Day 1 - Welcome Day
You will be picked up and shuttled to the villa. After a quick orientation, there will be welcome drinks. At dinner, you will get an overview of the week.
DAY 2 - MARKET, CAVE LUNCH, POTTERY
Explore the town of Guardiagrele and its beautiful Sunday market. Experience its titillating pastries. Have a traditional Sunday unch in a unique cave restuarant in Pretoro. Then learn how to make pottery in the our guides’ home town of Rapino. For those not interest in the pottery, there’s always wine at the bar. 6 hours. Easy mobility.
Day 3 - Roman Ruins, Incredible Lunch, Village of Art
Start the day with a tour of the Roman Ruins at Alba Fucens. Walk in the steps of the Gladiators. For lunch, you experience the creations of one of the best chefs in all of Italy. On the way home, you take a walking tour of a town full of murals. 7 hours. Comfortable shoes. Moderate mobility.
Day 4 - Cultural Immersion with Serena
Spend the day with our wonderful guide Serena and her family in her village of Pietranico. See their houses and farms. Learn how to make ricotta cheese and traditional pasta with chickpea soup.. After lunch, see the ancient and mysterious wine rocks scattered around the village. 7 hours. Easy mobility.
Day 5 - Peligna Valley Tour
Today you will experience the beautiful Peligna Valley and taste its fruits. You will visit the medieval towers in the village of Pacentro, lunch and sip at the Margiotta family Winery, and explore the natural springs of Popoli. A bit of everything. 7 hours. Moderate mobility.
Day 6 - A cool cave and a big lunch
Today, you visit an amazing cave. It’s more than a kilometre long with a river running through it, complete with waterfalls and big cavernous rooms with statue-like stalagmites. Have a great tasting plate lunch of local specialties, and if you have any engery left, make a quick stop at an active Roman ruin archeological dig. 8 hours. Moderate to difficult mobility. Good shoes required.
Day 7 - High Plains Tour
Today, we take a breathtaking drive up to and through the plains of Campo Imperartore, one of the most unique landscapes you’ll ever experience at more than two kilometres above sea level. Lunch at a BBQ joint where you grill your own meats and take in the views. 8 hours. Easy mobility.
Arrivederci Party
Your week ends with a cocktail/wine party in our cantina. The next morning we shuttle you to Rome or Pescara. Ciao for now!