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Ciao a tutti, thank you for all your great feedback about  the website and we are happy that you like it. Make sure you stay tuned regularly  for new updates.

We have added a new page on CUISINE and also a section titled  FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS under the CONTACT US icon.

We are  excited to announce that the July “The two festivals tour” is fully booked and that we are now  taking  bookings for 2013. What an experience this tour will be!!  We are so excited about the  many surprises we have in store to share with our guests ..just be prepared to have fun and to be spoilt. Also bring a few cocktail dresses and your dancing shoes!!

The August -September tour “La mia Umbria con Antonella” still has some places left so don’t let it slip by. This tour is a culinary journey of Umbria. You will  indulge in all the produce this region has to offer in the  heavenly surroundings of  this  “magical” and “spiritual” land.  We will be tasting, eating and preparing Umbrian dishes with the  locals. This  is a focal point as well as discovering the art of cheese, prosciutto and bread making  with the local small producer who still follows the family tradition and recipe of making it as they did generations before. Picture yourself immersed in the green woods of this land totally in touch with nature. Witness the truffle  dogs  unearth these “golden nugggets called TARTUFO” .  We wil do this in Norcia beacuse Norcia   has the most prised tartufo nero of Italy . The smell of the tartufo is very intense but the  taste is so refined. When we return from the truffle hunt  we go to the  kitchen of  the Casa Bianconi and with the guidance of top chef Flavio we will  learn how to best combine this delicate produce as well as  make  tasty and unique dishes we then enjoy under the stars.   The tour is a pure indulgence of food , wine, great company and of  exclusive accommodation. We  will stay at one of Italy’s top RELAIS & CHATEAUX  right in Umbria….Ah what luxury …..don’t let it slip by, treat yoursef.. We want to restrict the number of participants  to only 8 so don’t miss out.
Let us assure you that it will be an  unforgettable holiday …so let your affair begin, andiamo. A presto, Antonella

PS. My beautiful village was covered with snow…just as it was in the winters I spent there as a child. Che bello!!

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For those who are thinking of taking a trip to Umbria with Antonella but have reservations….don’t.

My name is May and I am a first year student with Forum Italiano. In August 2011, I travelled to… Read more
"Umbria with Antonella"
What more can I say except that Antonella organises wonderful Italian Affair Tours. I did not know Antonella prior to the tour but it was recommended to me by a friend and I had such a wonderful time … Read more
An experience I will never forget
I feel I got to know Umbria much better going with you than I would have on any other tour your love of here radiated to us all and for this I thank you most sincerely.

I look forward to doing the… Read more
I got to know Umbria
The people we met. Roberta, Laura, Gianni, Marisa, Marcello, Cecilia, Giampaolo, Bruno, your wonderful neighbours from Casigliano, Dinner at your neighbours’ house – Antonella, you organised the … Read more
The people we met. Roberta, Laura...
In July 2012 I am planning my third Umbria tour with Antonella of An Italian Affair.
What is drawing me there? Is it its beauty, its mysterious medieval architecture, the wonderful food, the ram… Read more
My third Umbria tour
The feeling of being an “adopted Italian “ and really living the Italian life as opposed to being a tourist In all regards the 11 day exceeded our expectations. Every aspect of the tour was exce… Read more
The feeling of being an “adopted Italian “
Dearest Antonella, I have just uploaded our photos from our trip and they remind us what a wonderful experience we have just enjoyed. It was as you promised a ‘unique travel experience’, ever… Read more
Dearest Antonella
We have just arrived back in Melbourne – full of marvelous memories or our trip in Umbria with you.   We are not the type to go on tours usually, fearing the stereotype of turning into tourist sheep… Read more
Lee and Ron
Dal mio cuore grazie mille per la bell’esperienza che mi hai dato dell’Umbria. Quest’anno ancora di piu` che due anni fa la gente che ci hai presentato erano molto speciali e mi sembravano come … Read more
Dal mio cuore grazie
Tanti ringraziamenti per il viaggio, per me era un’esperienza piena di memorie che non dimentichero`. Anche apprezzo che sempre mi inconraggi, un segno dell’insegnante migliore. Grazie mille, a pr… Read more
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