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4 Days Cooking Tour of the Artistic Umbria (Italy)

  • Culinary & Wine Travel

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4 Days, from €820* per person. Year-round.

Accommodations: Comfort. Exertion level: 3 (7 is most strenuous)

Overview of 4 Days Cooking Tour of the Artistic Umbria (Italy)

Welcome to Umbria! Umbria is an enchanting region blessed with nature’s bounty, culture, art and a thriving culinary tradition. The beauty of Umbria is seductive and at times seems quite perfect, thanks to the splendid balance between man and nature, in the bond that Umbrians have always had with their land and their rich past. In the Middle Ages and in the Renaissance, it was a pulsating region at the heart of Italian historical, cultural, and religious events, and its cities flourished in an extraordinary manner, accumulating an enormous wealth of artistic jewels. So it is entirely natural that the cities of Umbria attract tourists and travellers who are thirsty for beauty.

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*Travel product and pricing information are the travel provider’s base estimates, published here as a convenience to TravelDragon users without verification by TravelDragon. Your actual price will vary depending upon length of trip, travel dates, number of traveling guests, transportation (e.g. airfare, rail passes, etc.), and optional service features such as room categories or individualized food requirements. This base price estimate may or may not include all necessary fees, taxes, government-imposed surcharges. Be sure to confirm availability, total price and trip details with the travel provider using the contact information provided here.

Max group size: 6

Special information

  • This is a custom departure, meaning this trip is offered on dates that you arrange privately with the provider. Additionally, you need to form your own private group for this trip. The itinerary and price here is just a sample. Contact the provider for detailed pricing, minimum group size, and scheduling information. For most providers, the larger the group you are traveling with, the lower the per-person cost will be.

Itinerary

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. Dinner reservations can be made at a restaurant of your choice

Day 2 - Assisi
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 excursion take place from 15.00 to 19.00. You will visit the mystical city of Assisi, a beautiful medieval town based on Mount Subasio, overlooking a peaceful Umbrian landscape. The tour will allow to getto know the main landmarks where st. Francis lived. You can see the st. Francis Basilica whose superior walls were frescoed by Giotto and Cimabue. You will also visit the Eremo delle carceri, one of the oldest Franciscan convents.

Day 3- Todi
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 excursion take place from 15.00. Todi is an enchanting old town located in a delightful panoramic position on a hill in central Umbria. It boasts a number of interesting and well preserved medieval buildings rich in history. It is the birthplace of Jacopone, the great 13th century Franciscan mystic and poet. The historical medieval town centre can be reached via a lift departing from the main car park.

Day 4 - Spoleto
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. You will visit Spoleto. Spoleto is situated in a strategic position overlooking the ancient “Via Flaminia”. The splendour of its Romanesque churches and the Umbrian-Roman remains attracts many visitors.

Day 5 - Departure

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