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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We like to do our own shopping for our hands-on cooking classes any chance we can. It is a great time to meet the locals Our vacations are all about cultural immersion. Teaching our guests the most we can about Italian culture fuels us Our cooking classes in Umbria always include alternatives for vegetarian and vegan guests Our Norcia vacation features three full hands on cooking classes where we learn culinary specialties of Umbria Tagliatelle with balck truffle of Norcia are a must in Umbria cusine...and we will not miss them Our Norcia cooking classes feature a diverse menu of both land and sea culinary specialties Pizza Experience making pizza with a local masterchef or mkaing the traditional umbria pizza in a loca pastry shop During harvest season we like to pick, press and pour our own olive oil during the Norcia vacation we host in Umbria Norcia it is a small village in Umbria, in the national park of sibillini mountains, base of our experential and cooking Harvesting olive it is one of the experience we offer in our Umbrian Vacation. Spend a day harvesting and press olives Winery Experience in Umbria, visint local winery with lunch and wine pairing included. During our food vacation in Umbria and Norcia we taste several local, traditional products well-known all around Italy In June, the lentil fields of Castelluccio bloom with beautiful flowers and create amazing photo opportunities Getting everyone involved during our Umbrian cooking classes makes the fresh pasta that much better Harvesting umbrian olives from an orchard with a family run mill During harvest season in Umbria, we take our guests to a local farm to pick and press their own olives In Norcia, we have the opportunity to hunt for black truffles with locals. This is a unique activity to Umbria The Perugina chocolate is the perfect time for everyone to let loose and be silly We love giving our guests the chance to learn about and explore the diversity of Italian wine During our Norcia vacation, we discover Castelluccio in the National Park of Sibillini Mountains Norcia is home to what is known all around Italy as some of the best salami in the world Making fresh pasta is an awesome hands-on experience that includes everyone in the culinary process Prosciutto of Norcia is known as one of the most delicious and sought after meats all over Italy Our day trip to Montefalco includes a tour, tasting and lunch at a Sagrantino wine cellar in Umbria The valley of Castelluccio blooms with poppies in June, creating amazing photo opportunities for our Umbria guests We spend the day with local truffle hunters and their award winning dogs during our Norcia vacation in Umbria Harvesting umbrian olives from an orchard with a family run mill Our cooking and experential vacations in Italy often include a pizza class with a pizza masterchef.. One of the calss of our Norcia and Umbria Vacation will be at Perugina Factory. A chocolate Master will be our instructo Cooking classes with locals in Umbria. Our week includes classes with michelin star chef and local "mamma" or We love the appreciation our guests show us and we love discover the hidden gems of Italy with our groups Butchers in Norcia originated many of the current day practices used today for making Italian cured meats Experience a truffle hunting in Umbria. With a local hunter and his dog we will walk in the forest One of our night during Norcia cooking week we will enjoy a party night with some local friends Sometime happen that during a truffle hunting in our experential holiday in Umbria we found a lot of truffle We will make tagliatelle with truffle from scratch during our cooking classes in Norcia and Umbria. We use the special Norcia black truffles we find ourselves later on in our hands-on cooking classes During our Norcia vacation. We visit local butcher shops to discover the specialty cured meats of Umbria During our Cheese Experience we will make pecorino and ricotta chesse using the traditional recipe Experential holidays in Umbria in touch with locals. Visit to a small family run olive mill to enjoy a good Bruschetta Cooking class of handmade pasta in Umbria, making ravioli with ricotta from scratch Our Norcia vacation features a trip to beautiful Assisi to explore its well-known basilica