Walking in Umbria, an eno-gastronomic surprise

Individual arrival at your hotel in the medieval town centre of Assisi. In the evening you have a welcome dinner in the restaurant il Frantoio, where you will tastes some recipes of chef Lorenzo Cantoni, The Miglior Chef dell’Olio AIRO 2021 (best Olive Oil chef AIRO).

Overnight stay with breakfast and dinner in Assisi.

This exciting town walk will take you around the most important cultural monuments of Assisi, connected with the lives of the saints Francis and Clare, who were born and died in Assisi. From the hotel, your walk goes up to the Porta Cappuccini town gate (470m a.s.l.) and. from here you will walk through a tangle of little alleys and crossing cheerful medieval squares. Past the medieval castle (506m a.s.l.), the St. Francis-basilica, the temple of Minerva, the Chiesa Nuova and the St. Clare-basilica your cross the town and finally your tour of Assisi ends at the monastery of St. Damiano (310m a.s.l.).
Walking time 3 – 4 ½ hours
Distance: 8 km / 5 miles

Today’s route follows the slopes of Monte Subasio and takes you to Spello. It is a beautiful walk among olive groves and with great views of the Valle Umbra. Before you come to Spello you will visit a winery and have a wine-tasting combined with bruschetta and cold cuts.
After your visit, you continue your walk to Spello, built up a spur of Monte Subasio. The splendidly intact town walls are draped around the historical centre, which has a number of monuments testifying the Roman era. Spello also has also one of Umbria’s major art attractions, the outstanding frescoes by Pinturicchio in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore. You will stay in a **** hotel in the historical centre

Overnight stay with breakfast in Spello
Total ascent-descent: + 275m – 354m
Walking time: 4 hours
Distance: 13,8 km / 8,6 miles

Today a nice ring route in the surrounding of Spello. Through olive groves and woods, you will walk along the Roman aqueduct to Collepino, a small walled-in mountain village. From here, you climb some more on Monte Subasio, and then along quiet dirt roads and walking paths, you come return to Spello The vegetation of the slopes of the Subasio is varied with olive groves, broom, Turkey oak, minor oak, hornbeam, flowering ash, maple, beech and ilex. The aqueduct-path winds its way through charming scenery composed of the crop fields of the valley, olive groves and Mediterranean woodland. You will have stunning views of Spello and the surrounding hills.

Overnight stay with breakfast and dinner in Spello
Walking time: 4 hours
Distance: about 12 km / 7,5 miles
Ascent – Descent: + 521m – 521m.

At 18:15 you are expected in a restaurant / wine bar ‘Properzio’ for a tasting menu*:
– Bruschette with 2 different olive oils and fresh tomatoes / white wine Fendi*
-Tagliatelle with truffle (if you do not like truffle tagliatelle with fresh tomatoes) / wine
Brunello or Super Tuscan*
– Meat balls of Chianina with salad / wine Sagrantino 25 anni Caprai*
– Dessert, caffè and grappa

* Menu or wines can changes slightly according to the season or availability.

End of this memorable tour in search of the flavours of Umbria.

Individual arrival at your hotel in the medieval town centre of Assisi. In the evening, you have dinner in the Michelin restaurant Il Frantoio, where you will taste some recipes of chef Lorenzo Cantoni, The Miglior Chef dell’Olio AIRO 2021 (best Olive Oil chef AIRO).

Overnight stay with breakfast and dinner in Assisi

This exciting town walk will take you around the most important cultural monuments of Assisi, connected with the lives of the saints Francis and Clare, who were born and died in Assisi. From the hotel, your walk goes up to the Porta Cappuccini town gate (470m a.s.l.) and. from here you will walk through a tangle of little alleys and crossing cheerful medieval squares. Past the medieval castle (506m a.s.l.), the St. Francis-basilica, the temple of Minerva, the Chiesa Nuova and the St. Clare-basilica your cross the town and finally your tour of Assisi ends at the monastery of St. Damiano (310m a.s.l.).
Walking time 3 – 4 ½ hours
Distance: 8 km / 5 miles

Today’s route follows the slopes of Monte Subasio and takes you to Spello. It is a beautiful walk among olive groves and with great views of the Valle Umbra. Before you come to Spello you will visit a winery. You will have a wine-tasting combined with bruschette, and raw ham.
After your visit, you continue your walk to Spello, built up a spur of Monte Subasio. The splendidly intact town walls are draped around the historical centre, which has a number of monuments testifying to the Roman era. Spello also has also one of Umbria’s major art attractions, the outstanding frescoes by Pinturicchio in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore. You will stay in a **** hotel in the historical centre

Overnight stay with breakfast in Spello
Total ascent-descent: + 275m – 354m
Walking time: 4 hours
Distance: 13,8 km / 8,6 miles

Today a nice ring route in the surrounding of Spello. Through olive groves and woods, you will walk along the Roman aqueduct to Collepino, a small walled-in mountain village. From here, you climb some more on Mount Subasio, and then along quiet dirt roads and trails, you come back to Spello. The vegetation of the slopes of the Subasio is varied with olive groves, broom, Turkey oak, minor oak, hornbeam, flowering ash, maple, beech, and ilex. The aqueduct-path winds its way through charming scenery composed of the crop fields of the valley, olive groves, and Mediterranean woodland. You will have stunning views of Spello and the surrounding hills.

Overnight stay with breakfast and dinner in Spello
Walking time: 4 hours
Distance: about 12 km / 7,5 miles
Ascent – Descent: + 521m – 521m.

At 18:15 you are expected in a restaurant / wine bar ‘Properzio’ for a tasting menu*:
– Bruschette with 2 different olive oils and fresh tomatoes / white wine Fendi*
-Tagliatelle with truffle (if you do not like truffle tagliatelle with fresh tomatoes) / wine
Brunello or Super Tuscan*
– Meat balls of Chianina with salad / wine Sagrantino 25 anni Caprai*
– Dessert, caffè and grappa

* Menu or wines can changes slightly according to the season or availability.

After breakfast, you say goodbye to Spello and take the train to Spoleto. This morning you have time to visit this alluring town. There is a lot to see like the duomo to be reached by a scenic stairway. Inside are beautiful frescoes of Filippo Lippi and Pinturicchio. Other sights worth a visit are a Roman house, the San Salvatore church, the Romanesque San Ponziano church, the Rocca Albornoziana sitting on the hilltop high above the town centre, the bridge of the towers (Ponte delle Torri), the Tower dell’olio, the Roman theatre, the archaeological museum.

In the afternoon you have a cookery lesson in your **** star hotel in Spoleto. You will prepare an antipasto and primo. During dinner, you will taste the dishes you cooked this afternoon

From the Ponte delle Torri starts your walk of today. The name is derived from lucus ‘sacred woods’, and signifies that in ancient times the mountain was considered a holy place. In the 5th century, the hermit Isaac from Antioch lived under the Benedictine rule. Later followed the Franciscans building here a monastery. The evergreen oak wood was always very important for the town and was therefore already a protected area in Roman times and during the middle ages. The animals living here include porcupines, wild cats, badgers and squirrels.

Overnight stay with breakfast in Spoleto
Walking time: 4 hours
Distance: 11 km / 6,8 miles
Ascent – Descent: + 510m -483m

After breakfast end of this gripping and divine tour