Discover Umbria with us! Vacation rentals & private tours
IN THE NEWS
New Travel Authorisation for EU Visitors
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Masks are required while in the car.
aWeekinUmbria enters the 2023 season prepared for our tours to safely begin again. We are eager to share all that Umbria has to offer — beautiful hill towns, great art, splendid churches, spectacular countrysides, and extraordinary wine and cuisine.
We will do everything possible to help you have a wonderful and safe visit.
If still necessary in spring, rapid tests 24 hours will be arranged – 15euro each.
private apartments in an historic palazzo
The beautifully restored Palazzo Fiumi-LaPlaca awaits you.
Discover the beautifully restored Palazzo Fiumi-LaPlaca in the historic center of the walled town of Bettona. Conveniently located — between Perugia and Assisi— in the center of Umbria with easy access to all of major roads, the perfect place from which to discover all that Umbria has to offer.
Explore the fabled cities of Assisi, Perugia, Orvieto, and Spoleto – to name but a few. Savor Umbrian cuisine and wine with a mixture of home cooked meals, visits to extraordinary local restaurants, and wine tastings. Discover intimate villages and hill towns or shop for world famous ceramics in Deruta, and you’ll enjoy breathtaking views all along the way.
Choose from three private apartments with full kitchens:
• ASSISI – 2-Bedroom Apartment: sleeps 4 people and features views over the valley toward Assisi; full kitchen, full bath with tub & shower, and private balcony with table and chairs
• CRISPOLTO – 2-Bedroom Apartment: sleeps up to 5 people (with a twin size daybed – perfect for young adult or child), full kitchen, full bath with shower;
• GUFO – 1-Bedroom Apartment: sleeps 2 with a spiral staircase to the sleeping loft; full kitchen, full bath with shower
(Additional B&B (Giallo and Azzuro) rooms on the main floor, each furnished with beautiful antiques and a private bathroom, will be available again in the near future.
Join us for a spectacular week-long UmbriaOutdoorAdventureTour. In addition to the great accommodations, food, wine, and wonderful cultural and art sites you will visit, enjoy 3 full or half day Active Adventures. Running, biking, hiking, horseback riding, Vespa riding, tennis, golf, you name it. Check us out:
Welcome LGBTQ Friends
Palazzo Fiumi-LaPlaca extends a warm welcome to the LGBT community where you can relax in a gay friendly environment.
Drop me a line at info@aweekinumbria.com if you have any questions or what more information about staying here.
join us for a special themed tour in 2023
SPRING 2023 UPDATE: Join us for one of our extraordinary tour packages. Tour of 4 to 8 people are being offered.
Vaccinated guests please and we will be wearing masks in the car and wherever specified by Italian law.
We going to start again! Please write and ask for updates: info@aweekinumbria.com
2 Knitting weeks with André de Castro
May 24–31 & October 24-31, 2023
Spring and Fall week-long workshops offered this year.
Please join knitwear Designer and Instructor André de Castro has he returns to Umbria for an exciting tour featuring two of Europe’s most iconic lace traditions – Estonian and Shetland, laces. Five 4-hour workshops and lots of knitting time with Andre.
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Special personalized knitting tours — your choice of subject and dates —are also available. Write info@aWeekinUmbria.com
Book Club tour
Sept 9–16, 2023
Participants will receive the 3 chosen books to read prior to your arrival in Italy. The second part of the book club will take place in Italy — yes Italy— where I will lead you on a, 7-day tour to discover the places, experiences, and flavors you will have read about.
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Cooking tours are what we do best!
Umbria has been discovered recently, or so tourism publications will have you believe, and for (surprise, surprise) our extraordinary food and wine. aWeekinUmbria specializes in culinary adventures. I have been organizing culinary tours of Umbria for 12 years and guests are blown away by some of the lessons. I customize tours for each group with a mix of lessons in restaurants and at home. Come learn with local chefs the secrets flavor of Umbrian cooking; visit an organic farm; cheese making demonstration; truffle hunt, and more.
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Private customized tours are available anytime mid-April–mid-Nov. Minimum 4 people.
Spring Culinary Adventure
June 3–10, 2023
The extraordinary Maria Luisa Scolastra treats us to 3 lessons in her kitchen at Villa Roncalli. In addition, lessons closer to home including friends willing to impart their special recipes.
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Culinary Tour/Olive Harvest
Nov 4-12, 2023
Maria Luisa Scolastra again will lead us with 3 lessons at Villa Roncalli. In addition, you’ll discover the process of making olive oil — from collecting to pressing. So much fun all around.
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Events Festival of San Crispolto
11 MAY Celebrating Bettona’s patron saint. Highlight is a procession around the town walls and a fireworks just outside the walls. (Fabulous view from the palazzo.)
Events Cantine Aperte
Sat & Sun 28/29 MAY The last Sunday of May is always Cantina Aperta in Umbria. Loads of wineries are open for tours and wine tastings. Many cantene also offer food and music.
Events Bevagna Gaite
JUNE TBA The town of Bevagna transforms it’s self into a Medieval borgo with events, performances, stalls of food and wares in this annual event.
Events Spello’s Infiorata
11 JUNE The feast of Corpus Domini (the Body of Christ) is one of the most spectacular events in Umbria. Spello’s streets are literally spilling over with vivid scenes painted with flowers.
Events Perugia 1416
9, 10, 11 JUNE Street performers, costumed lords and ladies, and a spectacular parade return Perugia to its medieval heyday.
Events Perugia Pride
Saturday 24 JUNE Our PRIDE is showing. Join in the celebration with a wonderful parade through the streets of Perugia.
Events Umbria Jazz Festival
7-16 JULY Join us for the fabulous Umbria Jazz Festival, one of the most important jazz festivals in the world. Come and join in the celebration!!!!
Events Sagra dell’Oca
28 JULY – 6 AUGUST Bettona is justifiably renown for some of the best goose dishes offered. 10 nights of great food and fun in our historic center.
Events Bettona Crossing
Saturday 23 SEPTEMBER Join us for our 4th and even better event. GO BETTONA!!!
Events Eurochocolate
13-22 OCTOBER A must for chocolate lovers. Perugia’s streets are filled with artisanal chocolates to suit everyone’s taste.
Events Festa della Cipolla
3 – 6 SEPTEMBER A fabulous festival celebrating the famous onions of Cannara.
