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A first-class hotel located in Bettona.

A terrace overlooking Umbria and Assisi.


The Relais offers to its hosts 39 rooms and suites with all comforts.

The Taverna del Giullare offers the finest specialities of the local traditional cuisine, as well as the ancient tastes which have always been typical of the St Francis’ land, i.e. cold-pressed olive oil, pork salted meats from Norcia and Bettona, delicious truffles from Valnerina,famous local wines, such as Grechetto, Sagrantino,Sangiovese and Rubesco.

Those loving fitness have at their disposal a well-equipped gymnasium, equipped with a nearby sauna and a charming swimming pool situated on the terrace, offering a breathetaking view over the Valley of Umbria and the city of Assisi. Their rooms provide hair dryer, telephone, minibar, safe, air conditioning and TV.

Ask about the following offers:

 

Gourmet Tour

 

A tour in Umbria to try the best typical products, two days of classes to learn some of the Italian cuisine's secrets and visit to Oil and Wine Road.

 Program: 

Day 1: Cooking class – includes a lunch made with their own hands;

            Free afternoon

Dinner at “Taverna del Giullare”, hotel’s restaurant;

Day 2: Cooking class - includes a lunch made with their own hands;

            Visit to Bevagna and dinner at a Historical Residence.

One excellence of Umbria's offers, the cuisine, boasts a unique atmosphere in this restaurant, placed in the precious place, miraculously intact, of an ancient Roman Theatre of the I Century after Christ.

Day 3:  -     Visit to “Frantoio Monini” (Oil Mill), Olive Oil tasting;

-          Visit to Norcia: a great place to try traditional Italian food and drink. Lunch in a great typical restaurant.

Some of the finest black truffles come from Norcia, a medieval mountain town that was the birthplace of St Benedict. As well as the truffles, it is also noted for its meats, such as prosciutto, salame and salsicce di Cinghiale - a wild boar sausage. Among other regional specialities are the lenticchie di Casteltuccio - green tender lentils that are highly prized and grown in the nearby village of Castelluccio. Then there is tangy pecorino cheese and acacia honey. Norcia is in the largely unexplored Valnerina area, with stunning mountain scenery, sleepy villages and gushing waterfalls.

Day 4: Visit to Torgiano – Wine museum, Oil Museum and Wine tasting. Torgiano was the first winemaking area in Umbria to obtain the DOC mark (Denomination of Origin) in 1968. In 1990 the Vino Torgiano was also certified as DOCG (Guaranteed Denomination of Origin). The town is a member of the Strada dei Vini del Cantico.

            Luch in Torgiano

            Free afternoon

Day 5: Visit to Assisi and Spello, lunch at a special typical “enoteca”.

Day 6: Visit to Perugia, lunch at a special typical restaurant. Farewell dinner at “Taverna del Giullare”.

 The total price for 1 person is: €1020 and the package includes:

-          6 nights in a double room;

-          all the activities mentioned above.

To each child (max. 12 years old) we ask for extra €250

We have not included in this price guided tours, but you can calculate that a half-day guide to small groups costs €100.

We have included though the transfers to a group of min 4 pax and max. 8 pax.

 

Wellness week

 

a week of relax, wealthy activities, two days of classes to learn how to cook and eat with joy without losing the nutritional contents of food and a special tour in Trasimeno Lake

Program:

 Every morning: 1 hour of yoga in our splendid terrace;

Day 1: Cooking class – wellness cuisine -includes a lunch made with their own hands;

            Free afternoon

Dinner at “Taverna del Giullare”, hotel’s restaurant;

Day 2: Cooking class – wellness cuisine - includes a lunch made with their own hands;

Afternoon: Special massage

Day 3:  Visit to “Frantoio Monini” (Oil Mill), Olive Oil tasting;

            Picnic

            Rafting in Valnerina, where you can find an intact nature amidst the mountains;

            Visit to Spoleto

Day 4: Ceramics class

Free afternoon

Day 5: Trasimeno Lake special tour, visiting the islands in a private boat .Lunch included;

Day 6: Horseback riding in a Umbrian natural reserve of a 600 hectares’ forest at an altitude of 500 meters;

            Free afternoon;

  Farewell dinner at “Taverna del Giullare”. 

The total price for 1 person is: €1200 and the package includes:

-          6 nights in a double room;

-          all the activities mentioned above.

To each child (max. 12 years old) we ask for extra €250 

We have not included in this price guided tours, but you can calculate that a half-day guide to small groups costs €100. Trasimeno Lake special tour is guided anyway by a professional society.

We have included though the transfers to a group of min. 4 pax and max. 8 pax.

 

Tour in Umbria:

  Visit the most famous and beautiful cities in Umbria with professional guided tours 

Program: 

Day 1: visit to Assisi and Spello;

Day 2: visit to Perugia and Gubbio;

Day 3: visit to Todi and Orvieto;

Day 4: visit to Trasimeno Lake;

Day 5: visit to Spoleto and Norcia;

Day 6: free 

The total price for 1 person is: €1.300 and the package includes:

-          6 nights in a double room;

-          lunch in typical restaurants in each town visited;

-          5 dinners at our restaurant “Taverna del Giullare”

-          guided tours to all the cities mentioned above

-           To each child (max. 12 years old) we ask for extra €250

 We can maintain this price to a group of min. 4 pax and a max. of 8 pax.

  


Rates for 2008 - 2009

Classic Room         130-150 E

Superior Room        150-170 E

Deluxe Double         170-190 E

Junior Suite         190-210 E

Imperial Suite      240-330 E

Rates include VAT, service and buffet breakfast.


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For more information or to schedule your stay please contact:
Small & Elegant Hotels, International
9425 Whispering Sands
West Olive, MI 49460
TEL: (616) 844-6000 / FAX: (616) 844-6042
E-Mail: res@smallandeleganthotels.com


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