5 Days Cooking Classes and amazing Tours
from 28th December 2026 to 1st January 2027
Celebrate your New Year’s Eve immersed in the enchanting ambiance of Umbria, situated in the heart of Italy—a region steeped in rich traditions and festive revelry! This exclusive package is tailor-made for solo adventurers, couples, groups of friends, and families with children, promising a memorable holiday experience.
Embark on a journey to discover the myriad Christmas attractions that unfold during this magical time of the year. Marvel at the extraordinary Christmas tree in the Trasimeno Lake, a unique spectacle that captivates visitors with its artistic brilliance. Additionally, be awe-inspired by the grandeur of our spectacular Christmas tree in Gubbio, a sight to behold.
Whether you’re traveling alone, with a loved one, a group of friends, or as a family, this package guarantees a festive and joyous New Year’s celebration amidst the distinctive holiday charm of Umbria.
Details of the New Year Cooking Vacation
Trip Length: 5 Days / 4 Nights
Departure Dates: From 28th December 2026 to 1st January 2027
Destinations: Italy, (Perugia, Assisi, Città della Pieve, Gubbio)
Activities: Culinary, Cultural exploration
Day by Day Itinerary of the New Year Vacation
- 28th December – Arrive in Perugia
Arrival at the country farm “La volpe e l’uva” (Perugia, Central Italy, Umbria, near Tuscany). Check-in your apartment starting from 2pm.
- 29th December – Cooking + Catiglione del Lago ( Trasimeno lake) and Christmas tree in the water
Morning. 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.
Afternoon. You will have a guided visit of Castiglione del Lago: an incomparably delightful village located on a chalky promontory overlooking Lake Trasimeno with all the impressiveness of its castle, “Rocca del Leone”. The village has very ancient Etruscan and Roman origins (the area was already inhabited when the promontory still was one of the four isles of Lake Trasimeno). Castiglione del Lago has kept throughout the centuries a particular charm, thanks to the beauty of the old town centre, which is still ringed within medieval walls, with an outstanding view of Lake Trasimeno and Valdichiana, towards Cortona.
Lake Trasimeno is in the limelight for Christmas. It dresses up with thousands of lights ore than 2600 lights that you will find in the largest Christmas Tree in the world designed on the water on the lake of Castiglione Del Lago.
- 30th December – Cooking + Gubbio Tour
Morning. 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.
Afternoon. You will visit Gubbio. Lying on the slopes of Monte Ingino, it is one of the most ancient towns of Umbria, extremely well preserved during centuries and rich of monuments testifying its glorious past. Here in the Christmas time you can see the Christmas tree which every year in the evening on 7 December, Immaculate Conception eve, lights along the slopes of Monte Ingino. It is the biggest tree in the world, by now a real symbol of Gubbio. It rises from the last stone houses of Gubbio up to the basilica of S. Ubaldo, the patron saint of the town, close to the place where, till 10 January, shines the star of Bethlehem which completes the tree.Professional guide in the excursion.
- 31th December – Cooking + Assisi Tour
Morning. 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.
Afternoon. 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 and the St. Damiano church. Professional guide in the excursion.
Evening. You will go to the Perugia city center where you will have the New Year Eve dinner in a wonderful restaurant. Here you will see the spectacular and multi-coloured fireworks explode across the city skyline at midnight!!
- 1st January: Departure.
More about the COOKING CLASSES
Read what MEALS are included in the Cooking Program
More about your ACCOMMODATION in the farm
PRICES
The prices are for single travelers (single occupancy) and for groups from 2 to 8 people ( double occupancy). If your group is composed by more than 8 people send me your request and we will send you the best price!
It is also possible to bring along a non-participating partner who can spend the morning enjoying the surroundings, and could then join the group at lunchtime. Non-participating guests are welcome on the excursion and can use all the facilities at the farmhouse and join all the meals, just not the actual cooking classes.
Solo travelers, Participating guest, single occupancy 1650 euro
Group from 2 to 3 people Participating guest, occupancy in 1 ( 2 people) or 2( 3 people) apartment 1550 euro
Group of 4 people Participating guest, double occupancy in 2 apartments 1450 euro
Group from 5 to 8 people Participating guest, double occupancy in 3 apartments 1400 euro
Ask me the rate for Non-participating guest
If you are a group of people and you want to have single occupancy ( 1 person in 1 apartments) the single supplement is 150 euro.
What is included:
- Accommodation in the apartment of the farmhouse “la volpe e l’uva” in Perugia (40mq, lounge with cooking area and double sofa bed double bedroom and bathroom), included bed linen, towels, final cleaning.
- breakfasts (in your apartment you will find coffee, milk, biscuits, jams, butter and sugar)
- 3 cooking classes of approximately 4 hours,
- 3 Four course meal from the cooking lesson;
- Umbrian wines during meals, liquors for after dinner/lunch;
- Certificate of participation;
- Folder with all the recipes;
- Apron of Let’s cook in Umbria.
- 3 Tours as indicated in the itinerary.
- Dinner of the New Year Eve
No cooking guests. It is also possible to bring along a non-participating partner who can spend the morning enjoying the surroundings, and could then join the group at lunchtime.
