Take a week in the Umbrian Countryside during the autumn harvests visiting small artisans, family trattorias, and ancient hill towns. Every trip is tailored to the group, so itineraries vary, but Umbrian Adventure offers culinary, horticultural, historical and artisan focused tours. Learn to make ravioli gnudi. Meet the school teacher turned beekeeper who makes hand-molded candles. Stand on ancient streets and marvel at valley views that took the breath from the Romans. Sit in piazza and eat handmade gelato. Come with us to Umbria and have off the beaten path adventures.
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Summer 2011
Summer Wine and Gardens
June 2011
Summer is the time for lavender, long lunches and shaded gardens. Join us in Umbria for a summertime visit to the Umbrian countryside.
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Optional: Extra days in Rome
This is a rough itinerary, as all trips are tailored to the specific group. Day and half day trips noted above are flexible. If your group has a hankering to see a specific place that is not on the schedule, we make the necessary adjustments.
Departure for Italy
Arrive Rome
Afternoon and evening in Rome
Pick up cars and drive to house in Umbria
Lunch along the lake then a visit to a local alimentari.
Sunset dinner in small hilltown or at home under the pergola.
Brunch at an organic farm. Drive along the ridges with views of the lake and hilltowns with a stop at a local festival.
Visit La Foce for a tour of Iris Origo's famous rose gardens. Lunch in the Val di Chiana. Home for an evening cooking lesson or wine tasting.
A slow morning starting with yoga at the pool. Visit the Archeologia Arborea with its collection of heirloom fruit and nut trees. Drop into a local farm that makes its own mozzarella buffalo or visit the alpaca farm and its handwoven woolens. On to Anghiari to see the Busatti linen factory and local basket weavers.
Morning at the outdoor market then lunch in a small locanda. After lunch, we're off to Perugia and the monastery medicinal herb garden. Coffee on the main corso to watch the evening passegiata. Dinner in town or back at the house.
A free day for you to lounge and relax or create your own adventures.
A half day trip to Torgiano for the wine and olive oil museums or to medieval Gubbio. Perhaps a stop at a local ceramics studio.
