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| Gastronomic Umbria | Ref: WIT001 |
| 7 days/ 6 nights | |
| Price: £560pp (based on 2 people sharing) | |
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| Time: approx 11 hours | |
Travel
- Fly to Rome or Florence and then train to Spello
- Fly to Perugia with Ryanair and then train to Spello
Itinerary
Day 1:
Your hotel is situated in a beautiful position in the medieval part of Spello with a quiet walled garden offering a magnificent view over the Valle Umbra. At the end of the afternoon you will be expected in a wine bar, where you will be able to sample the Umbrian wines and titbits, such as bruschette seasoned with a pâté of tomatoes, truffles, different cheeses, ham, and capocollo.
Day 2:
Today you will walk uphill through olive groves and forest and then a well-deserved descent to the local wine producer Tili in the Assisi D.o.c. area. After the wine tasting there is only a 45 minute walk back to Spello.
4 ¾ hours.
Day 3:
Coming to Umbria and not visiting Assisi would be unthinkable. After your visit you return to Spello by train.3 ¼ hours.
Day 4:
Leaving Spello you will take the train and visit the centre of Perugia with its mediaeval centre with little alleys situated higher than the rest of the town. The aristocratic renaissance palaces, churches, museums and many galleries make a big impression, but of course it is also nice to saunter through the shopping street Corso Vannuci.
3 hours.
At the end of the afternoon you will go by train to Spoleto and will be welcomed in your hotel, which is situated in the historical centre of Spoleto.
Day 5:
Your first cooking lesson starts after breakfast. You will learn to make antipasti, which you will taste during lunch. In the afternoon is the second part of the cooking course. This time the ‘primi’ (pasta and risotto) will be taught. During dinner you will taste these 'primi'.
Day 6:
Today you will visit an olive oil farm and a winery in the surroundings of Spoleto-Montefalco. In the evening you are free to have dinner in one of the many good restaurants of Spoleto.
Day 7:
Checkout from your hotel after breakfast to start your journey home.
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