2 Days Wine, Truffle and Chocolate Tour ( Italy - Umbria)

SMALL GROUP TOUR - TOUR OVERVIEW
Welcome to Umbria! Discover the food, wine, and culture of this wonderful italian region, rivaling Tuscany for its natural beauty and richness, known as the "green heart" of Italy. The visits to winemakers involve a visit to the cellars, a walk through some of the vineyards and ending with a wine tasting with some local food specialties. You will join an expert truffle hunter on his daily search for precious black truffles.

DAY BY DAY ITINERARY

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. Dinner reservations can be made at a restaurant of your choice

Day 2 - Chocolate and Wine (Perugia)
Hands-on cooking class starts around 10:00am. 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. At first you will visit the Perugia’s chocolate factory and the Chocolate Museum to learn about chocolate production. Than you will have a wine tour in the Chiorri Winemakers Company. 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

Day 3- Truffle (Gubbio)
Hands-on cooking class starts around 10:00am. You will prepare a four course lunch that you will eat at the end of the class, accompanied by our wines.
The truffle tour take place from 15.00 to 19.00. You will visit a farm located in Gubbio. Through the Educational itinerary to the Discovery of the Truffle; you will understand the history and it’s secrets, you will live the emotion of picking it in the woods, we will show you how to preserve the truffle and how to use it in cooking.
The tour includes: Demonstration of Truffle hunting with dog, lesson and practical advice on Truffle preservation, truffle and farm products tasting with local wine, visit of the city of Gubbio.

Day 4 - Departure

Details of the Tour


2 DAYS WINE TRUFFLE AND CHOCOLATE IN ITALY (UMBRIA )
Trip lenght
  2 days  
Departure Dates:
  Any day! Contact us for details.  
Destinations
 
Italy, Umbria (Perugia Città di Castello)
 
Activities
  Culinary, Cultural exploration  
Included in the price:
  Accomodation, 3 breakfasts, 2 cooking classes, 2 lunches from cooking classes, 2 half day excursions with car and driver  
On request
  Professional Guide in the excursions  
PRICES 2009 /2010
650 EURO per person, double occupancy, based on two persons traveling together.
500 EURO per person, triple occupancy, based on three persons traveling together.
430 EURO per person, Quadruple occupancy, based on four persons traveling together
GROUP 4/6 Person
Type of accomodation Price per person (euro) Number of partecipants in the group
In 2 bilo-apartments 480.00

4 persons traveling together.
In 3 bilo-apartments 400.00 5 persons traveling together.
In 3 bilo-apartments 390.00 6 persons traveling together.

Inclusions:
· Accommodations in the apartment of the farmhouse "la volpe e l'uva"in Perugia (40mq, lounge with cooking area and double sofa bed double bedroom and bathroom), included bed linen, towels, final cleaning. Extra heating on consuption.
- 3 breakfasts (in your apartment you will find coffee, milk, biscuits, jams, butter and sugar)
· Two cooking classes and 2 lunches from cooking classes
· 2 tours as indicated in the itinerary.
· All taxes.

Group discount
These trips are priced assuming up to six travellers. Special offers are availble for bigger group:
If your group is composed by more than 6 person send me your request and we will send you the best price!

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