Top Umbria Horseback Riding

Treat yourself to a wine tasting with a difference when you’re in Umbria. Aboard a horse-drawn carriage, you’ll venture through the vineyards of a private wine estate to immerse yourself in the nature that abounds. After, a tasting of organic wine with traditional Umbrian snacks awaits. For a nice extra touch, numbers are capped at 12 people for a more sociable small-group experience.

Thanks to this tour it will be possible to visit the places of worship in a land of peace at the pace of a trot. The tour includes the visit of: -the Tugurio, the place where St. Francis created his Franciscan order -the leper colony, where the Saint together with Santa Chiara treated the lepers - the Porziuncola, where St. Francis asked for forgiveness

Explore one of Umbria’s oldest cities when you take this private tour of Gubbio. First, explore its historic monuments and churches, including the ancient Roman theater. Then, tuck into a traditional Umbrian lunch at a typical restaurant with drinks included. End your day with a horseback ride through the countryside followed by a tasting of local delicacies.

Thanks to this special day trip you will discover all the things you don’t expect from Umbria! We’ll visit a prestigious farm in the area to learn its secrets: history of pork, anatomy of the pig, basic techniques of cutting the pig, processing of meat up to the production of sausages, preservation and salting of meat. And then, after lunch, a relaxing horseback ride will begin along the enchantment of the Franciscan path through landscapes of uncontested beauty, spirituality, and fragments of precious history unique in the world.

Thanks to this special day trip you will discover all the things you don’t expect from Umbria! First you will learn all the secrets related to the pasta making, the ingredients needed, the utensils and the recipes. Then, a relaxing horseback ride will begin along the enchantment of the Franciscan path through landscapes of uncontested beauty, spirituality, and fragments of precious history unique in the world. A horseback ride also suitable for who is not an expert since you will receive a very important briefing from the instructor.

We’ll firstly take a visit to the olive oil museum, where this precious product is illustrated through museum objects retracing its history and analyzing its countless virtues. Only a few steps away from this fascinating museum, and we are faced with 5000 years of history narrated through archaeological finds and artifacts that document the role of wine in Mediterranean civilization. And if it is true that knowing is at the basis of taste, at the end of the museum tour, we’ll enjoy a rich wine tasting and lunch in a prestigious winery, in which Torgiano wines and olive oils will be the undisputed protagonists. After a brief introduction to horseback riding and approaching with this noble animal, a relaxing horseback ride will begin along the enchantment of the Franciscan path through landscapes of uncontested beauty, spirituality, and fragments of precious history unique in the world.

Thanks to this special day trip you will discover all the things you don’t expect from Umbria! We will learn the biological phases of the product from the grain to the grind, learn to recognize the various types of flour, the flour processing techniques, the seasons and their crops, and experience the flour processing into typical Umbrian pasta. At the end of the class, we’ll enjoy a delicious lunch with the result of our work and other typical products! And then, after lunch, a relaxing horseback ride will begin along the enchantment of the Franciscan trail through landscapes of uncontested beauty, spirituality, and fragments of precious history unique in the world.

The tour takes place in the countryside between Assisi and Spello, the tasting is done with a suggestive panorama, then you arrive in this beautiful village perched where I will accompany you to the upper part of the village and then walk down to the lower part where you will find me with the carriage.