Wine and Food Package Tours

Umbria: delicious journey.

From Orvieto to Stroncone, from Amelia to Trasimeno Lake, there is a part of Umbria where everything speaks of wine at least since three thousand years. As the new world feels proud of its fifty-year-old vineyards, here, between the loops of the Tiber and Nera rivers, long since a thousand years, wine is being naturally produced, both in tufaceous or limestone soil, with different soil climates and with different aromas in the bottle.

Our journey through all inclusive "package tours " starts from Orvieto, the mythical "Oinaréa" of the Greeks , whose name, faithfully translated, means "the town where wine flows": all around there is a microcosm made up of medieval castles, Renaissance palaces, archaeological parks, Roman antiquities, underground towns, Etruscan roads cut in the tuff. We can add to these tourist destinations many naturalistic areas of great value and nature parks that consolidate the idea of "Umbria, the green heart of Italy".

The wine and food tourist will be therefore able to discover amazing places and unique flavors and to unwind the thread of the local material culture including many excellent products: the white truffle from Fabro, the Dop Umbria olive oil and its different sub-areas of production, 11 DOC and 2 DOCG Umbrian wines (summed up and displayed at the Regional Enoteca of Umbria in Orvieto), the high-quality meat, "chianina" and "porco cintato", game and poultry, with the goose standing out, organic vegetables, legumes like lentils, fava beans, the bean "Secondo del Piano" and the Fagiolina (little bean) from Trasimeno Lake, chickpeas or grass peas, saffron, first quality cheeses made with sheep or cow milk, fresh-water fishes having here a long and ancient tradition...

It will certainly be a delicious journey for everyone. Prosit!

ANCIENT AROMAS AND ART IN SMALL TOWNS
1° day - Orvieto
In Orvieto, guided visit to the main monuments : Duomo and San Brizio Chapel, Torre del Moro, Palazzo del Popolo, Orvieto Underground. Guided visit to Il Palazzo del Gusto and Enoteca Regionale dell'Umbria (Regional Wine Library), hosted in evocative ancient cellars dating back to Etruscan times. Light lunch at the Enoteca with typical local products and guided wine tasting of regional wines.
In the afternoon, free time for shopping and to enjoy the town on your own.
Dinner in a typical restaurant in the historical centre of Orvieto. Overnight stay in a 3 star hotel in the historical centre of the town.
2° day Ficulle - Montegiove
Arrival at the village of Ficulle and visit to the Romanesque-Gothic style church of S. Maria Vecchia and to the crafts workshop specialized in terracotta. Guided visit to a wine estate located in the countryside surrounding the ancient hamlet of Ficulle. Visit to the vineyard and the cellar. Following lunch with typical local products matched with the wines produced by the winery. Departure for Montegiove and visit to "La Scarzuola", a surreal building conceived by the famous architect Tomaso Buzzi. Departure.
The package tour includes : 1 overnight stay in DBL room in 3 star hotel in the historical centre of Orvieto; 3 meals; guided visits and entrance tickets for the museums and monuments as described in the programme; guided visit to Il Palazzo del Gusto/Enoteca Regionale, guided tour of a wine estate.
Package tour for groups of min. 10 pax

ORVIETO AND TODI
1 ° day: Orvieto
In Orvieto, guided visit to the Etruscan necropolis of the Crocefisso del Tufo and to San Patrizio Well, to the Duomo and San Brizio Chapel. Lunch at a typical restaurant in the historical centre of the town. In the afternoon guided visit to the National Archaeological Museum and to the Claudio Faina Museum. Guided visit to Il Palazzo del Gusto and Enoteca Regionale dell'Umbria (Regional Wine Library), rich appetizer and tasting of Doc, Docg, Igt Umbrian wines. Dinner in a typical restaurant in the historical centre. Overnight stay in a 3 star hotel in the historical centre of the town.
2 ° day: Todi
Arrival in Todi and guided visit to the Church of Santa Maria della Consolazione, Palazzo del Popolo, del Capitano, del Podestà and the Church of San Fortunato.Lunch in a typical family-run trattoria. In the afternoon guided visit to the Art Gallery, Todi Underground (Roman Cisterns) and to the new Carved Stones Museum of Lucrezie. Departure.
The package tour includes : 1 overnight stay in DBL room in 3 star hotel in the historical centre of Orvieto; 3 meals; guided visits and entrance tickets for the museums and monuments as described in the programme; guided visit to Il Palazzo del Gusto/Enoteca Regionale and wine tasting.

ORVIETO: THE WINE AND THE CITY
1 ° giorno: Orvieto
In Orvieto, guided visit to the Etruscan necropolis of the Crocefisso del Tufo, Belvedere Temple, San Patrizio Well, the Duomo and San Brizio Chapel. Lunch at a typical restaurant in the historical centre of the town. In the afternoon guided visit to the National Archaeological Museum, Claudio Faina Museum and to the Medieval Quarter. Following rich appetizer and tasting of Docg, Doc, Igt Umbrian wines with guided visit to Il Palazzo del Gusto and the Etruscan cellar hosting the Enoteca Regionale dell'Umbria (Regional Wine Library). Dinner at a typical restaurant in the historical centre. Overnight stay in a 3 star hotel in the historical centre of the town.
2 ° giorno: Countryside around Orvieto
Arrival at a wine estate close to Orvieto and guided visit to the vineyard conducted by a Sommelier FISAR (Italian Federation of Sommeliers).The tour focuses on winegrowing and wine production. Visit to the cellar. Following light lunch with typical local products matched with the wines produced by the winery. Departure.
ADOPT A VINEYARD PROJECT
The wine estate offers to wine lovers the chance to adopt one or more rows of vine and to realize a dream becoming the "owner" of a portion of a vineyard in Umbria.
The package tour includes : 1 overnight stay in DBL room in 3 star hotel in the historical centre of Orvieto; 3 meals; guided visits and entrance tickets for the museums and monuments as described in the programme; guided visit to Il Palazzo del Gusto/Enoteca Regionale and wine tasting; guided tour of a wine estate with Sommelier.
Package tour for groups of min. 10 pax

FROM THE ETRUSCANS.... WINE, OIL AND FLAVOURS
1° giorno: Orvieto
Arrival in Orvieto and guided visit to the "Pozzo della Cava", Etruscan well, entirely dug into the tufa of the cliff of Orvieto. Guided visit and workshop on the ritual Etruscan banquet. Guided tasting of some dishes prepared after Etruscan recipes found in Roman texts and on Etruscan painted pottery and frescoed tombs. In the afternoon, guided visit to the National Archaeological Museum and to Claudio Faina Museum, where the most important Etruscan finds of the necropolis of Cannicella, Settecamini and Hescanas are collected. Following rich appetizer and tasting of Docg, Doc, Igt Umbrian wines and guided visit to Il Palazzo del Gusto and Enoteca Regionale dell'Umbria (Regional Wine Library). Dinner at a typical restaurant in the historical centre. Overnight stay in a 3 star hotel in the historical centre of the town.
2° giorno: Orvieto - Montecchio
Arrival at a renowned oil-mill close to the village of Montecchio. Guided visit to the Oil Museum and the mill. Light lunch with products from the oil mill. Following transfer to a famous wine estate. Guided visit to the winery and wine tasting. Departure.
The package tour includes: 1 overnight stay in DBL room in 3 star hotel in the historical centre of Orvieto; 3 meals; guided visits and entrance tickets for the museums and monuments as described in the programme; guided visit to Palazzo del Gusto/Enoteca Regionale and wine tasting; visit to an oil mill and Oil Museum; visit to a wine estate and wine tasting.

THE ROMANS AND UMBRIA
The ancient Roman Roads : Amerina and Flaminia - Carsulae "The Pompei of Umbria"- Amelia
1° day - The ancient Via Amerina
Arrival near the Castle of Montenero 8 km to the south of Todi. Departure with hiking guide for a day of trekking (10,2 km) along the trail of the ancient Via Amerina, built in the III century b.C. to connect Rome to the Adriatic coast. Pic-nic with local salami. Departure for Amelia; dinner and overnight stay in a 3 stars hotel 3, 100 mt. from the historical centre.
2° giorno: Dunarobba - Frattuccia - Collicello - Sambucetole - Amelia
Arrival in Dunarobba and guided visit to the Fossil Forest. Following lunch at a renowned osteria in the village of Avigliano Umbro. Departure for Amelia, driving through the pictureque villages of Frattuccia, Collicello and Sambucetole. Back to Amelia and guided visit to the main monuments: the Polygonal Walls (VII° C. b.C.), Roman Cisterns, Palazzo Boccarini and the Archaeological Museum. Dinner and overnight stay in a 3 stars hotel.
3° day - Carsulae " The Pompei of Umbria" - The Via Flaminia
Arrival in Carsulae, ancient Roman municipium built along the Via Flaminia traced in 220 b.C. Guided visit to the archaeological park and the museum. Departure for a family-run farm and visit to the attached museum dedicated to the "peasant" life of the past centuries. From the many artefacts exhibited it is possible to glean a real understanding of life as it was for those working the land and in the kitchen. An important area is dedicated to a magnificent "geared-lever press" (16th - 17th century); the only example of its kind in all of Umbria. Light lunch with the products of the farm. Departure.
The package tour includes : 2 overnight stays in DBL room in 3 star hotel in Amelia; 4 meals; 1 pic-nic; guided visits and entrance tickets for the museums and monuments as described in the programme; visit to a family-run farm and its family museum.

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INFORMATION
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