A TASTE OF ASSISI
Experience Assisi you won’t find in any guidebook.
Assisi Hospitality / Saint Francis of Assisi / Culinary Experience / Wines / Herbs & Plants /The art of cocktail making / The real taste of olive oil / Olive Harvest & milling / Adopt & Plant an olive tree History, architecture & art Nature
A peaceful escape from stress
Imagine yourself:
Discovering Italy’s hidden gem in the central region of Umbria. The city of Assisi, with an expert guide that will enrich you with your understanding of history, architecture and art. A guide that will show you places that are usually closed to public. Assisi is a Unesco world heritage site, famous for his most notorious inhabitant, Francesco Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, Assisi September 26th 1182 – Assisi October 3rd 1226, better known as San Francis of Assisi.
Sipping a Cappuccino in the piazza while watching the swallows dip and dive in the twilight.
Discovering the local culinary talents of Assisi en surroundings with chefs that prepares the best and amazing food.
Enjoying a stay in a magical place, located just below Saint Francis basilica, called Borgo Antichi Orti, (the village of ancient gardens)
Taste and learn how to make exquisite stunning cocktails by experts. Get to know the ancients herbs and plants used in medicinal treatments and exquisite Italian cuisine.
Meet and taste the wines from small local Umbrian wine producers carefully selected by Umbria’s top wine sommelier.
Learning from one of Italy’s most distinguished olive oil connoisseur what real extra virgin olive oil means. You will know how to distinguish excellent extra virgin oil from others based on fruitiness, bitterness and pungency. Experience the art of harvesting the olive trees with your friends. Watching or participating in handpicking, collecting the fruits and make it ready to bring them quickly to the mill.
Choose and adopt an olive tree on the grove* and get, during the next three years its fresh extra olive oil delivered at your home. For each adoption of a tree a new two year old tree is planted on the grove, so that this tradition will continue for the next generations.
* Adoption of one or several olive trees is an option offered during the event.
Join to the mill and see how the olives are transformed in hopefully an extra virgin that will once more get medals around the world.
What’s included ?
*All accommodations and breakfast
*Six culinary meals prepared by top chefs
*Entrance fee to the Basilica of Saint Francis
*Guides, and specific experts
*Transportation by private vans including airport transfers from and to suggested flights
*Special events
A taste of Assisi, in this format is organized for private or corporate groups of minimum 12 people and maximum of 50 participants, in the month of October each year. Tailor made options are possible. Inquiries are welcome through our website www.casa-astrid.com