Day Trip: Truffle Hunting With Lunch + Oil Mill Visit With Tasting

Thanks to this day trip, you'll have the opportunity to delve into the Umbrian food and wine traditions. In the morning, together with the truffle hunter and his truffle hound, you'll learn everything regarding the truffle: the different types of truffle, the seasons in which they grow, their cultivation, their value, the tools needed to take them out of the ground, and much more about this ancient Umbrian tradition. At the end, enjoy a delicious tasting of truffle and other typical products - wine included. In the afternoon, you'll visit a renowned oil mill and winery in Montefalco and there, you'll have an interesting guided tour in which you'll learn all the details regarding the Umbrian production of olive oil and its wine traditions, followed by a tasting of their products. NB: The truffle hunting experience and the visit to the oil mill take place at different places. The standard option doesn't include transfer services for reaching both places or hotel pick-up and drop-off.

Truffle hunting in Umbria is an old age tradition. Umbria produces the highest number of black truffles in Italy, whose quality is famous throughout the world. That of the truffle hunter, is a hard work made of deep love for the land, intelligent observation, waiting and great satisfaction. We will take advantage of his wise guide, assisted by an incomparable four-legged scout, to learn the secrets of this noble tuber, through a naturalistic path of great beauty. Lunch with tasting of truffle and Umbrian products at the end of the experience. The extra virgin olive oil, known as green gold, probably is the most representative product among the delights of Umbrian gastronomy, made of simple, genuine and savory food. We’ll visit a renowned oil mill in the Montefalco area where you will learn about the production process of olive oil, from cultivation, to harvesting, pressing and use of the product. At the end, you'll enjoy a delicious tasting. NB: The truffle hunting experience and the visit to the oil mill and winery take place at different places. The standard option doesn't include transfer services for reaching the truffle hunting meeting point and for the oil mill and winery.

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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