Taste of Abruzzo

Tour programme

Available Dates: 29 August -05 September,
05 September – 12 September

This trip will be a real pleasure for lovers of Italian cuisine. Like any other Italian region, Abruzzo presents its version of the beloved pasta, cheeses, sausages, wines and other delicacies, seasoned with a special historical charm.

We will travel, cook for ourselves, participate in tastings and enjoy the unique atmosphere of Italian rural life.

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Day 1 Immersion

You come to Torre dell’Angelo, where you immediately immerse yourself in the atmosphere of rural life. You can use this day to ‘switch gears’ to resting, start enjoying the beauty of the surrounding nature and tune in to your journey.

Day 2 Costa dei Trabocchi. Seafood lunch and white wine degustation.

After breakfast, we will begin our journey south, along the Adriatic Sea, to the unique Costa dei Trabocchi. We will visit a medieval monastery built in an amazing location, which the ancient Romans chose for their temple. If we get lucky, we might even hear the holy music under the arches of the ancient church. Then, after a walk around a small town that was inaccessible to the invaders in the middle ages, we will explore a Traboccho and have a lunch with seafood delicacies there. After a truly Italian lunch we will walk around the medieval fortress, located on a picturesque cliff and then return to our rural home in order to enjoy the sunset behind the peaks of Gran Sasso and have white wine and local cheese degustation with the wine expert.

Day 3 Fresh cheese, wine and pizza day

After breakfast, we will take a walk to the farm, where our neighbors produce cheese. While walking around the farm, we will enjoy the unique natural phenomenon of Calanchi. After that we will have lunch, tasting the wines and typical produce on the nearby family-run winery, combining this with a review of the technological process of wine making. Then we will walk through the narrow streets of the medieval town, which bears the name of “Holy Angel”. The town was listed 6th in the Forbes list of cities that are best suited for retirement.  And then we will return home to participate in a pizza cooking workshop, which will be our dinner with a glass of red wine or beer.

Day 4 Sherherd-style lunch and Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Tasting

After breakfast, we rush to the mountains, visiting two wonderful architectural monuments of the Middle Ages on the way. We will walk around the city of Capestrano with its splendidly preserved medieval charm and Piccolomini Castle. And then we will go up to the most famous observation point in Abruzzo – the Rocca Kalasho fortress.

After that, at the foot of the highest mountain range of the Apennines, we ourselves will cook and eat right there a local delicacy called Arrosticini. This will be our shepherd-style lunch. And for dinner we will have a tasting of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo in a Aperitivo Cenato Style.

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Day 5 Local pasta cooking workshop and olive oil degustation

In the morning, we will walk around the medieval city of Elice, located not far from Torre Dell’Angelo. In this town almost every house of the historical center turns into a decoration of medieval scenes at the annual Notte d’Illex festival. After that, we will combine the tasting of olive oil, the story of its production and lunch at the historic Frantoia, where the fourth generation of one family has been producing international Awards olive oil.

​Then we will return home to relax by the pool. Dinner in the form of a traditional pasta and soup cooking workshop will end our day.

Day 6 Best cheese and Surprise Day

After breakfast, our path lies to the mountain lake Scano, which from one specific point can be seen in the shape of a heart. Walking around the town of Scano will be a good exercise before visiting the famous cheese production and the best cheeses in Abruzzo. There, surrounded by mountains, we start with a tasting and end with lunch. We will devote the rest of the day to rest and end the day with dinner with a surprise.

Day 7 Day of spumante, wine and olive oil.

After breakfast we are going to enjoy the magnificent San Clemente Abbey the first version of which was founded in 871 year by one of the Italian kings on a vow, given during his captivity. Then we will explore the wine cellar of XIV c. tasting unique example of the Abruzzo sparkling wine made with the classic method. After that we are visiting another family-run winery situated right in the center of the medieval town. We will have lunch in the garden of the monastery of Santa Maria del Paradiso. Then the refreshing walk through the medieval towns’ narrow streets will lead us to the olive grove where we will discover true taste of Abruzzo Extra Virgine Olive Oil. Dinner at Torre dell’Angelo will expect us after some rest.

Day 8 Farewell and Departure

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Trip’s price is 1570 euro, single supplement is 290 euro

The price is per person based on double occupancy. Single supplement is for those who are traveling alone and/or have a room to yourself.

 What’s included:

  • Torre dell’Angelo stay for 7 days and 6 nights
  • All breakfasts, 5 lunches and 6 dinners 
  • Visitation fee for all historical attractions, cultural and musical events, holiday’s celebrations, tastings and workshops
  • All ground transportation during the trip
  • All guides

 

To book the tour please fill this form using available dates above. If you are in group over 6 people
choose your own dates and get 10% discount.