Tour Umbria : New Year's lights 2026 (31/12 - 03/01)

Day 1 – 31/12/2025
WELCOME - END OF YEAR CELEBRATIONS
Arrival in Umbria by own means after lunch, check-in at the hotel and accommodation in the rooms booked.

19:30 – Meeting with the driver at the hotel and departure by bus for the end of the year evening at Il Poeta Contadino, a sober and elegant Restaurant and Country House nestled on a gentle hill between Perugia and Assisi. DA live music with DJ set and singer will enliven the rich dinner.

After the midnight toast, lentils, fires and dances, return to the hotel for the night.

Day 2 – 01/01/2026
VISIT OF ASSISI – LIVING CRIB OF SAN GREGORIO
12 noon: 30 – Meeting with the driver and departure towards S. M. of the Angels for lunch at the restaurant.
After lunch, transfer to Assisi, meeting with the Guide and guided tour. Peace and Good! This is the greeting with which Assisi welcomes you, the quintessential Franciscan place not only in Umbria, but in the world. During the visit you will visit the main places of interest, e.g. Cathedral of S. Rufino, Church of S. Maria Maggiore, Piazza del Vescovado, Basilica of S. Chiara and Basilica of S. Francesco which houses the remains of the saint.
17:00 : 00 LIVING CRIB OF ST. GREGORIO OF ASSISI
At sunset, we reach an ancient village where the characteristic alleys are wrapped in a mystical atmosphere. Called together, the community reconstructs the Jewish environment of 2000 years ago and between plays of light and shadow it moves into the castle and along the river, enlivening even the most hidden corners. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight.

Day 3 – 02/01/2026
Morning: VISIT OF PERUGIA Perugia is the Umbrian capital that represents many cities in one, all fascinating and all full of history. Perugia is Etruscan, Roman, Medieval, Renaissance! Perugia is located on an acropolis set in the middle of the magnificent Umbrian landscape. The old town is small and compact: the villages, the narrow streets, the houses tell endless stories. The history of Perugia dates back to the ancient Etruscans, who settled here many centuries before Christ. The Romans established an important colony called Perusia, while in the Middle Ages the city became a free commune, remaining flourishing and powerful until the sixteenth century, when it came under the control of the papacy. The endless stories of Perugia and its inhabitants, its streets, its views and its palaces have left their mark FRA the streets of the center and in the works of art by the artists Pietro Vannucci (Perugino) and Bernardino Betti (Pinturicchio) that you will find in the city museums.

Day 3 – 02/01/2026
Afternoon : GUBBIO - THE LARGEST CHRISTMAS TREE IN THE WORLD
At about 15:15, meeting with the Guide for the guided tour of Gubbio. Gubbio is a city of very ancient history: its roots date back to the Paleolithic period. The city is an incredible open-air museum which, in 1375, was the birthplace of one of the most influential Umbrian artists: Ottaviano Nelli, painter and illuminator. In Gubbio you can breathe history DA every stone and there are many traces of its glorious past: the Roman Theatre, the Basilica of Sant'Ubaldo that dominates the city and houses the remains of the patron saint of Gubbio, Piazza Grande, the Gothic Cathedral, the Doge's Palace, the Church of Santa Maria Nuova. In the Palazzo dei Consoli, seat of the Pinacoteca Civica, we find the "Tavole Eugubine", seven bronze tablets bearing inscriptions in Umbrian characters of the third and second centuries BC.C. and Latin characters of the 2nd and 1st centuries BC.C., very important documents for the history of the Italic peoples.

Gubbio and Christmas are a union that has lasted DA 1981, when on the slopes of Mount Ingino it was decided to install a Christmas Tree in honor of the Patron Saint of the city, Sant’Ubaldo. A mast over 750 meters high, with a base of 450 meters, a total area of about 130,000 m2 (about thirty football DA fields), more than 700 bright spots and on top a 1,000 m2 DA star designed by 250 other illuminations. Such an achievement could not go unnoticed and in 1991 the Gubbio Tree entered the Guinness Book of World Records as The World's Largest Christmas Tree. Walk in the old town and markets: Santa Claus House, Santa Claus passage, ice rink, nativity scenes on display, musical events, market with wooden boxes and gazebos.
6 pm: 00 am - Lighting of the imposing light installation, time for photos and departure for a tasty typical Umbrian dinner. Return to the hotel and overnight