Photos - Wine, Cooking, Truffles & Chocolate: A Foodie's Paradise in Umbria and Tuscany

Photos - Wine, Cooking, Truffles & Chocolate: A Foodie's Paradise in Umbria and Tuscany

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During our Norcia vacation, we have the exclusive opportunity to go truffle hunting with champion truffle-hunting dogs Our week in Norcia features a visit to a free range pig farm to see the special pigs that can only be found in this area Our Umbria olive harvest vacation features an excellent in-depth look into Italian lifestyle and culture Fun cooking classes in Umbria. Great food, good company and great wine are the good ingredients for your vacation Food is a great way to learn about the rich culture and tradition of Norcia and the Umbrian region of Italy Our vacations are all about cultural immersion. Teaching our guests the most we can about Italian culture fuels us Cooking class of handmade pasta in Umbria, making ravioli with ricotta from scratch Experantial vacation in Umbria includes one day about Chocolate, a class where you will make your own "cioccolatino We will meet local friends for a BBQ night that will be an unforgettable Umbria Experience. The valley of Castelluccio blooms with poppies in June, creating amazing photo opportunities for our Umbria guests In June, the lentil fields of Castelluccio bloom with beautiful flowers and create amazing photo opportunities Prosciutto of Norcia is known as one of the most delicious and sought after meats all over Italy Cooking classes with locals in Umbria. Our week includes classes with michelin star chef and local "mamma" or The winery tour in our Umbrian vacation includes an in-depth Sagrantino wine tasting experience We love giving our guests the chance to learn about and explore the diversity of Italian wine The Experential week in Norcia and Umbria includes local town market and local shops where buy food before cooking class Getting everyone involved during our Umbrian cooking classes makes the fresh pasta that much better Our cooking and experential vacations in Italy often include a pizza class with a pizza masterchef.. Our Norcia cooking classes feature a diverse menu of both land and sea culinary specialties Hunt Truffle it is a team work of hunter and his dog. Experience the most famous and traditional umbrian food A foodie week in Norcia cannot miss a visit to a local free range pigs farm The Michelin star dinner we are treated to in Norcia is a wonderful culinary experience Our cooking classes in Umbria always include alternatives for vegetarian and vegan guests Harvesting umbrian olives from an orchard with a family run mill Pizza Experience making pizza with a local masterchef or mkaing the traditional umbria pizza in a loca pastry shop Harvesting umbrian olives from an orchard with a family run mill Sometime happen that during a truffle hunting in our experential holiday in Umbria we found a lot of truffle Shops like a local and experience Umbria visiting local small fruit and butcher shops before cooking with your chef Walking in Norcia in Umbria you can experience a lot of butcher shops selling traditional salami, prosciutto, sausages Harvesting umbrian olives from an orchard with a family run mill Our Norcia vacation features making fresh pecorino and ricotta cheese from scratch, taught by a local shepherd Harvesting olive it is one of the experience we offer in our Umbrian Vacation. Spend a day harvesting and press olives Our Norcia vacation features a visit to a Sagrantino winery for a tasting and tour of the intimate location Experience a truffle hunting in Umbria. With a local hunter and his dog we will walk in the forest A master chocolatier guides us through the process of making perfect chocolates during our Umbria vacation During our food vacation in Umbria and Norcia we taste several local, traditional products well-known all around Italy In Norcia, we have the opportunity to hunt for black truffles with locals. This is a unique activity to Umbria Our vacations are more than just food, wine and culture. They create deep bonds that stretch beyond Italy and Umbria Walking in Norcia in Umbria you can experience a lot of butcher shops selling traditional salami, prosciutto, sausages Enjoying the largely undiscovered beauty that is the Umbria region During harvest season in Umbria, we take our guests to a local farm to pick and press their own olives