There is no better time than this to organize a short getaway to Umbria. In the navel of Italy, nestled between Lazio, Abruzzo, Tuscany, and Marche, the past year has brought considerable surprises in haute cuisine, as the Michelin Guide 2024 highlighted by rewarding a series of young talents who are successfully rewriting local gastronomy in a contemporary key. Precious raw materials abound, starting from black truffles, garden products, and traditional norcina, and although the typical cuisine is still - rightfully - rooted, there is no shortage of a series of realities for the consumption of gourmet experimentation. That said, for Easter lunch, the advice is to head towards establishments that ensure peace, postcard-worthy panoramas, friendly and informal situations where you can spend a few days relaxing amidst walks in the greenery, ancient villages, genuine and substantial dishes. Here are the best agriturismos for an Easter lunch in Umbria.
Where to eat in Umbria at Easter: the 5 best agriturismos selected by Gambero Rosso
Camiano Piccolo
In an ancient agricultural village, with panoramic views of the Spoleto valley, a spacious and comfortable structure that offers hospitality in apartments and rooms located within a sixteenth-century estate. Surrounded by greenery, you can enjoy typical local cuisine, mostly made with self-produced raw materials. For the holiday lunch, you can choose from a variety of options: cold cuts and cheeses, scrambled eggs with black truffle, tagliatelle with white Chianina beef ragù, stringozzi with truffle, roasts, and seasonal vegetables as sides. Local wines.
Camiano Piccolo - via Camiano Piccolo, 5 - Montefalco (PG) - 0742 379492 - camianoagriturismo.com
Il Casale degli Amici
Nomen omen. You really feel like among friends in this farmhouse renovated into an agriturismo immersed in the countryside, overlooking the Norcia valley and surrounded by the tranquility of a natural landscape in the heart of the region. The internal restaurant is cozy and very typical, and the cuisine relies on local raw materials, from breakfast onwards. Some examples? Black truffle omelet, truffled norcina lasagna, kid, wild boar, sausages, seasonal vegetables, homemade desserts. Affordable prices and competent and friendly staff.
Il Casale degli Amici - Norcia (PG) - voc. Cappuccini, 157 - 0743 816811 - ilcasaledegliamici.it
Evo Bistrot by Gennaro Esposito of Centumbrie
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Agricultural land, a futuristic oil mill, cellar, mill, bakery, and pastry laboratory, accommodation spaces (from luxury villas on the lake shores to designer apartments in the village), the newborn Itaca park (a 7,000 square meter green oasis), the tavern and cellar Libera Lepre, and the newborn Evo Bistrot, a contemporary space conceived with the consultation of the Campania chef: here is Centumbrie, a multifunctional structure for a 360-degree nature experience. For Easter lunch, the bistro offers not only eclectic à la carte dishes but also territory and tradition-based dishes, all accompanied by a selection that includes CM Centumbrie natural wines, references from small producers, classics, and more or less known names, from the territory and beyond, as well as cocktails from the cocktail bar.
Evo Bistrot by Gennaro Esposito di Centumbrie - Magione (PG) - fraz. Agello - 0758 244790 - centumbrie.com
Le Mandrie di San Paolo
A biodynamic agriturismo where circular economy is fully embraced. Therefore, cultivated vegetables are fertilized with the manure of the animals raised in full respect of natural cycles, with production of oil, spreads, cold cuts, and cheeses that are also sold in the shop. In the internal agriristorante, there are only traditional dishes made with "homegrown" raw materials, genuine and flavorful.
Le Mandrie di San Paolo - Assisi (PG) - via Fonte l’Abate - 075 8064070 - agriturismomandriesanpaolo.it
Tenuta San Savino delle Rocchette
Selection of artisanal cold cuts, Umbrian cheese cake from the estate, homemade cannelloni stuffed with Umbrian beef, roasted lamb with Colfiorito roasted rosemary potatoes, "grandmother Mafalda's memory of pastiera": these are just some of the dishes in the rich Easter proposal of this newly built bio agriturismo, realized in respect of the surrounding environment and the pre-existing structure. It accommodates in four pleasant mini apartments and is equipped with a wellness center. The views and the context are worth the trip.
Tenuta San Savino delle Rocchette - Calvi dell'Umbria (TR) - voc. San Savino, 15 - 366 1871056 - tenutasansavinodellerocchette.it
cover photo by Camiano Piccolo
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