TWO DAYS: COOKING, DERUTA CERAMIC, WINE AND ASSISI- small group
culinary tour of Italy Umbria
Welcome to Umbria! Deruta, in Umbria, is one of the best known pottery cities dating back to medieval days. Now it's famous all over the world for its elegant hand painted ceramics. The binomial Deruta pottery like the one Deruta ceramics results to be surely indissoluble and characterized by this little village. Reservations are on request for any day, year round, based upon availability, for a minimum of two people.
DAY BY DAY ITINERARY OF THE TOUR
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.
Day 2- Deruta and wine tour
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.
The tour take place from 15.00 to 19.00. You will visit a ceramic laboratory in Deruta where the majolicas are completely handmade. Their high quality producs keeps the tradition alive and evokes the classic decorations of the various periods of Deruta. The production cycle is completely carried-out within the company and rigorously worked by hand in all its phases. Than you will have a wine tour in a Winemakers Company near Perugia. It is a vineyard under family management, which with special care from their very own vines, produces D.O.C. Colli Perugini and IGT dell’Umbria white, red and rosè wines
Day3 - Assisi
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.
The excursion take place from 15.00 to 19.00 with a professional guide. 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 get to 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. Professional guide in the excursion.
Day 4 - Departure
DETAIL OF THE COOKING VACATION
2 DAYS: COOKING, DERUTA CERAMIC, WINE AND TRUFFLE HUNTING |
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Trip lenght |
2 days | ||
Departure Dates: |
Any day! Contact us for details. | ||
Destinations |
Italy, Umbria (Perugia - Deruta, Assisi) |
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Activities |
Culinary, Cultural exploration | ||
Included in the price: |
Accommodation, 3 breakfasts, 2 cooking classes, 2 lunches from cooking classes, 2 half day excursions with car and driver | ||
| PRICES 2012 | |||||||||||||||
| 670 EURO per person, double occupancy, based on two people travelling together. 500 EURO per person, triple occupancy, based on three people travelling together. |
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| GROUP 4/6 Person | |||||||||||||||
Inclusions: Group discount No cooking guests |
If you are interested in a culinary holidays without tours (only accommodation and cooking classes) please visit the page Cooking vacations
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