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The roots of spirituality in Umbria

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The experience

Itinerario di spiritualità

L’Umbria è una Regione connotata da un forte senso spirituale. Ti proponiamo un itinerario fatto di tappe che attraverso la natura, l’arte e l’architettura ti diano un assaggio di questa sua caratteristica. 

Una passeggiata per Spello te ne farà innamorare, una giornata ad Assisi per percorrere le tappe della vita di due santi famosi in tutto il mondo come San Francesco e Santa Chiara. Che il tuo interesse per le storie di questi personaggi sia religioso o laico, sarai colpito dalla potente natura in cui ti troverai immerso percorrendo l’itinerario. Passeggiando all’Eremo delle Carceri, uno dei santuari francescani ti ritroverai nel cuore di un bosco di lecci secolari. La parola “carceri”, dal latino “carceres” significa luogo appartato quindi adatto alla preghiera. Quando Francesco lo scelse c’erano solo grotte naturali nella boscagli. Queste vennero usate come celle per i frati e così  il santuario fu ampliato lungo i secoli.

La natura accompagnerà anche la giornata dedicata alla storia di Santa Rita, con la guida escursionistica partiremo dalla frazione di Roccaporena di Cascia (il luogo di nascita della Santa), percorrerai i pascoli e al termine del trekking si potrà vedere da uno stupendo punto panoramico lo “Scoglio” dove la Santa si ritirava in preghiera.

Prima di affrontare questo trekking sarà importante rifornirsi di cioccolato! E lo faremo a Perugia: dopo la visita alla Cattedrale di San Lorenzo nella quale vi faremo scoprire una reliquia di rilevanza mondiale, andremo insieme alla Fabbrica della Perugina, famosa per il suo Bacio. Qui potrai degustare ma soprattutto partecipare alla cooking class proposta da la Scuola di Cioccolato.

 

In a few words

Guided tours
trekking
folklore events
cooking class

Tour

Spello

Morning

Guided tour of Spello, one of the most visited villages in the region because of its beauty, strategic location in the Umbrian Valley and the care taken by the inhabitants who beautify it with colorful plants and flowers. Spello will be able to tell you the idea of Umbria that visitors around the world expect by coming here. You will be able to lose yourself in its most hidden streets and alleys, all of which are extremely well-kept in detail. You’ll discover the richness of the Villa of the Mosaics, the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore with frescoes by Pintoricchio and Perugino), the majestic gateways to the city.

At the end of the walk, lunch

Address: Piazza della Repubblica, 67, 06038 Spello PG

Visit to the Blackbeard Foundation in Spello

Afternoon

Guided tour of the Blackbeard Foundation, which holds the Blackbeard collection of lunars and almanacs included by UNESCO in the prestigious Memory of the World Register, which protects the most significant documentary heritages of humanity. Here you will be able to see some almanacs made for emigrants who undertook the journey to the Americas.

You will visit the kitchen garden where you will learn about medicinal herbs, ancient flowers with strong symbolic meaning, endangered vegetables, and an orchard of old local varieties. Elements that express practices and values held dear by the Apennine astronomer and philosopher, from biodiversity to respect for lunar phases and seasonal cycles.

Address: Via S. Giuseppe, 1, 06038 Spello PG

Assisi

Morning

The guided tour, like the entire day, will be dedicated to the figure of St. Francis of Assisi, Patron Saint of Italy and a beloved saint throughout the world. Your Tour will start right in his hometown and will see entry to the Lower and Upper Basilica of Assisi, the alleged home of the saint’s father, the main square and the church of St. Clare.

You will be able to sample traditional Assisian gastronomic dishes while having lunch in one of the trattorias or osterias in the alleyways.

Address: Piazza Inferiore di S. Francesco, 2, 06081 Assisi PG

Hermitage of the Prisons and Basilica of the Portiuncula

Afternoon

In the afternoon you will visit the Prison Hermitage, on the slopes of Mount Subasio. At the end of the walk, descending to the valley, you will enter the Portiuncula, the site of the Saint’s death, kept in the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli. In case of mobility difficulties, the shrine of Rivotorto can be visited instead of the walk to the Hermitage.

Address: Via Eremo delle Carceri, 38, 06081 Assisi PG

Perugia

Morning

Perugia, the capital of the Umbria region, lends itself well to a guided walk: you will walk along the ancient stretch of its Etruscan walls, in a real journey through time through the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the modern age, told by the monuments that seem suspended in time. Such as the Cathedral of St. Lawrence, which holds a relic of worldwide significance, namely the ring that St. Joseph gave to Mary on her wedding day. Breathtaking views await you from the Carducci Gardens

Address: Piazza IV Novembre, 06100 Perugia PG

Chocolate tasting & cooking class

Afternoon

In the afternoon you will visit the factory where the world’s most iconic chocolate was born: the Bacio Perugina. The Perugina Factory, originally established in the historic center and now in San Sisto (PG), now houses a museum, “Casa del Cioccolato” and the factories that follow part of the chocolate production, distributed throughout the territory.

You will begin your visit at the Historical Museum where they will tell you the history of Perugina, continue on to the sweet tasting stop and arrive at the heart of the Factory, accompanied by irresistible aromas.

Your journey into taste may culminate in the direct experience of a course at the School of Chocolate the place where Perugina shares passion, experience and creative skill with chocolate lovers.

For a sweet keepsake, you can purchase Perugina creations at the Gift Shop.

Address: Viale S. Sisto, 207/C, 06132 Perugia PG

Cascia

Morning

You will visit the village of Cascia and the Cloistered Monastery, the historic site where St. Rita lived for 40 years as an Augustinian nun.

Address: Via Santa Rita 06043 Cascia (PG, Italy)

Trekking in Roccaporena

Afternoon

A hiking guide will accompany you on the walk, which will start from the hamlet of Roccaporena di Cascia (the birthplace of St. Rita) following a marked path formerly used by local residents and shepherds to reach pastures. The trek will offer you a view of the “Rock,” a rocky outcrop on which St. Rita used to retreat in prayer.

On the highly scenic route you will admire the Sibillini Mountains chain, Terminillo, to the villages of Poggiodomo and Roccatamburo.

Address: Roccaporena, 51 06043 Cascia (PG)

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