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

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During harvest season we like to pick, press and pour our own olive oil during the Norcia vacation we host in Umbria Experience local family run farms. Pig farmer, lentis farmes, cheese and sheppard in Umbria In June, the lentil fields of Castelluccio bloom with beautiful flowers and create amazing photo opportunities Our day trip to Montefalco includes a tour, tasting and lunch at a Sagrantino wine cellar in Umbria Our cooking and experential vacations in Italy often include a pizza class with a pizza masterchef.. The black truffles of Norcia are known all around Italy as the best in the country Prosciutto of Norcia is known as one of the most delicious and sought after meats all over Italy A foodie week in Norcia cannot miss a visit to a local free range pigs farm In Norcia, we have the opportunity to hunt for black truffles with locals. This is a unique activity to Umbria Our vacations are all about cultural immersion. Teaching our guests the most we can about Italian culture fuels us During our Norcia vacation. We visit local butcher shops to discover the specialty cured meats of Umbria We love the appreciation our guests show us and we love discover the hidden gems of Italy with our groups Fresh pasta during our Norcia cooking class it's made only of flavour and local eggs. The traditional recipe One of the calss of our Norcia and Umbria Vacation will be at Perugina Factory. A chocolate Master will be our instructo Shops like a local and experience Umbria visiting local small fruit and butcher shops before cooking with your chef We will drive up to Castelluccio in the National Park of Sibillini to enjoy poppies field during the end of June Our Norcia vacation features a trip to beautiful Assisi to explore its well-known basilica Our Norcia cooking classes feature a diverse menu of both land and sea culinary specialties Making fresh pasta is an awesome hands-on experience that includes everyone in the culinary process Winery Experience in Umbria, visint local winery with lunch and wine pairing included. We will make tagliatelle with truffle from scratch during our cooking classes in Norcia and Umbria. Our day-trip to Assisi provides beautiful views of the Umbrian landscape and scenery Our Norcia vacation features a visit to a Sagrantino winery for a tasting and tour of the intimate location Experantial vacation in Umbria includes one day about Chocolate, a class where you will make your own "cioccolatino The Michelin star dinner we are treated to in Norcia is a wonderful culinary experience Oilve oil it is an experience we cannot miss in Umbria. During our cooking vacation we visit an ancient family run mill During our Cheese Experience we will make pecorino and ricotta chesse using the traditional recipe We use the special Norcia black truffles we find ourselves later on in our hands-on cooking classes During our food vacation in Umbria and Norcia we taste several local, traditional products well-known all around Italy Our Norcia vacation features three full hands on cooking classes where we learn culinary specialties of Umbria During harvest season in Umbria, we take our guests to a local farm to pick and press their own olives Getting everyone involved during our Umbrian cooking classes makes the fresh pasta that much better Our Norcia vacation features making fresh pecorino and ricotta cheese from scratch, taught by a local shepherd Enjoying the largely undiscovered beauty that is the Umbria region One of the best experience we offer in Umbria and Norcia it is make the traditional Umbria Pizza, torta al testo Fun cooking classes in Umbria. Great food, good company and great wine are the good ingredients for your vacation Food vacations and food tours in Umbria. We include even a chocolate class at Perugina Factory Umbria, like the rest of Italy, has no shortage of breathtaking views and unique beauty We get many ingredients for our hands on cooking classes from the specialty butcher shops of Norcia During our Norcia vacation, we have the exclusive opportunity to go truffle hunting with champion truffle-hunting dogs