Perugia to Assisi

This tour indeed will show you two of the most charming hilltowns of central Italy. You will also enjoy 14th Century frescoes and Reanaissance paintings. It will be like to back to the past!

- This morning we’ll lead to Assisi, the old town and the Franciscan places: Basilica di San Francesco, Chiesa di Santa Chiara, Piazza del Comune, Cattedrale di San Rufino. - The extra virgin olive oil, known as green gold, probably is the most representative product among the delights of Umbrian gastronomy, made of simple, genuine and savory food. We’ll visit a renowned oil mill where we could learn about the production process of olive oil, from cultivation, to harvesting, pressing and use of the product. - The Cascata delle Marmore, is the highest in Europe. It pours into the valley formed by the river Nera, an environment extraordinarily rich in cultural, historical and naturalistic heritage. The botanical guides of the park will take you along the ring of the nymph and the meeting of the waters paths, telling you the legend about the origin of the Marmore Falls and providing notions about the most characteristic and curious flora that will fascinate even children.

- This morning we lead to Assisi,, Franciscan place par excellence, not only in Umbria and in Italy, but all over the world. We take a stroll around its fascinating alleys, admiring the most remarkable sites of the city: Basilica di San Francesco, Chiesa di Santa Chiara, Piazza del Comune, Cattedrale di San Rufino, Chiesa di San Damiano. - After visiting Assisi, We begin our cooking class with a fun shopping experience at a traditional local market. Our guide will take us on a walk through the colorful stalls in search of the freshest ingredients for the preparation of today's dish: lasagna!!! It will be up to you to evaluate the quality of the products, bargain the price and make sure you buy everything on the list, but do not worry, we will help you! We then bring our shopping into the kitchen and we begin cooking ... we are so confident in your skills, that the lasagna you will prepare will be the main course of our lunch, buon appetito!

- Gubbio is one of the oldest Umbrian cities. Here you can breathe history from every stone and many are the traces of its glorious past: the Roman Theater of the first century AD, the Basilica of Sant'Ubaldo, the Gothic cathedral, the Church of Santa Maria Nuova. - After visiting Gubbio, we reach a renowned farm of the valley for a very tasty experience: pasta cooking class and lunch! Nothing makes us so famous in the world such as pasta! And nothing can make us feel like home while we are far away as a forkful of this dish, so simple and yet so tasty! - We then go discovering Assisi, Franciscan place par excellence, not only in Umbria and in Italy, but all over the world. We take a stroll around its fascinating alleys, admiring the most remarkable sites of the city: Basilica di San Francesco, Chiesa di Santa Chiara, Piazza del Comune..

By trekking through springs, waterfalls and caves, you will be the friendliness of the people, the magnetism of the mountains. An experienced guide on the route and the surrounding landscape. Back from the excursion, you enjoy some tastings of typical local products.