Arrival in Bomarzo, closed to Cimino Mount, and visit to the House of Wonders, famous for the Sacred forest. Known as "Monsters Park of Bomarzo" was devised by the architect Pirro Ligorio on commision of Prince Orsini, "only to vent the heart broken" at the death of is wife Giulia Farnese". The enormous statues in the forest are between mythology and fantasy.
You reach Umbria to discover the fortified villages lying on the hills of the Tiber valley, surrounded by olive groves and vineyards. You can admire the evocative castles that dominate the villages of Giove and Attigliano. Accommodation in hotel or country house, welcome dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2 Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for a day of discovery of the natural beauty and gastronomic excellence of the Umbrian hills. Arrival at a winery in Montecchio, guided tour and tasting of wines and typical products. Continue to an ancient oil mill, visit to the oil museum and tasting of the various types of oil produced. Continue to the village of Lugnano in Teverina, one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. Of Roman origin, it preserves the remains of a villa and a disturbing children's necropolis from the 1st century AD, the ancient Romanesque Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and the 13th century convent of San Francescos. Return to the hotel and overnight stay.
3rd day
Visit to Civita di Bagnoregio, also known as the "city that dies", one of a kind because it is subject to erosion of the tufa and clay hill on which it is located, which, over the centuries, shaped according to a peculiar form the surrounding valley. This was entirely natural gives rise to periodic subsidence of the land that threaten to displace this ancient village.
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The rate includes
Soggiorno di 2 notti in Country House/Hotel/Agriturismo, sistemazione in camera doppia, colazione inclusa
1 cena di benvenuto, bevande escluse
1 visita e degustazione azienda vinicola
1 visita del museo dell'olio e degustazione di olio extravergine di oliva
1 ingresso al Parco dei Mostri di Bomarzo
1 ingresso a Civita di Bagnoregio
Assicurazione medico/bagaglio
The rate does not include
Transfers, meals not mentioned in the program; tips; additional service required by guests on site; any other service not mentioned in the list "rates included".
Cancellation insurance (optional), price on request.