Untours European Vacation Packages offers The Italy - Umbria Untour, which includes one or two weeks in a farmhouse apartment with views of the countryside including olive groves. Included in the package are an Avis rental car, pre-trip planning advice from the Untours staff available by phone or email up until departure, orientation with a local staff member who will go over detailed itinerary suggestions, advice on driving and parking, and a listing of local events going on throughout the trip. Untours sponsored gatherings such as a luncheon with home cooked food, driving maps, Untours publications and materials, a small starter supply of groceries and ongoing support from a local Untour representative are also included.
The Italy - Umbria Untour
Untours European Vacation Rentals
415 East Jasper St.
Media, PA 19063
888-868-6871
www.untours.com
The Luoghi Speciali Your Taste package includes artisan beer tastings with a master brewer of Umbria, learning directly from a chef how to make handmade pasta and a tour into the Subasio Hills to look for forest fruits. An entire day is dedicated to visiting some of the region's top wine and olive oil producers as well. Guests stay in the La Tavola dei Cavalieri, a fully renovated medieval hamlet near Assisi. This seven-night package includes half board in a double room, spending money for group tours and the opportunity to customize the package. Reservations must be made 30 days prior to the trip.
Your Taste
Luoghi Speciali
S. Maria di Lignano, 42
Assisi 06081
Italy
011-39-075-8039399
www.luoghispeciali.it
This package allows travelers to learn to cook at the Institute di Arte Culinaria with Executive Chef Lorenzo Polegri. Chef Polegri will take participants on guided, interactive tours of local markets, wineries, pasta factories, oil mills and vegetable gardens located in the Orvieto, Umbria, area and surrounding countryside. The package includes a seven night stay at the Grand Hotel Italia; daily buffet breakfast; arrival and departure transfers from/to Rome Airport to the hotel; seven lunches at the Zeppelin Ristourante in Orvieto with wine tastings; four dinners at Zeppelin including wine; 20 hours of cooking lessons with Chef Polegri; a certificate of attendance; a Chef's jacket, apron and hat; five coffee breaks with refreshments; a travel bag; and a document holder with luggage tag.
Central Holidays
250 Moonachie Road
Moonachie, NJ 07074
800-539-7098
www.centralholidays.com
