Autumn

Autumn Holidays in Umbria

Umbria is the perfect destination for your autumn holiday: it is a mystical land, rich in monasteries and churches, and offers enchanting landscapes as well as excellent local gastronomic products. Autumn is definitely the best time to visit Umbria as that’s when all the colours of the trees, and the vineyards are turning red, orange and yellow, and you have the most beautiful sunsets. The weather can be very good in October, and you have the best products of the land, above all mushrooms, truffles, and saffron.

What to Do

Automn is a very sought-after time of the year in Umbria. Full of mistic surroundings, churches and monasteries as well as food and wine. Romantic and evergreen hence it's definition of the Green Heart of Italy.

• AUTUMN EVENTS IN UMBRIA
  Autum is the perfect time for a tour of Umbria. Many traditional events are still on, mainly tied to food and beverage. Eurochocolate takes place in Perugia, the White Truffle fair in Gubbio, Castello di Vino in Corciano, the Festa del Bosco in Montone, Zafferano in Città della Pieve, the Bisaccia del Tartufo in Citerna just to name a few. For those who prefer historical sites you may enjoy Gubbio, Gualdo Tadini and its equestrian and crossbow events.
  
  
• UMBRIAN CERAMICS
  From Gubbio to Gualdo Tadino are some of the towns famous for its artistic ceramics: considered an excellence made in Italy. Throughout Gubbio you may visit numerous artistic shops along Via dei Consoli and Via XX Settembre, streets which lead to Piazza Grande (or Pensile). If you are not here for the crossbow events (there is an exclusive Italian school along with the one in Sansepolcro) you may visit the Civic Museum in the Square: a collection of archaic majolica (XIV century), Arti crafts from the XIX century through the Lustro Rosso e Dorato of Mastro Giorgio (XVI century) and the historical pharmaceutical jars and original Duomi d'alambicco and red Terracotta.
  Passing through San Marco you may reach Guardo Tadino, Torre dei Calzolari e Branca. Most of the factories are found outside the town's walls. In the centre you can find some shops before entering the Rocca Flea and the Civic Museum and relive the history of the Gualdese ceramics.
  
• THE WINE ROAD
  Another very interesting itinerary is the famous "Strada del Vino": a path made of flavours, nature, history and traditions. A tour where you may taste good wines and learn more about the traditional food as well as the local anticraft.
  
  
• EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL ... A LONG PASSIONATE STORY
  On the green Umbrian Hills, the Olive trees stand out, a tree which in many ways represents Umbria and its traditions. The DOP Extra Virgin Olive Oil is the best representative of the regional gastronomy which is made of very simple dishes and just by adding "raw" oil makes the difference.