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 Norcia vacation features three full hands on cooking classes where we learn culinary specialties of Umbria Our Umbria olive harvest vacation features an excellent in-depth look into Italian lifestyle and culture Butchers in Norcia originated many of the current day practices used today for making Italian cured meats We use the special Norcia black truffles we find ourselves later on in our hands-on cooking classes Umbria, like the rest of Italy, has no shortage of breathtaking views and unique beauty Harvesting umbrian olives from an orchard with a family run mill During our food vacation in Umbria and Norcia we taste several local, traditional products well-known all around Italy Prosciutto of Norcia is known as one of the most delicious and sought after meats all over Italy The black truffles of Norcia are known all around Italy as the best in the country Our Norcia vacation is a great opportunity to discover some of the rare untouched beauty of Italy Norcia it is a small village in Umbria, in the national park of sibillini mountains, base of our experential and cooking Cooking class of handmade pasta in Umbria, making ravioli with ricotta from scratch Our Norcia vacation in Umbria features a tour of a wine cellar famous for its Sagrantino wine Experential holidays in Umbria in touch with locals. Visit to a small family run olive mill to enjoy a good Bruschetta Cooking classes with locals in Umbria. Our week includes classes with michelin star chef and local "mamma" or One of the best experience we offer in Umbria and Norcia it is make the traditional Umbria Pizza, torta al testo One of the calss of our Norcia and Umbria Vacation will be at Perugina Factory. A chocolate Master will be our instructo In June, the lentil fields of Castelluccio bloom with beautiful flowers and create amazing photo opportunities We spend the day with local truffle hunters and their award winning dogs during our Norcia vacation in Umbria Make new friends during our vacation it is one of the experience we want to guarantee during our week in Norcia Experience a truffle hunting in Umbria. With a local hunter and his dog we will walk in the forest 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 cooking and experential vacations in Italy often include a pizza class with a pizza masterchef.. One of our night during Norcia cooking week we will enjoy a party night with some local friends Our Norcia cooking classes feature a diverse menu of both land and sea culinary specialties Walking in Norcia in Umbria you can experience a lot of butcher shops selling traditional salami, prosciutto, sausages Our cooking classes in Umbria always include alternatives for vegetarian and vegan guests Oilve oil it is an experience we cannot miss in Umbria. During our cooking vacation we visit an ancient family run mill We will drive up to Castelluccio in the National Park of Sibillini to enjoy poppies field during the end of June Our day trip to Montefalco includes a tour, tasting and lunch at a Sagrantino wine cellar in Umbria Norcia is home to what is known all around Italy as some of the best salami in the world The winery tour in our Umbrian vacation includes an in-depth Sagrantino wine tasting experience Pizza Experience making pizza with a local masterchef or mkaing the traditional umbria pizza in a loca pastry shop The Perugina chocolate is the perfect time for everyone to let loose and be silly Castelluccio is an undiscovered gem of Italy that we love to highlight on our Umbria vacation We make fresh ricotta and pecorino cheese with a local shepherd in our Norcia and Umbria cooking vacation Tagliatelle with balck truffle of Norcia are a must in Umbria cusine...and we will not miss them The Michelin star dinner we are treated to in Norcia is a wonderful culinary experience We will meet local friends for a BBQ night that will be an unforgettable Umbria Experience. Our vacations are more than just food, wine and culture. They create deep bonds that stretch beyond Italy and Umbria Sometime happen that during a truffle hunting in our experential holiday in Umbria we found a lot of truffle