Travel with Friends of SDPB

Day 1 – Nov 6th | Rome

LOCATION: Arrive in Rome. Check in 3 PM
The Westin Excelsior Roma
DINNER – Welcome Dinner at Hostaria Romana
7:00 PM

Day 2 – Nov 7th | Umbria

BREAKFAST – Westin Excelsior Roma
9:30 AM Pick up at the Westin Excelsior Roma
MORNING – Drive to Orvieto | Orvieto Walking Tour
LUNCH – Labirinto di Adriano

AFTERNOON – Wine Tasting Tour at Winery Cantina Palazzone |
Enjoy the beauty of the medieval palace, the charm of the place and
excellent wines for a completely unique experience.

Drive to Castello di Solfagnano, Perugia

DINNER – Dinner at the Castle
OVERNIGHT – Castello di Solfagnano

Day 3 – Nov 8th | Umbria

LOCATION: Perugia
BREAKFAST – Castello di Solfagnano, Perugia
MORNING – Castello di Solfagnano Castle Walking Tour
Drive to Deruta – 45-minute private bus ride

L’Antica Deruta Ceramics Tour & Deruta Walking Tour | Since 1950,
L’Antica Deruta has crafted bold, hand-painted majolica pottery
using centuries-old techniques. Today, it’s led by fourth-generation
artisans Giorgio and Camilla Morretti.

LUNCH – With Giorgio and his family
AFTERNOON – Explore Deruta
DINNER – Perugia – Ristorante del Sole
OVERNIGHT – Castello di Solfagnano

Day 4 – Nov 9th | Umbria

LOCATION: Perugia
BREAKFAST – Castello di Solfagnano
MORNING – Perugia Walking Tour
LUNCH – Perugia – Settimo Sigillo
AFTERNOON

Handwoven Textiles | Created in 1921, the Giuditta Brozzetti
Workshop is led by the founder’s great-grand daughter Marta
Cucchia, who preserves Perugia’s medieval weaving tradition using
18th- and 19th-century looms.

Wine Tasting | At Castello di Monterone, taste the bold flavors of
Umbrian wine—an authentic sensory journey rooted in the region’s
rich agricultural tradition.

DINNER – Castello di Solfagnano
OVERNIGHT – Castello di Solfagnano

Day 5 – Nov 10th | Umbria

LOCATION: Città di Castello
BREAKFAST – Castello di Solfagnano
Drive to Citta di Castello – 40-minutes private bus ride

MORNING – Truffle Hunting & Cooking Class | Truffle hunting is a
centuries-old Umbrian tradition kept alive by Saverio Bianconi, his wife
Gabriella, their sons, and their trained dogs.

LUNCH – Onsite at Bianconi

AFTERNOON – Lacole Casa Italiana Showroom | Surrounded by the hills of
green Umbria and Tuscany, Lacole Casa Italiana was born as pioneer
project in the fine antique materials. Experience what ancient Italian
residences used to look like.

Drive to Florence – 1.5 hours private bus ride
DINNER – Pizza Night – O Vesuvio Pizzeria
OVERNIGHT – Plazza Lucchessi

Day 6 – Nov 11th | Tuscany

LOCATION: Florence
BREAKFAST – Plazza Lucchessi

MORNING – Custom Frame Makers | Opened in 1955, the Maselli
workshop is now run by Gabriele and Tommaso, who craft handmade
frames using Renaissance tools and techniques.

Leather Makers | Founded in 1965, Pelletteria Artigiana Viviani is now run
by Viviana and grandson Leonardo, carrying on the family’s Florentine
leather craft tradition.

LUNCH – Godi Fiorenza

AFTERNOON
Goldsmith & Jewelry Maker | Master goldsmith Paolo Penko, with his wife
and sons, crafts jewelry inspired by Florentine architecture, blending
tradition with family artistry.

Mosaicists | Catia and Leonardo Scarpelli carry on their father Renzo’s
Florentine mosaic craft, creating intricate stone artworks, each taking
months to complete.

DINNER – Osteria il Desco
OVERNIGHT – Plazza Lucchessi

Day 7 – Nov 12th | Tuscany/Rome

LOCATION: Florence
BREAKFAST – Florence Hotel

MORNING – Grevi – Hat Maker | Founded in 1875 in Signa, Grevi is a family-
run hat maker blending Tuscany’s straw hat tradition with modern style. Their hats, now crafted by three siblings, are sold globally and featured in films.

LUNCH – Lastra a Vigna Vinosteria

AFTERNOON – Perfume Makers | Inspired by a Medici-era perfume
manuscript, Dr. Giovanni Massimo revived Florence’s Renaissance
perfumery tradition. Today, his daughter Francesca runs the family business
and its lab in Florence.

High-speed train Back to Rome – approximately 1.5 hours
Arrive in Rome around 6:00 PM.
End of Tour