Around us
Our land, rich in artistic and natural beauties, offers every kind of comfort and well-being: from sport to culture, from museums to gastronomy, up to the important spiritual and musical events.
The land
An hilly region in the mountains of Umbria and Marche, with a succession of large and irregular valleys. A lot of Wildlife Parks define this region as the green heart of Italy: the Parco del Monte Cucco, Park of Monti Sibillini, Colfiorito and the Tiber River Park. Many natural trails that meet excellent art cities: Gubbio, Perugia, Assisi, Spoleto, Montefalco, Bevagna, Todi and Orvieto, all easily accessible from Tenuta di Fassia.
Gubbio
Gubbio is the land of San Francesco, who has left important marks of his passage giving us the Vittorina Church, along the Franciscan path. Other meeting houses are: the Basilica of Santa Chiara, the Basilica of Saint Rita from Cascia, the Porziuncola and the Sanctuary of Madonna dei Bagni.
Thousands years of history left to this land an important archaeological heritage. In Gubbio, you can admire the Roman theater, the mausoleum of Pomponio Grecino, the “tavole eugubine”, but also many ruins of the Etruscan civilization.
Handicraft
Besides art, there is a craft tradition that dates back centuries. Handicraft in Umbria kept traditions and habits from the past, every activity is linked to old method of production.
Deruta’s pottery dates back to Etruscan period and describe the daily life of people. A ceramic that has been able to transform everyday objects into art.
Gubbio is linked to the production of hand-painted majolica, brought to world prominence in the Middle Age with the famous Mastro Giorgio’s ceramic. Finally, the prestigious production of Gualdo Tadino, where craftsmen are still making pottery “reflected in the third fire”.
Food and wine
A trip to Umbria is not complete without a taste of the many specialties that this cooking offers: simple but genuine as this land.
Food and wine tradition keep the flavours of the food as they used to be made once upon a time and dishes are characterized by a protagonist: the olive oil. A cooking made mostly with agricultural and breeding products.
Each area and each town present a dish that's better than anything else can speak of the history and traditions: from the fish of the lakes, the wines of the hills, the sausages of the mountain areas to high-level products as the truffle.
