Day 1 – DEC. 31, 2025: WELCOME - END OF YEAR CELEBRATIONS
Arrival in Umbria after lunch, hotel check-in and accommodation in the reserved rooms.
7:30 PM – Meeting with the driver and departure by bus for the New Year's Eve party at Il Poeta Contadino, elegant restaurant and country house nestled on a gentle hill between Perugia and Assisi. The dinner will be accompanied by live music with a DJ and singer. After the midnight toast, lentils, fireworks, and dancing, return to the hotel.
Day 2 – JAN. 1, 2026
S. M. DEGLI ANGELI - ASSISI - LIVING NATIVITY SCENE OF SAN GREGORIO
12:30 PM – Meet the bus driver at the hotel and departure for S. Maria degli Angeli for lunch at a local restaurant.
After lunch, transfer to Assisi, meeting with the guide and guided visit. Assisi is the Franciscan city par excellence, not only in Umbria, but throughout the world. During the tour we'll visit the most important sites of interest and Franciscan places including the Saint Francis Basilica where the Saint's remains are preserved.
5:00 PM LIVING NATIVITY SCENE IN SAN GREGORIO DI ASSISI
At sunset, we'll reach an ancient village where alleys are enveloped in a mystical atmosphere. The community gathers together to recreate the Jewish environment of 2,000 years ago, and amidst plays of light and shadow, they move through the castle and along the river, bringing even the hidden corners to life. Return to the hotel, dinner, and overnight stay.
Day 3 – JAN. 2, 2026
VISIT TO PERUGIA & GUBBIO - THE BIGGEST CHRISTMAS TREE IN THE WORLD
Breakfast at the hotel and departure by bus to Perugia, meeting with the guide and guided tour of the city. Perugia's history 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 municipality, remaining prosperous and powerful until the 16th century, when it came under the control of the Papacy. Lunch at a local restaurant, drinks included.
2:30 PM - Meeting with the driver and departure for Gubbio, a city with an ancient history whose roots date back to the Paleolithic era, an incredible open-air museum, which in 1375 gave birth to one of the most influential Umbrian artists, Ottaviano Nelli, painter and miniaturist. At 3:15 PM, meeting with the guide for a guided tour of the city.
Gubbio and Christmas have been linked since 1981, when on the slopes of Mount Ingino it was decided to install a Christmas Tree in honor of the city's patron saint, San Ubaldo. The Tree entered the Guinness Book of Records as “The World's Largest Christmas Tree”. Walk in the historic center and markets.
6:00 pm Lighting of the Christmas tree, time for photos, and departure for a tasty typical Umbrian dinner. Return to the hotel and overnight stay.
END OF BUS SERVICES.
Day 4 – JAN. 3, 2026 DEPARTURE
Breakfast at the hotel, and check-out at the established time and departure for home by your own means of transport.