INSTITUTION - PRESS

ITALIAN RESPONSIBLE TOURISM AWARD

The quality of the touristic services offered by Discovering Umbria received an important recognition: the weekend package “Didattica del Vino” was included in the “Premio Turismo Responsabile Italiano ”, promoted by L’Agenzia di Viaggi, the leading professional publication for tourism in Italy for the last 40 years and under the patronage of ENIT, UFTAA and FIAVET, a prize based on quality criteria established by UNWTO (The United nations World Tourism Organisation) and which have become the guidelines of the company’s mission statement.

“IL TURISMO CULTURALE” MAGAZINE

The name Discovering Umbria becomes synonymous with top quality tourism: we have been written in the prestigious publication “Il Turismo Culturale”, a high level magazine specializing in Gastronomical Tourism.

PALAZZO DEL GUSTO-CITTA’ SLOW - CONFERENCE

Discovering Umbria has been invited to take part in the conference “Cammina cammina, il piacere, la cultura e l’economia” which aims to examine the multitude of  themes connected to excursionism, an event promoted by the Palazzo del Gusto – Città Slow at its headquarters in Orvieto.

LETTER FROM THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF TOURISM FOR THE SUPPORT TO THE CAMPAIGN “4-LEGGED TOURISTS”

The campaign is devoted to improve the competitiveness of tourism in our Country, bearing in mind that one family out of three owns a pet and needs information on how to organise their holidays.Another fundamental goal is to fight the shameful abandonment of animals that is still a widespread phenomenon throughout Italy, involving more than 750,000 animals every year. Abandoning animals is a crime in Italy, punishable with up to 1 year imprisonment.

BELLITALIA, TOKYO - CONFERENCE

Discovering Umbria organized a talk on Umbria and a tasting of extra virgin olive oil at Bellitalia, one of the most prestigious schools of Italian in Tokyo.

IL MESSAGGERO

Article published on the newspaper “Il Messaggero” about our conference at “Bellitalia” – Tokyo.

Clients

I encourage everyone to visit Umbria. We had wonderful time and we really appreciate the hospitality.
Robin Mountain, Direttore Ntaba Tours (USA)

We were very very happy during our stay in Umbria!
Thank you very much!! In Umbria the air is clean, everything is green, and the people are very nice. We were very relaxed.This travel with you is the best travel I’ve ever done in Italy. I had the opportunity to meet many generous and honest people.I will come back to Umbria one day!!
Makiko Takei (Japan)

Thank you very much for your kindness and arrangement during our stay in Orvieto. Without your guide and support, we could not fully go around sightseeing spots with the limited time in Civita di Bagnoregio and Orvieto. Everything was very good memory for us and especially my parents enjoyed a lot.
Thank you very much again and hope to see you again.
Rika Yamada e famiglia (Japan)

Thank you for the spectacular weekend !!
Martha Herzok (Austria)

We had a great time in Italy and one of the highlights was our time with you!
Tracy Miller (USA)

Thank you very much for your professional way to take care of the of us!
Markus Swensson (Sweden)

First of all, I want to thank you for the fabulous professional, personal and exclusive series of tours you put together for us. I could not have asked for anything better and we were all so pleased and impressed with everything. Your programme coupled with my teaching for a full and wonderful week of learning, eating and drinking for all.

Judy Gifford, Personal Chef, Head of the Programme of Italian Cooking, ‘La Dolce Vita' (Canada)

'Discovering Umbria' succeeds in providing a real experience of Umbrian life, according to your wishes. I have been visiting Umbria for 20 years and time after time this wonderful region still surprises me. My tip: don't let Umbria wait too long for you!
Anna Peeters, Director PerVoi - Travels in Italy (the Netherlands)

We were very happy and satisfied with your arrangement and attendance. Umbria is very beautiful !
Orvieto is very nice and lovely as well.
We were very relaxed and enjoyed visiting Assisi, Spoleto and Todi very much.
We loved Umbria and we miss it. Food was super ! Thank you very very much again for everything you made for us.
Masanori, Makiko Hasebe and Hiroshi and Sachiko Tomizuka (Japan)

Discovering Umbria was my guide (personal guide) all the time of my stay in Umbria. They have been more that excellent and I would wish to have anyone better.
Regina Reznik (Australia)

Thanks expecially to the staff I have had a really wonderful time in Orvieto. They have been so helpful and friendly making me feel more like a friend than a client. It has been one of the most beautiful places that I have visited in over 30 years of travelling. I hope to return soon!
Kelly O’Meara (Australia)

The experience with Discovering Umbria and the wine tasting was great and now we are tasting the wines with our best friends!
I would like to thank you again all the people of the staff for the organization, generosity and the pleasure to share this experience.
Susanna Rosti Rossini (UK)

Very impressed with all the assistance given by the staff – full of fun, interest in their clients, very hepful.
Peter and Leonie Howe (Australia)

I really loved Umbria and will come back definitely. I will advise everyone to use Discovering Umbria assistance. I wish you well with your great business.
Mikaëla Lodder

Umbria very wonderful!Great time
Bethe Cohen

Thank you again for making our week in Umbria so special.
Sharon Lodder

Our local guides were wonderful.
Linda Elmann

Discovering Umbria is a very professional and friendly service. I would recommend your company very highly.
Susan Knott

A very enlightening, playful and 'up close and personal' view on the fine art of Italian cuisine. I learned, by doing, some things you will never read in books on cooking. I even learned that some of the things I thought were Italian ways of doing things  in the kitchen (for example cold water over the pasta, black pepper in the tomato sauce) were not Italian at all. I came home wiser and with a smile on my face.
Johan van de Beek, Maastricht (The Netherlands)

I felt so welcome. The food was great and the language course fun and well done!
Elizabeth Beckmann, Vancouver (Canada)

I forgot the noise of the big city, walking in the country, feeling the fresh air. After a walk, please stop in a trattoria far from the city. All the dishes are home made! I am sure that you will come back again.
Tsuneko Tatsukawa, Tokyo (Japan)

We still think back to our wonderful cooking afternoon in Orvieto. Also the underground visit was great!
Raymond and Marga, Lanaken (Belgium)

Wonderful first trip to Italy. I will be back again with family and friends.
Wendy Cowan, Vancouver (Canada)

W ine tasting in Umbria was a big surprise: quality was the biggest surprise, followed quickly by the impact of place and beauty and by such wonderful people. Highly recommended, and you need a guide to the best.
Bill Ranken, Melbourne (Australia)

A great experience! I am sure that, back home again, I am going to make the menu again.
Marie-Jose van der Wielen, Grathem (The Netherlands)