval backstreets.
Saturday 23rd April
You have the day to yourselves to do some sightseeing or just enjoy the peaceful surroundings. An ideal day to make a trip to Perugia 4 km far from the farm.
Hands-on cooking class starts around 4,30 pm. You will prepare a four course dinner with typical Easter recipes, that you will eat at the end of the class, accompanied by our wines.
Sunday 24th April - EASTER
You will spent your easter day in 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).
You will have the Easter lunch in a restaurant of the city centre.
Monday25th April
Departure.Rates 2011 : EASTER Cooking package
Type of accommodation /price in euro per person
2 people travelling together in 1 Bilo-apartment: 750.003 people travelling together in 2 Bilo-apartments: 660.00
4 people travelling together in 2 Bilo-apartments: 610.00
5 people travelling together in 3 Bilo-apartments: 590.00
6 people travelling together in 3 Bilo-apartments: 550.00
Group discount
These trips are priced assuming up to six travellers. Special offers are available for bigger group:If your group is composed by more than 6 person send me your request and we will send you the best price!
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