Spoleto & Truffle
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DAILY TOUR TASTES, TRADITIONS & ARTS OF UMBRIA: SPOLETO & TRUFFLE TRUFFLE DESCRIPTION This will be a very special day! In the morning we will reach a nice farm THE TOUR INCLUDES house close to the wonderful town of Spoleto. The farm is situated in the middle of a vast truffle reserve, from which the family has always » Full day tour leader extracted precious truffles for their own use. » Visit to the town of Spoleto » Visit to a family farm A very intense activity actually underlies the apparently simple act of » Welcome coffee or cappuccino truffle gathering: » Truffle hunting » Light lunch based on truffle - the selection and training of the truffle dogs, fundamental collabora- » Taxes tors who, with their finely honed sense of smell, know how to pinpoint and dig up the truffles. - equally crucial arethe keen attention to nature´s signals indicating new UPON REQUEST truffle fields » Local guide - the respect for moderation in gathering, a fundamental rule for safe- » Transfer guarding the truffle supply. » Tickets to museums or other The possibility of discovering and living the fascination of truffle gath- ering is open to every guest at the Farm: the outings, with Felice or Pietro accompanied by a pair of well-trained dogs, take place very early INFORMATION in the morning or late in the evening. This unforgettable experience reveals the subtle rapport between master and dog along with the rite » This tour can be organized for groups up of discovery and extraction of the truffle. For each truffle extracted, to 30 participants » Spoleto is 20 kilometers far from the farm man´s faithful (and hungry) friend receives the reward of a small piece » In case of bad weather this tour is not of bread. available » Distances: From Roma 2 hours – from After an enthusiastic searching we will have a in the beauti- light lunch Firenze 2 hours and 30 min – from Siena ful country house where truffle will be the “king of the plate”. 2 hours – from Orvieto 1 hour and 30 minutes Afterwards we will visit Spoleto, the enchanting Medieval city of the famous Festival dei Due Mondi. TASTE AND SLOW ITALY a brand of Trasimeno Viaggi - Via Novella 1/F 06061, Castiglione del Lago, Perugia, Italy. VAT Registration Number and Social Security Number: 02634100545 TEL (0039) 075 95 39 69 - FAX (0039) 075 96 52 654 - MOBILE IT (0039) 33 93 35 22 35 - IT (0039) 32 93 10 45 01 US TEL (00) 13 23 25 00 555 - SKYPE tasteandslowitaly - EMAIL [email protected].