UMBRIA, CHIC & SHOPPING - 8 NIGHTS PRIVATE TOUR

Itinerary

Day 1: BENVENUTI!

Pass By: Basilica Papale e Sacro Convento di San Francesco d'Assisi, Piazza S. Francesco, 2, 06081, Assisi Italy
- BENVENUTI!

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Accommodation in hotel/farmhouse

Day 2: PERUGIA GUIDED TOUR AND PERUGINA CHOCOLATE HOUSE

Stop At: Perugia Cathedral, Piazza IV Novembre, 06123 Perugia PG, Italy
We’ll spend our first day in Umbria discovering Perugia, capital of the region. Perugia is worth visiting not only for the beauty of its hilltop setting, but also for its fine old buildings, historic café, luxury boutiques. During the day we’ll take a visit to Perugina Chocolate House, located inside renowned Perugina chocolate factory. A magic place to taste fine chocolate and enjoy a rich collection of pictures, labels, posters, gift boxes and special old machines to produce the chocolate and its most famous product the “bacio”. Time for lunch/shopping.


Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Back to your hotel/farmhouse.

Day 3: SPEEDBOAT TOUR OF LAKE TRASIMENO with APERITIF, SOLOMEO GUIDED TOUR, AND SHOPPING AT BRUNELLO CUCINELLI FACTORY

Stop At: Lake Trasimeno, Perugia Italy
An exclusive point of view to admire the beauty of Lake Trasimeno, the largest in central Italy. You will spend three unforgettable hours on board a luxury speedboat with a professional skipper, through foam trails, naturalistic landscapes of incomparable beauty, historical houses, adventurous maneuvers, moments of fun and relaxation. During the journey, we’ll take a stop for a short visit to Isola Maggiore or Isola Polvese. On board a rich aperitif will top off this vip style experience! Back from the excursion, we’ll enjoy a seafood lunch at a local restaurant (optional).
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Brunello Cucinelli, Piazza della Chiesa 1, 06073 Solomeo Italy
In the afternoon we’ll reach Solomeo, fourteenth-century village that preserves intact its medieval structure, today completely restored to its former glory by the work of Brunello Cucinelli, one of the world's greatest designers in the cashmere sector who elected Solomeo as the center of his family, entrepreneurial and spiritual life. We’ll visit Brunello Cucinelli’s factory and showroom.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Back to your hotel/farmhouse.

Day 4: WINE TOUR with FOOD & WINE TASTING, AND ASSISI GUIDED TOUR

Stop At: Basilica Papale e Sacro Convento di San Francesco d'Assisi, Piazza S. Francesco, 2, 06081, Assisi Italy
In the morning we’ll visit a prestigious organic winery in the Assisi Valley for an exclusive wine tour with food&wine tasting. We’ll then head to Assisi, for a pleasant stroll among the alleys of the old town and the Franciscan places: Basilica di San Francesco, Chiesa di Santa Chiara, Piazza del Comune, Cattedrale di San Rufino, Chiesa di San Damiano. Time for lunch/shopping.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Back to your hotel/farmhouse.

Day 5: MONTEFALCO GUIDED TOUR, VISIT TO AN ARTISTIC FABRIC FACTORY, AND BEVAGNA GUIDED TOUR

Stop At: Centro Storico, Montefalco Italy
In the morning, we’ll visit Montefalco, known as the Balcony of Umbria (Ringhiera dell’Umbria) from which you can enjoy a breathtaking 360 ° view of the entire Valle Umbra. Among the numerous attractions: Town walls, Torre del Verziere, Church of Sant’Agostino, Piazza del Comune, Museum complex San Francesco, Church of Santa Chiara, lookout point. Also the local craftsmanship offers pleasant surprises to those passionate about special manufacturing, like the precious fabrics of Montefalco obtained with traditional methods and mainly made using natural fibers, as linen and cotton. Traditional jacquard fabric manifacture is used for high quality sheets, duvet covers, towels, curtains, tablecloths and dishtowels. We’ll visit a renowned artistic fabric factory in Montefalco. Time for lunch/shopping.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Museo di Bevagna, Corso Giacomo Matteotti n. 72, 06031, Bevagna Italy
In the afternoon we’ll take a stroll in Bevagna, characteristic medieval town surrounded by ancient walls and jewel of Umbria. Bevagna is a place where time slows down, offering suggestions and atmospheres in which the traveler can feel protagonist and not just spectator.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Back to your hotel/farmhouse.

Day 6: VISIT TO A TRUFFLE FACTORY with TRUFFLE HUNT AND TASTING, TREVI AND SPELLO GUIDED TOUR

Stop At: Borgo di Trevi, 06039, Trevi Italy
This morning we’ll take a stroll through the alleys of Trevi, listed among the most beautiful villages in Italy. Built in Roman times, Trevi still preserves Roman remains such as the mighty walls of the first century BC, and medieval remains such as Porta del Bruscito, Porta del Cieco, Porta San Fabiano and the Arch of Mostaccio which give the village a particularly charming atmosphere. Trevi is also appreciated in Umbria for its olive oil and black truffle. Truffle hunting in Umbria is an old age tradition. Umbria produces the highest number of black truffles in Italy, whose quality is famous throughout the world. Truffles are an integral part of Umbrian cuisine and culture. That of the truffle hunter, is a hard work made of deep love for the land, intelligent observation, waiting and great satisfaction. We will take advantage of his wise guide, assisted by an incomparable four-legged scout, to learn the secrets of this noble tuber, through a naturalistic path of great beauty. And for those who still have some questions at the end of the hunt? Do not worry, the experience will end with a delicious truffle tasting, that will dissolve any doubt! Time for lunch/shopping.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Infiorate di Spello, Tutto Il Paese, 06038 Spello Italy
We’ll then lead to Spello, or with the words of Julius Caesar the "Splendidissima Colonia Julia", an enchanting village of Roman origin, listed among the most beautiful villages in Italy, thanks to its rich environmental, cultural and artistic heritage. Among its places of interest: Torri di Properzio, Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore and Cappella Baglioni with majolica floor of Deruta and frescoes by Pinturicchio
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Back to your hotel/farmhouse.

Day 7: DERUTA CERAMICS AND TODI GUIDED TOUR

Stop At: Centro Storico di Deruta, Deruta Italy
Deruta, listed among the most beautiful towns in Italy, has always been known as the capital of ceramics. We’ll visit a prestigious company of arts and crafts, whose renowned creations are all handmade, designed and produced following centuries-old ceramic traditions. Guided by an expert artisan, we learn the secrets of this refined art, also being able to observe the master ceramists and painters at work. At the end of the workshop, we can admire the beauty of the majolica displayed in the showroom, including the largest vase in the world which has been entirely handmade.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Centro Storico di Todi, Todi Italy
In the late morning we’ll reach Todi, "The most livable city in the world" or "The ideal city", to admire its treasures: Cisterne Romane, Church of San Fortunato which preserves in the crypt the tomb of Jacopone Da Todi, Tempio Della Consolazione by Bramante, Cathedral of the twelfth century built on the ruins of the ancient temple to the god Apollo, ceramists’ workshops, and more. Time for lunch/shopping.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Back to your hotel/farmouse