Umbria Food

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Our recommendations if you are planning a vacation or visit to the cities of Perugia, Todi, Torgiano, Assisi and the rest of Umbria.

  • Fiorfiore Restaurant, Todi
    Restaurant Fiorfiore is the dining proposal of Residenza Roccafiore and offers the best of Umbrian cuisine in an elegant modern atmosphere. The dishes are made exclusively with ingredients cultivated either in the Roccfiore estate such as wine olive oil and vegetables, or classic Umbrian products f...
  • Le Ginestre di Greppolischieto Rental Cottage, Umbria
    Le Ginestre di Greppolischieto is a characteristic and quiet rural borgo accommodation deep in the heart of Umbrian countryside near Piegaro village between the Monte Giove hills and Lake Trasimeno. The holiday rental cottage is especially suited for whoever wishes a relaxing country stay from fami...
  • Agriturismo I Mori Gelsi, Torgiano, Umbria
    Agriturismo I Mori Gelsi is charming farmhouse accomodation located in the green heart of Umbria, less than a mile from Torgiano one of the “Borghi Più Bella d'Italia'. It is situated amidst the vines of the estate of Azienda Vinicola Fattoria Spinola, which produces Grechetto, Merlot, Sauvignon Bl...
  • Residenza Roccafiore Packages
    A TASTE OF UMBRIA Stay 4 nights and enjoy the 5th night free of charge at Residenza Roccafiore. Package includes: • Accommodation for 2 people in classic room • Breakfast for 2 people • Visit of vineyards and winery accompanied by a selection of local specialities • Dinner for 2 at our restaur...
  • La Corte del Lupo Agriturismo, Nocera Umbra
    La Corte del Lupo is refined agriturismo accommodation near Assisi in the heart of the Umbria countryside. More precisely, in the locality of Pertana near Nocera Umbra and the wonderfully green Monte Subasio Park. The location is stunningly peaceful as you may be able to appreciate from the image g...
  • Happy Cooking, Umbria Tours
    Below is a selection of food and tour proposals developed by Daniel Paci of  Happy Cooking who specializes in central Italian cuisine and traditional home cooking from Umbria. The visits and activities are organized by Daniela, a licensed tour guide, and you can customise your cooking days with som...
  • Daniela Paci, Umbria Tour Guide
    Daniela Paci is the owner of Happy Cooking and has been running Umbria cooking classes and courses throughout the region for a decade. But she is also a licensed tour guide, tour manager and travel agency director and fluent in English and Spanish Following a masters degree in Tourism Management h...
  • Happy Cooking, Umbria Cooking Classes
    If you want to experience the local gastronomy and cuisine of Umbria during your vacation or holiday in the region then get in touch with Daniela Paci who runs Happy Cooking. Speaking fluent English, Daniela is a true Umbrian who has a special interest in the Etruscan origins of much of Umbria's di...
  • Happy Cooking Umbria, Autumn Food Breaks
    A visit to Umbria in the autumn season is a wonderful short break experience. Not only will you have the main towns to yourself, but the countryside takes on an even more suggestive appearence bathed in gorgeous Autumn colours and limpid sunshine. But, above all, the food comes into its own as the...
  • Umbria Wine Roads Tour
    Tour Umbria with me and follow the Umbrian Wine Roads. This 5 day tour is a discovery of good food, good wine, healthy life and beautiful landscape. The tour departs all year round and solo or single travellers are also welcome.
  • Umbria Day Trips
    Daniela Paci of Happy Cooking and official Umbria Tour guide is proposing the following food and territory inspired seasonal day trips alongside her regular cooking lessons and culinary classes throughout 2013.   FOOD FESTIVALS AND GUIDED TOURS A series of walking tours to concide with food and o...
  • L'Antico Forziere Restaurant, Deruta
    For Umbria food fans, the restaurant of the Country House L'Antico Forziere near Deruta is located in a strategic position for exploring Perugia and its chocolate festival, Torgiano and Lungarotti estate, wine and olive oil museum, as well as Montefalco and its famous Sagrantino wine. Chefs Stef...
  • Il Baio Restaurant, Spoleto
    The Umbrian restaurant of Il Baio Relais & Natural Spa near Spoleto is located through from the main reception in the main building of the structure owned by the Ceccaroni family. The original owner's house has been renovated with attention to every detail and this includes the impressive a...
  • The Charming Villa Nuba Perugia Rental Apartments
    Villa Nuba is charming rental accommodation in Perugia for long or short term stays in Umbria. It offers self catering apartment rental in two large and separate apartments only a 20 minute walk from the centre of the city via the ancient quarter of Monteluce. Villa Nuba dates back to the 1400...
  • L'Antico Forziere Country House, Deruta
    L'Antico Forziere near Deruta is a country house and restaurant converted from a medieval farmhouse. It is everything you would want from rural accommodation in Umbria with its sturdy wooden beams, large fireplaces, wide stony arches and rich, green garden and has appeared in Italy's finest H...
  • Il Baio Relais Resort and Spa, Spoleto
    ll Baio Relais Resort and Natural Spa is a new hotel vacation proposal in Umbria which combines good food with relaxation and staying healthy. Il Baio offers, therefore, a combination of relais vacation accommodation, on site restaurant, fully equipped health spa, as well as a business and ...
  • Roccafiore Spa Resort, Todi
    Roccafiore Resort is located just 2 kilomenters from Todi in central Umbria and is set amidst vineyards and olive groves of the Monti Martani. The 360° panoramic view of the countryside, clean air and peaceful ambience make Roccafiore an ideal place for total relaxation, not only for exploring the ...

 

Delicious local Italian typical products from the region of Umbria. Where to go, what to look out for and when to find them in season. Start with our latest or last updated articles below and browse the full list in the right column.

 

  • Umbria Easter Breakfast

    Published in Umbria Food
    The end of Lent used to be celebrated in Italy with the devouring of many special Easter dishes which had been prepared throughout the previous month. A collective ritual which involved cheesecakes and typical sweet Easter cakes all made from excessive amounts of eggs. Today, the tradition is less dramatic but the eggy cakes still play a big part, but 'cheese cake' is still traditionally eaten for breakfast on Easter Day, especially in Umbria. This is not the dessert cheesecake, but a bread made more savoury with the addition of local cheeses. Known as 'pizza' in Terni, 'crescia' in Gubbio…
    Last modified on 26 March 2013

Lake Trasimeno, Restaurants, Fish and Wines

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Published in Umbria Food
Unlike Lake Bracciano and Lake Bolsena in north Lazio, the third and largest of Italy's great central lakes, Lake Trasimeno, is not of volcanic origin. Perhaps for this reason the depth of the water never surpasses six meters. Yet, it is huge, some 128 square kilometers and surrounded by soft valleys and sweeter hills where vineyards alternate with sunflower fields and olive trees. From 1995 the territory was nominated 'Parco del Lago Trasimeno' to protect and safeguard the whole environment. We've experienced the lake at all times of the year from the 3 months of drought in the summer of…
Last modified on 01 February 2013

Lake Trasimeno Restaurants

Published in Umbria Food
"Trasimeno a Tavola" is an initiative to assure the visitor of tbe quality and genuineness of tbe products and dishes served in the zone of Lake Trasimeno. The restaurants and trattorie featured represent a link to those ancient traditions that regulate traditional life on the shores of tbe lake and we have selected 10 for you. Download the full guide from the bottom of this page and browse our selection below. Delicious Italy has eaten at Il Lido Solitario.
Last modified on 20 January 2013

Sagrantino di Montefalco wine

Published in Umbria Food
The Associazione “Strada del Sagrantino" or 'Sagrantino Wine Route' sent us a 16 page analysis of this fine wine from Umbria to coincide with annual 'Settimana Enologica'. It would take too long to mention everything here, but these few nuggets of information caught our eye. The DOCG mark can only be awarded when the Sagrantino grapes have been cultivated in the Comune di Montefalco and parts of the Comuni of Bevagna, Gualdo Cattaneo, Castel Ritaldi and Giano dell’Umbria. The best recent Sagrantino wine years for quality have been 1985, 1990 and 1998. Don't touch the 1992.
Last modified on 26 November 2012

Orvieto con Gusto

Published in Umbria Food
Umbria is one of Italy's most delicious regions and as well as the famous olive oil and wine includes such fine products as Norcia ham and Castelluccio lentils. The typical dishes can be described as both refined and rustic and Orvieto con Gusto in the first week or so of October is worth a visit. The event is growing every year and contributors include the province of Terni, the Consorzio di Tutela del Vino di Orvieto, the Associazione Città Slow and the Union Europea. The substance of each event is the same, but the emphasis changes from one Orvieto Con…
Last modified on 26 November 2012

Eurochocolate Festival in Perugia

Published in Umbria Food
The annual Eurochocolate festival in Perugia is one of the modern food 'sagre' which has caught the attention of everyone .. and who doesn't like chocolate! It's difficult to wait a whole year for the return of this delicious event, but the festival takes place every October taking over the whole of the historical centre of the capital of Umbria. Turin, Rome and even Naples at Christmas have held big chocolate events in recent years, but the one in Perugia is now a mammoth 10 day affair and worth a visit. Just make sure you don't need to  take the…
Last modified on 15 October 2012

First Course Festival - I Primi d'Italia

Published in Umbria Food
Visitors to Italy might like to bear in mind that the word 'primi piatti' is plural and there is no harm helping yourself to two servings of pasta or soup for your lunch. Anyone who has been to an Italian wedding will also appreciate that the 'primi' never end. To 'pasta' and 'zuppe' we can add 'riso' and 'polenta' and it is these four which make up the main protagonists at the annual September 'I Primi d'Italia' or 'Italy First Course Festival' in Foligno, province of Perugia. As with all these type of events expect free sampling, exhibitions and local…
Last modified on 15 September 2012