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All Inclusive Cooking Vacations
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
... 18th century ‘Villa Eddarella’, in the gorgeous rolling hills of Soriano nel Cimino, a beautiful 11th century castle-topped village in the Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio border region, just an hour north ...Friday, 23 October 2009 -
Guided Tours of Italy
Category: Italy Guided Tours/Guided Coach Tours of Italy
... Tuscany, for example, we can visit small private estates where we are shown around by the owners themselves. The big groups are limited to the large and impersonal corporate wineries. We can visit castles, ...Friday, 23 October 2009 -
Imagine a day as our guest
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
... in the morning and not finding yourself in a hotel room, but instead in a beautiful village home nestled in the medieval quarter of an ancient Italian village, just steps away from an 11th century castle ...Sunday, 15 November 2009 -
Video Gallery
Category: Galleries/Videos
... can still be seen at every corner. Some of the more interesting sights in Spoleto are the massive 14th century Rocca Albornoziana (The Albornozian Castle), which is full of beautiful frescoes and the ...Thursday, 03 December 2009 -
Our Location
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
... one of those few remaining places in central Italy that is still unspoiled by the ravages of mass tourism. Looking at Soriano, you can see its history expanding outward from the castle. At the center, ...Sunday, 15 November 2009 -
It's All About Family
Category: About Us/About
... faux castle in southern Tuscany that mass-produces low-grade Brunello wine destined for Wal Mart, we are a few miles down the road at a small family winery having lunch with the owners, as we drink their ...Monday, 23 November 2009 -
Custom Tours & Destination Management in Italy
Category: Italy Custom Tours/Customized Tours of Italy
... in designing unique 'out of the box' experiences from group cooking competitions in the hills of Tuscany, to wine-making and olive harvests. From weddings in majestic castles to unique archeological digs. ...Friday, 23 October 2009 -
Accommodations
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
Beautifiul Private Accommodations for our Guests Most of our guests stay in beautifully restored medieval village homes that surround the castle in the village ...Friday, 23 October 2009 -
Compare to Other Cooking Vacations
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Tuscany and Umbria Cooking Vacations
... include a beautiful private village home for each party. Our village homes are absolutely stunning, completely restored homes in the village center, just below the medieval castle, where you will have ...Tuesday, 17 November 2009 -
History of Soriano
Category: About Soriano nel Cimino/Soriano nel Cimino Info
Looking at Soriano, you can see its history expanding outward from the castle. At the center, the castle's main tower dates back to Roman-Etruscan times. In the 13th century, Pope Nicolas ...Tuesday, 01 December 2009 -
Cooking & Touring Tuscany, Umbria & Lazio in 2008, a look back
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Travel Tips
... for their own personal wine and olive oil! In April we met the incredibly gracious Prince Riccardo Nobile-Vitteleschi in the town of Labro, Umbria. He lives in the 1,000 year old castle of his ancestors, ...Tuesday, 25 November 2008 -
Spoleto, Italy - A Quick Peek
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Umbria
... 14th century Rocca Albornoziana (The Albornozian Castle), which is full of beautiful frescoes and the 12th century cathedral (Duomo), both of which are shown in the video. Interesting sights in Spoleto ...Tuesday, 25 November 2008 -
Discovering the True Italian life when vacationing in Italy
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Lazio
... offer. In ancient times, its castle was the summer Vatican. ...Tuesday, 03 October 2006 -
40th Annual Chestnut Festival (Sagra delle Castagne) Schedule - 2007
Category: Blogging Tuscany and Umbria Italy/Lazio
... know which days these will be held until shortly before the festival. That said, the schedule for 2007 has been released, so here it is: Date Time Where Event Sept 29 10:00 AM Castle Guided ...Wednesday, 12 September 2007 -
Will I be staying near shops, cafes, etc?
Category: Tour FAQs/Cooking Vacation FAQ
Our village homes are in the village. When you look at pictures of the town of Soriano nel Cimino, look at the tight concentration of houses immediately surrounding the castle. Our places are in there. ...Monday, 23 November 2009 -
Can someone stay with us in our village home that does not participate in the tour?
Category: Tour FAQs/Cooking Vacation FAQ
... we will have dinner, and often return late. On the days that we don’t have cooking classes, we have all-day excursions (castles in Umbria, Wineries in Tuscany, etc.). So the person that does not ...Wednesday, 20 January 2010 -
Overview
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Wine, Cooking & The Roads Less Traveled
... the most incredible extra virgin olive oil. We'll visit an actual prince as he gives us a private tour of his castle, and we'll of course see many popular sights, such as Montepulciano, Orvieto, Pienza ...Sunday, 20 September 2009 -
Full Itinerary
Category: Italy Guided Tours/Olive Harvest & Cooking in Rome-Florence-Tuscany
... the way we will stop in the breathtaking castle-topped village of Soriano nel Cimino, which is our company’s home-base. This village was once the summer home of the popes in the middle ages, and will ...Sunday, 27 September 2009 -
Full Itinerary
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Wine, Cooking & The Roads Less Traveled
... The Prince, His Castle, The Falls & The Medieval Mummies Places: Terni, Ferentillo, Labro (Umbria) Classes: ...Sunday, 27 September 2009 -
Full Itinerary
Category: Italy Wine and Cooking Vacations/Cities Lost in Time – The Ancient Etruscans
... The first thing we will encounter is the remains of a 13th century castle that lay in complete ruin in the middle of a forest. At the edge of the cliff there are a series of stairways carved out of ...Sunday, 27 September 2009 -
Full Itinerary
Category: Italy Guided Tours/La Bellissima Italian Experience
... ‘Castelli Romani’ (Roman Castles), where we will pass by Castel Gandolfo, the Pope’s summer residence as we make our way to the town of Ariccia. This is the birthplace of Porchetta, which is one of ...Sunday, 27 September 2009
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