Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Transfer from the Foligno train station and arrive at Genius Loci Country Inn. Settle into your deluxe accommodations. Time to relax, tour the property, take a swim or enjoy a welcome aperitif. Tonight’s welcome dinner will be at local restaurant. Overnight.
Day 2: Buffet breakfast followed by a visit to a seventh generation gourmet butcher shop. You will taste traditional Bevagnan cured cold cuts and cheeses. Return to the inn for your first hands-on cooking class with Chef Mary. Lunch to follow based on your efforts. In the afternoon, you will see the most famous vineyards of the area and visit Montefalco to visit the San Francesco cycle of Renaissance frescoes by Benozzo Gozzoli. Free time to explore the village further or shop. Dinner to follow in Montefalco. Return to your accommodations and overnight.
Day 3: Breakfast followed by an excursion to the picturesque hill town of Spello where you will have a degustation in a gourmet food shop. After the tasting, visit the beautiful Renaissance frescoes by Pinturicchio. In the afternoon, continue on to Assisi for your guided tour of the town. View the world-famous frescoes by Giotto and stroll through this “pearl” of a walled medieval town. Return to Genius Loci and enjoy an aperitif by the pool. Delight in another outstanding dinner of specialties in Bevagna. Overnight.
Day 4: Breakfast followed by an excursion to Deruta, the ceramic capital of Italy, for a workshop tour and ample time for shopping.
Today’s lunch at an outstanding restaurant near Deruta, famous for its award-winning desserts. Return to the inn for an afternoon cooking class with dinner to followed based on your culinary efforts. Overnight.
Day 5: After breakfast, visit a local outdoor market. Return to the inn for your third cooking class followed by lunch. Following lunch, visit a local leading wine producer for a tasting. Afternoon at leisure; perhaps relax by the pool or take a stroll. Farewell dinner at an outstanding restaurant located in Bevagna's Roman amphitheater. Return to the property and overnight.
Day 6: Breakfast followed by departure to the Foligno train station.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Prices:
- US$3,225 based on double occupancy
- US$350 single supplement
- US$3,025 non-cooking companion
Price Includes:
- Five nights accommodation in a deluxe room
- Daily breakfast
- Three hands-on cooking classes with meal to follow
- Excursions as listed in itinerary
- Transportation for all excursions
- Four dinners at a local restaurant
- Lunch in Deruta
- Wine, water and coffee at included meals
- Round trip transfers to/from Foligno train station
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