The second travel experience we would like to propose is EXPERIENCE UMBRIAN CULTURE.When we use the words Umbrian Culture we mean a very wide range of elements. We are not just talking about arts, history, music, theatre, but we are indicating all the elements that make the “Umbrian Spirit”. We are talking about art cities and the treasures hidden inside their churches, museums, narrow streets and squares, the history you can breathe when walking in a city center or watching an old building facade or walking on a medieval bridge or having a cup of tea in an old café. We are also talking about places that are so dear to Umbrians, such as beautiful walks, ancient forests or colorful streets full of old shops and artisans’ shops.We are also talking about Umbrian rites, such as an aperitif with local products and wine to be enjoyed with friends in the cosy rooms of a traditional hotel or bar or about a dinner based on typical food prepared by the house wife of a family run restaurant or farm. We are also talking about all the stories, jokes and legends that were born in a certain place and that belong to people’s traditions, that make their “character” and are part of their way of thinking and living.
All of this can be tasted and enjoyed during a 4-days tour inside Umbrian Culture.
As the other travel experiences we are presenting, it starts with a welcome aperitif at guests’ arrival in Spoleto, followed by a typical dinner (with local cheese, cold cuts, pasta and meat); it takes them on a a tour of Spoleto city center and its main monuments, that “talk” about the city’s Roman and Medieval history, and then to visit a sacred forest and monastery; it takes them to Assisi, the Umbrian capital of spirituality, to walk through the city center which was the home town of St. Francis, to discover the beauty of its churches (that hide masterpieces of painting from Giotto, Cimabue, Martini, Lorenzetti, Martelli), narrow streets and buildings (built with the typical local pink stone) and craftsmen shops (selling wood crafts, handmade textiles, religious icones). It goes on with the visit of the beautiful town of Orvieto, on the right side of the Tiber river, to discover its Etruscan and medieval history and its art masterpieces, such as the Duomo (a beautiful example of Medieval architecture), St. Patrick’s well (ordered to be built by Pope Clemente VII to make sure that the Rocca and the town had water in case of enemies’ attack) and Orvieto underground, as well as its medieval streets full of artisans’ shops that sell woodwork, wrought iron and ceramics.
The tour can end here or it can go on with a 3-days visit of Tuscany (Firenze, Siena, San Gimignano and Chianti area) and 2-days visit of Rome.For detailed information: http://www.umbrianescapes.it/
