OLIVE HARVEST IN ITALY:
from 2nd to 6th November and from 8th to 12th November 2012
Participate in the Olive Harvest and enjoy the fruits of the Umbria region, near Tuscany (Italy) - cooking and eating local foods, drinking area wines, and soaking up the rural beauty of Umbria while staying in a beautiful farmhouse just five minutes from the historic centre of Perugia.
The olive harvest is a unique opportunity to participate in an autumnal ritual that is essential to Italy's agrarian and culinary interests.
Olive harvest in Italy: Olive oil production, as wine production, has been an important economic resource since Etruscan Times. The region of Umbria and Tuscany with its hills, grounds, and climate allow the olive trees to grow and produce superior quality olives with low acidity.
Olive harvest in Umbria: The extra virgin olive oil from this region suits the simple genuine and delicious Umbrian gastronomy. The olive oil is obtained through a simple process of pressing chilled olives that are found in the foot hills of Umbria (Italy). The picking of these olives is undertaken entirely by hand. This Oil has an intense green colour, a soft olive fragrance and a full rich flavours. A suggested use of this oil is in the seasoning of uncooked breads, soups, vegetables, salads, meat and fish.
Recommended by www.olivepicking.com
Recommended by LONELY PLANET
It includes:
4 breakfasts,*
3 cooking lessons of approximately 4 hours;
3 lunches / 1 dinner
4 nights accommodations in the apartments of the farm,
1 morning olive harvest in the farm,
2 half day excursions (with minivan and driver).
* in your apartment you will find coffee, milk, biscuits, jams, butter and sugar.
Description of the OLIVE HARVEST 4-day package: day by day itinerary
Day 1
Arrival at the country farm "La volpe e l'uva" (Central Italy, Umbria, near Tuscany) . Check-in your apartment at 4:00pm. Dinner reservations can be made at a restaurant of your choiceDay 2
In the morning olive harvest in the farm and lunch with typical products.
Hands-on cooking lesson starts around 5:00pm. You will prepare a four course dinner.
For dinner you will dine on your creations accompanied by our wines.
Day 3
Hands-on cooking lesson starts around 10:00 am. You will prepare a four course lunch. For lunch you will eat on your creations accompanied by our wine.
Half day excursion take place from 15.00 to 19.00. You will visit Trevi and the Frantoio Nunzi.
Situated in central-west Umbria between Foligno and Spoleto, Trevi rises from the slopes of Mount Serano, which are carpeted in olive tree plantations overlooking the Spoleto Valley. Churches, towers and palaces give a noble silhouette to the town that stands at 412 metres, offering a breath-taking view onto the Via Flaminia.
Because of its remarkable environmental, cultural and artistic heritage, Trevi has become part of the club The Most Beautiful Villages in Italy. Thanks to the good quality of olive oil locally produced, Trevi is also known as the capital of olive oil.
Then you will visit the charming countryside town of Bevagna for a tour and tasting at the olive oil mill called Nunzi.
Day 4
Hands-on cooking lesson starts around 10:00 am. You will prepare a four course lunch. For lunch you will eat on your creations accompanied by our wine.
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 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
Day 5
Departure.Rates 2012: Olive Harvest package 1st- 15th november
Type of accommodation /price in euro per person
2 people in 1 Bilo-apartment: 880.003 people in 1 Bilo-apartment: 730.00
Group of 4-6 people/price in euro per person
3 people in 2 Bilo-apartments: 780.004 people in 2 Bilo-apartments: 730.00
5 people in 3 Bilo-apartments: 650.00
6 people in 3 Bilo-apartments: 600.00
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