Trip Highlights:
Expert Host: Elizabeth Minchilli, Author
- Wine tasting of Umbrian wines
- A day of truffles with truffle hunting, cooking demonstration and lunch
- A day in Orvieto with guided tour of the town’s main sites
- Guided tour of Todi with lunch of traditional foods with spectacular views
- Introduction to the ceramics of Deruta, with visits to two workshops
- A day in the mountains, with a stop to learn about heirloom fruits and herbs, ending in Norcia, a town famous for curing meats
- Visit to a chocolate factory with a tasting
- Tour of the Granarium, a traditional flourmill and bakery that is a 0 km bakery
- A visit the historic winery and vineyards of Scacciadiavoli to learn about Umbria’s most important wine: Sagrantino
- Visit to a small-scale farm for a tour, a cooking demonstration, a cheese making demonstration, and a simple lunch of products from the farm
- Travel to the historic town of Assisi, birth place of St. Francis
- 7 nights at the beautiful 5 star hotel – the Brufani Palace – in Perugia
- Traditional and modern meals at city and country restaurants
