This journey will bring you into contact with the origins of our most famous dishes, inexorably linked to the land. Typical Calabrian cuisine is linked to the sweetness of simple and frugal desserts, culminating in the tasting of Saracena Moscato, whose amber colour harks back to ancient Arab roots. Food as a delicious plunge into history and tradition, through the alleyways and districts of villages of excellence; tasting as a new point of view on a territory and its people; taste as a courtly and precious experience, in a journey that will take you to the gates of the Pollino National Park, Italy's largest protected area.
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This journey will bring you into contact with the origins of our most famous dishes, inexorably linked to the land. Typical Calabrian cuisine is linked to the sweetness of simple and frugal desserts, culminating in the tasting of Saracena Moscato, whose amber colour harks back to ancient Arab roots.
General Information
Number Min./Max.
Min. 4 - For a different number of travellers please contact us
Period
April - November
Travel modes
Food and wine
Type of trip
Fit - families - third age
The trip includes
2 nights in a hotel
2 dinners in hotels
Tasting Moscato di Saracena
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INSURANCE: The policy provides protection in the event of accident or illness, theft of luggage and trip cancellation.
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Programme
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Day 1
Walk in Altomonte
After arriving in the afternoon and settling into our hotel in the welcoming town of Altomonte, a splendid medieval village, listed among the most beautiful villages in Italy, we will stroll through its districts to admire its typical architecture and rich cultural heritage. Altomonte is in fact the "City of Bread", "Green Flag", "Slow City" and preserves priceless treasures: the church of Santa Maria della Consolazione, the Dominican cloister, the convent of the Franciscan Friars Minor, the Pallotta tower, and much more. At the end of our walk, Hotel Barbieri will be waiting for us to enjoy a typical Calabrian lunch, with the simple ingredients and original combinations characteristic of the Mediterranean diet.
Programme
Arrival in Altomonte in the afternoon and accommodation in Hotel
16:00 Village Walk
20:00 Typical dinner at the Barbieri hotel and overnight stay
16:00 Village Walk
20:00 Typical dinner at the Barbieri hotel and overnight stay
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Day 2
Walk through the vineyards - Moscato di Saracena
We will set off in the morning towards Saracena, at the 'Viola' cellars, to taste the famous 'Moscato', a delicious liqueur wine, a Slow Food presidium, which is produced exclusively in this village in the heart of the Pollino National Park. We will stroll among the vineyards that are the source of this treasure and admire the splendid vines that give Moscato this unique taste. We will return to Altomonte in the afternoon for dinner and an overnight stay.
Programme
08:30 Morning departure for Saracena and visit to the Viola wine cellars with tasting of Moscato di Saracena and typical products
16:30 Return to Altomonte
Dinner and overnight stay
16:30 Return to Altomonte
Dinner and overnight stay
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