Cycling tour – on the roads of the Marche in the hills where Verdicchio is born
4 August 2020At the school of … nature – to discover treasures kept among gentle slopes and wooded hills
4 August 2020Cooking school and more…
Short Description
Tourist Package
Locations
Including:
Fabriano: the medieval old town.
Genga: with a visit to the karst complex of the Frasassi Caves, a spectacle of exceptional beauty.
Gubbio: one of the most beautiful and characteristic cities of Umbria.
Assisi: the city of San Francesco.
Arrive in Fabriano in the evening, accommodation in private rooms, dinner and overnight.
Cooking class from 08.30 to 12.30. In the afternoon meeting with the guide and visit of the city of Fabriano with the Church of San Filippo, the loggia of San Francesco, the Oratory of Charity, the Crypt of San Romualdo, the Church of S. Onofrio, the Teatro Gentile, the fountain “Sturinalto”, the Palazzo del Podestà, the oldest civil building of the Marche Gothic, the Cathedral. Return to the hotel dinner and overnight.
Cooking class from 08.30 to 12.30. In the afternoon guided tour of the Frasassi Caves spectacular underground world characterized by a succession of salt, tunnels and small crystallized lakes that gave rise to truly unique scenery and extraordinary beauty. The erosion of the sulphurous water on the limestone rock has given rise to a huge underground kingdom, rich in stalagmites, divided into environments with fairy-tale names: “the Great Wind Cave”, “the giants”, “the Thirteenth Century Room”, “the Candeline Room”, “the Infinity Room”. Return to the hotel dinner and overnight.
Cooking class from 08.30 to 12.30. In the afternoon transfer to Gubbio defined as “gray city”, for the compact and uniform color of the limestone blocks with which this beautiful village is built. The town is composed by five parallel streets located at different levels and connected by steps, alleys and stairs; it may seem a vaguely “labyrinthine” structure but in reality here it is really difficult to get lost. Guided tour of the historic center with the Piazza Grande, Palazzo dei Consoli and Palazzo Pretorio, the Palazzo Ducale, the Basilica of S. Ubaldo, the Palazzo Bargello where to the left of the large door there is the “Door of the dead” an architectural element typical of the Umbrian and Marche villages. A high and narrow door from which according to legend the coffins of the dead and the fountain of the “Matti” passed. Return to the hotel dinner and overnight.
Breakfast at the hotel departure for Assisi city symbol of peace, which is identified with one of the most beloved and venerated saints in the world, Saint Francis of Assisi. Visit of the historic center with the Piazza del Comune, the Basilica of San Francesco which consists of two superimposed churches and a crypt with the tomb of the Saint, the Cathedral and the Roman area, Santa Chiara and Borgo San Pietro. Lunch in the restaurant. In the afternoon return to the places of origin.
The price includes:
insurance, 3 cooking lessons, 4 nights half board in Fabriano, half day guided tour in Fabriano, entrance to the Frasassi Caves, half day guided tour Gubbio, half day guided tour Assisi, lunch in Assisi.