La Palazzetta del Vescovo

Activities

• Admire the view as you swim in the gorgeous infinity pool
  
  
• Explore the region’s historic towns: Todi (a walled hilltown, 18km); Bevagna (a relatively undiscovered medieval town, 40km); Perugia (for Renaissance art, 40km) and Assisi (for Franciscan monks and medieval churches, 50km). The hotel can arrange private tours with multi-lingual guides
  
  
• Try the local wines (Umbria’s full-bodied Sagrantino reds, or Orvieto’s crisp whites). Lunch and wine tastings can be arranged either on a tour of the region’s vineyards or at the Palazetta’s own cantina
  
  
• Visit a local olive oil mill (best in November, after the olive harvest)
  
  
• Tour the Perugina Chocolate Factory - home to the famous Perugina Baci candy
  
  
• Learn to cook, Umbrian-style with Paola the chef (minimum 4 people)
  
  
• Pottery and ceramics lessons can be arranged with the master craftsmen of the Deruta workshops; one 2-hour lesson is offered free to all i-escape guests in one of the smaller ateliers owned by a friend of Stefano and Paula's, and if you want more you can enroll at the Deruta Ceramics School which teaches simple pottery, ceramic decoration, enamelling, lustre and more
  
  
• Italian language courses are also on offer nearby, as is some of Europe's best fly-fishing - ask Paula for details using our enquiry form
  
  
• Reception can arrange horse riding, tennis, off-road car tours, hiking, golfing (in Perugia) or a moutain-biking expedition
  
  
• Retail therapy: visit Montefalco for fine linens, Perugia for cashmere, Norcia for cheeses and charcuterie or Deruta for ceramics
  
  
• With its quiet roads and hilly terrain, the area is great for serious cycling. Stefano (a keen cyclist – both pedal and motor) will point you in the right direction