San Potente recommends…

Those familiar with the San Potente holiday homes know that we offer hospitality, cordiality and a wealth of information about Umbria as well as Paolo and Corinna’s tips about wine cellars, gastronomic shopping, crafts boutiques, cultural visits, exhibitions, walking and cycling itineraries and more.

ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY SAN POTENTE:

introduction to Umbrian olive oil and tasting of the new San Potente oil in the field and at the olive mill during the harvest period (mid October – mid November);
B&B (only for guests of the Residence Menotre);
learn to cook Umbrian dishes;
traditional Umbrian weaving demonstrations with tastings of typical food from Umbria at our home/workshop in Rasiglia;
Umbrian olive oil tasting and sensory analysis at our olive grove in Assisi.

IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PARTNERS:

guided Umbrian wine tasting tour visiting the main wine cellars of the Umbrian Valley with a sommelier;
dinners with Umbrian food specialties served at home;
guided tours in English, Italian, French and German;
bicycle hire delivered to and collected from your door, with or without itineraries to follow or a guide;
bike ride and picnic in the Umbrian countryside;
guided walking tours;
visits to a cheese and saffron producer near Residence Vallemela and tastings of home-made food from Umbria;
visits to a lentil grower during the harvest season (August) and tastings of typical mountain produce in Castelluccio di Norcia;
ceramics courses at a well-known artistic workshop in Deruta;
educational farm visits;
horse rides between Assisi and Spello;
paragliding on Mount Subasio;
seated Umbrian wine tasting sessions with a sommelier;
guided visits to arts and crafts workshops in the historic centre of Perugia;
visit to a jewellery designer in Foligno;
gourmet tour of the Alta Valle del Tevere area (Citerna and Città di Castello) with a visit to a farm producing buffalo mozzarella and an orchard with over 400 tree varieties;
tour of the traditions of the Alta Valle del Tevere area (Montone and Montecorona Abbey), with visit to an alpaca farm and a designer ceramics manufacturer;
excursions on donkeys at the Sibillini National Park;
tour on horseback of the vineyards of Torgiano;
tour of the flavours of the Umbrian Valley (Montefalco, Bevagna and Foligno), with visit to a prestigious wine cellar and an organic bakery;
Umbrian wine tasting at a cellar in Assisi.