Where th landscape comes to the table. mmerse yourself in local traditions totally off the usual tourism radar by visiting private homes and viewing life through the lens of the locals. Our selection of local cooking classes are based on a variety of recipes rooted in ancient tradition and some of the finest natural produce in Italy. With the the accent always on the quest for genuine flavours, events often include seasonal ventures into wild food foraging, truffle hunting, cheese or wine making or oil pressing according to the time of year. We have cellar wine tastings of Montefalco's award winning Sagrantino wines. The Sagrantino dry red won Italy's award for the best wine of 1998. The grape producing unusually high levels of tannin, grows only between Medieval Montefalco and the ancient Roman town of Bevagna. Its production in local monasteries can be traced back to the early middle ages, and an ancient sweet version produced from Sagrantino raisins was the favourite of the Vatican for the holy wine of their mass.

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Montefalco Day 1 Sunday (L D)
11.30AM Meet at Foligno railway station. We transfer you to your accommodation at
Camiano Piccolo near Montefalco for a delicious local home-cooked lunch. In the
afternoon we walk up to the medieval town of Montefalco where you will be
introduced to the food, wine, artisan and art traditions of the town including a visit to
the stunning 15th century Benozzo Gozzoli fresco cycle in the town's museum.
There is a wine tasting in the town's delightful piazza. Dinner, including wine, is at
the accommodation every evening.
Cooking at Villa Pambuffetti & Deruta
Day 2 Monday (B L D)
9AM After breakfast in the garden at Camiano we walk to Villa Pambuffetti
Following the cooking class, we enjoy a pleasant lunch in the historic garden.
In the afternoon we visit Deruta, a major ceramics center since medieval times.
Cooking at Camiano & visit Spello Day 3 Tuesday (B L D)
9AM In the morning you have a cooking class at the accommodation followed by dinner
with Anna Maria and Giuseppe the owner of Camiano Piccolo. Lunch included
The pretty flower filled town of Spello cascades down the hillside overlooking the valley of
Umbria. There is a walk around the labyrinth of floral decorated streets to take in
the atmosphere and visit the local artisan food shops which populate the town.
Cooking in the countryside & cellar visits Day 4 Wednesday (B L D)
We travel on to a large estate and private home in the hills above Bevagna for a gorgeous
cooking class with Lucia on her country estate.
In the afternoon we visit two local wine cellars for tastings of Montefalco's award winning
Sagrantino wine.
Cooking in Orvieto Day 5 Thursday (B L D)
Cooking class and lunch at a well known local restaurant with chef Lorenzo where you will
work through the full four courses of a regional menu. You will also have some free
time to explore this ancient hilltown
Truffle hunt & Spoleto Day 6 Friday (B L D)
9AM depart for Monteluco where we accompany a professional truffle hunter through his
own private forest on his daily quest for truffles
We enjoy a simple meal in the hunter's home in the mountain village.
On the way home there is some free time in the town of Spoleto
Foligno Day 7 Saturday (B)
On the last day of the tour you will be transferred to Foligno Station at a time that suits your
travel arrangements.
Things to consider & recommendations:
Umbrian Appetites dates in 2016

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• The program may be altered to accommodate group sizes, seasonal variations
and activities, including local festivals. However the essential content of the
itinerary will remain the same.
• B L D means that breakfast, lunch and/or dinner will be included that day.
• Shops are open from 9am to 1pm then again 4pm to 7pm
• Many shops are closed on Mondays
• Remember to take 3 hours for lunch every day ! The closing times; between
1pm & 4pm are strictly dedicated to lunch, so you may as well head home and
rest up like everyone else, unless you are sitting somewhere in a gorgeous
hilltown at a local restaurant.
• The passeggiata – from around 5pm in all towns the public get out onto the
streets and stroll around arm in arm, window shopping. It is a perfect opportunity
to blend in or sit in a café and watch the scenery.