Enjoy Umbria: walking, cycling, wine-tasting, cooking course & truffle hunts

Enjoy your holiday with Meravigliosa Umbria!

Discover the beauty of Umbria, the Green Heart of Italy!

Enjoy the intensely coloured Umbrian landscapes, the fascinating culture, the suggestive medieval towns and villages, the hospitable inhabitants, the tasty local cuisine and the exciting wines! Since 2000 we organize walking tours, cycling holidays, hiking vacation along the pilgrimage route the ‘Way of Saint Francis’ and day tours / activities, such as wine-tasting, truffle hunting, cooking lessons in the beautiful region of Umbria!

Or just rent a bike (hybrid, e-bike or road bike) and make a nice ride through the Umbrian countryside!

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Some highlighted Tours

Treasures of the Green Valley

A 7-day cycling holiday in Umbria

This is cycling on quiet country roads among the colourful fields, with a beautiful backdrop of hills covered with silver-green olive groves and fertile vineyards.

Departures:
Daily all year round

From € 605.00

A cycle tour through the Valle Umbra

A 7-day cycle tour. There is also an 8-day leisure version

Number participants:
1 or more people.

You cycle through a landscape of gentle, rolling hills. This generally easy route, mostly flat, with short daily distances makes this an ideal tour for leisure cyclists.

Medieval Umbria hiking tour

A perfect combination of nature and culture

This tour is the perfect combination of visiting typical Umbrian medieval towns and walking through exciting colourful landscapes with unique views.

Departures:
All the year round

From € 375,00

Walking through a wonderful valley

A 6, 8 or 9 day tour from Assisi to Spoleto

Number participants:
1 or more people.

Moderate with the possibility making some more strenuous walks. You walk in hilly countryside without not too much climbing and descending.

A wonderful Valley

La valle Umbra for families ... and leisure cyclist

A leisure individual 5 or 7 day cycling tour from Assisi to Spoleto

Departures:
Daily all the year round

From € 432,00

Cycling through a wonderful valley

la valle Umbra from Assisi to Spoleto

Level 1: It is an easy tour, designed for those who have little experience with cycling. The tour is also suitable for families with younger children.

Discover in one of our exciting Cooking Courses, which delightful dishes are served on the table of the Umbrian families

The Pleasures of the Umbrian Table

Umbria is a region of extraordinary riches: it is the central treasure chest of Italy and when opened it reveals flourishing unspoilt nature, artistic marvels which are hard to match, but also excellent food and wine.

Day Tours Gourmet Packages

Discover Umbria on one of our Bike Tours

Sportive in Umbria

Our cycle holidays are for those who would like to esplore Umbria in all its aspects, because you will find a perfect combination of nature, culture, history and local traditions.

Our bike tours

Marvellous places, medieval villages, monasteries and stunning nature

Walk through a beautiful scenery

Our walking tours offer the right combination of visiting typical Umbrian towns, walking through exciting colourful landscapes with unique views and feel the warm welcome of the local inhabitants.

Walking tours

Bike Rental

Meravigliosa Umbria hires comfortable hybrid-bikes with an aluminium frame and 3 x 8/9 gears.
We have also available e-bikes, kids-trailers, child seats, child bikes, MTB and carbon road bikes.

Bike rental in Umbria & Day Bike Tours

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Discover the beauty of Umbria, the Green Heart of Italy ! Enjoy with us the intensely coloured Umbrian landscapes, the fascinating culture, the suggestive medieval towns and villages, the hospitable inhabitants, the tasty local cuisine and the exciting wines! Our hiking trips, cycling tours and day tours will give you the best of the lovely region of Umbria… and sometimes even a touch of stunning Tuscany and Lazio, like the pilgrimage walk along the ‘Way of Saint Francis’.

What our clients say about us

Dear Petra and Paulo,
Just a short note to thank you for organizing such a wonderful cycling tour for us. It was great – the routes, the e bicycles, the hotels, etc. We appreciated that you fixed the issues we had with the bikes right away. We will send you some comments when we return home
We just saw Paulo. Mille Grazie!

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Daiva and George
Cycle path Assisi-Spoleto 2017
Dear Petra and Paolo
Thank you so much for all your help and support during our trip to Umbria. You were extremely responsive and always there for us. We had a wonderful time and would highly recommend your tours. It was great meeting both of you and we will definitely look at booking with you for our future trips.
All the best

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Viviana and Jim
Surprising Umbria walking tour 2016
Dear Petra:
Just a quick note to say thank you (dank u)!! Amy and I had a fantastic time on our short trip to Umbria. The bikes worked perfectly, the hotels were VERY comfortable, and the cooking class was very fun! Have a good rest of the year and wish you continued success.
Sincerely,

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Rob
Umbria Escape with cookery lesson 2015
I speak on behalf of the four of us that we enjoyed the trip immensely.
Everything was right: the organization was perfect, the hospitality of the people, the beauty of nature and culture, the feast of delicious dishes, walking through varied landscapes with beautiful views.
We look back on a wonderful week
Greetings José

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José
Medieval Umbria walking tour 2020
Hello Petra
We have now returned from our holiday in Italy. Most of our time was taken on your walks in Umbria & Emilia Romagna. What a wonderful time we had! Everything worked out well. The accommodation, the beautiful countryside we walked through & those fabulous meals!! Such friendly people, we met too. Thank you for your assistance & advice.
A holiday we will not forget!!!
Regards Joan & John

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Joan and John
Way of Saint Francis in Umbria and Corno alle Scale in Emilia Romagna

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