Photos - Wine, Cooking, & The Olive Oil Harvest - Norcia

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Food vacations and food tours in Umbria. We include even a chocolate class at Perugina Factory We make fresh ricotta and pecorino cheese with a local shepherd in our Norcia and Umbria cooking vacation Experience a truffle hunting in Umbria. With a local hunter and his dog we will walk in the forest Fresh pasta during our Norcia cooking class it's made only of flavour and local eggs. The traditional recipe Our vacations are all about cultural immersion. Teaching our guests the most we can about Italian culture fuels us Harvesting olive it is one of the experience we offer in our Umbrian Vacation. Spend a day harvesting and press olives Sagrantino grapes it is use to make the Umbrian Sagrantino wine, one of the most famous of the region, rich in Tannin Our Norcia vacation features a trip to beautiful Assisi to explore its well-known basilica During our Norcia vacation. We visit local butcher shops to discover the specialty cured meats of Umbria A master chocolatier guides us through the process of making perfect chocolates during our Umbria vacation Norcia it is a small village in Umbria, in the national park of sibillini mountains, base of our experential and cooking The hands-on chocolate class at the Perugina factory are highly customizable and always come out delicious During our Norcia vacation, we have the exclusive opportunity to go truffle hunting with champion truffle-hunting dogs Class chocolate it is one of the highlights of experential vacation in Umbria Oilve oil it is an experience we cannot miss in Umbria. During our cooking vacation we visit an ancient family run mill We use the special Norcia black truffles we find ourselves later on in our hands-on cooking classes Our vacations are more than just food, wine and culture. They create deep bonds that stretch beyond Italy and Umbria During harvest season we like to pick, press and pour our own olive oil during the Norcia vacation we host in Umbria One of our night during Norcia cooking week we will enjoy a party night with some local friends Walking in Norcia in Umbria you can experience a lot of butcher shops selling traditional salami, prosciutto, sausages The winery tour in our Umbrian vacation includes an in-depth Sagrantino wine tasting experience Make new friends during our vacation it is one of the experience we want to guarantee during our week in Norcia During our food vacation in Umbria and Norcia we taste several local, traditional products well-known all around Italy We love the appreciation our guests show us and we love discover the hidden gems of Italy with our groups Pizza Experience making pizza with a local masterchef or mkaing the traditional umbria pizza in a loca pastry shop The black truffles of Norcia are known all around Italy as the best in the country 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 In June, the lentil fields of Castelluccio bloom with beautiful flowers and create amazing photo opportunities Experential holidays in Umbria in touch with locals. Visit to a small family run olive mill to enjoy a good Bruschetta Our guests learn how to make tagliatelle from scratch during our Norcia cooking classes We will drive up to Castelluccio in the National Park of Sibillini to enjoy poppies field during the end of June In Norcia, we have the opportunity to hunt for black truffles with locals. This is a unique activity to Umbria Our Norcia vacation in Umbria features a tour of a wine cellar famous for its Sagrantino wine Food is a great way to learn about the rich culture and tradition of Norcia and the Umbrian region of Italy We will make tagliatelle with truffle from scratch during our cooking classes in Norcia and Umbria. During harvest season in Umbria, we take our guests to a local farm to pick and press their own olives 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 Enjoying the largely undiscovered beauty that is the Umbria region Our cooking classes in Umbria always include alternatives for vegetarian and vegan guests We love giving our guests the chance to learn about and explore the diversity of Italian wine