Drizzle freshly pressed, fruity olive oil on rustic bread grilled over a wood fire. Eat greedily… then smile.Simple. Sublime. And only available a few short weeks. The Olive Harvest Adventure celebrates Italy’s Liquid Gold for 7 glorious days in Umbria: outrageously delicious food, charming villages, historic festivals and more. October 21-28, 2014 From $2695 The Passionate Olive (This is an …
Photo #5 Umbria Olive Tree – Italy Photo Tour via the Italia 2013 Calendar
Ready to fill 2013 with Italy? We have the perfect Italia 2013 Desktop Calendar for you. You can either purchase it OR receive it FREE when you subscribe to Dream of Italy. The olive tree photo above is the featured photo for May 2013. Here photographer Mary Ann Glass explains how she captured the image: This is another 5:30 am morning …
Umbria Culinary Tour: Check Out Photos of Umbria Harvest Week
Ready for the trip of a lifetime? We’re exploring authentic Umbria this fall with cooking lessons, ceramics painting in Deruta, truffle hunting, wine tasting at the vineyards of Montefalco, a visit to an olive mill for the first press, private tours of Assisi and Perugia. All (gourmet) meals with wine included. Even gratuities included. Join us for this exclusive small …
Dream of Italy’s Umbria Tour This November
The goal of Dream of Italy’s Umbria Harvest Week: Food, Wine and Ceramics (November 6 to 12, 2010) is to provide our guests with a convivial, engaging and relaxing week filled with authentic Italian and Umbrian experiences. We’ll spend our days with local families and artisans who have been perfecting their trades for generations. All you need to do is …
Get Personal with the Italian Harvest
This is from a past newsletter issue of Dream of Italy: Pretty soon, Italy’s olive and grape harvests wil be in full swing. Travelers looking for a hands-on experience often wonder how they can take part in the harvest. Finding a farm where one can volunteer can be daunting because there are strict laws in Italy preventing voluntary labor and …