Wild Foods Truffle Hunt — Attraction in Campello sul Clitunno

What a fantastic experience - the absolute highlight of our holiday!

We loved walking in the mountains while the truffle hunting dogs enthusiastically got on with their work - and Alessandro was so informative and passionate about sharing the details of his work with us. Meeting the sheepdogs (that description is insufficient to describe these magnificent animals!) was another real highlight, as was enjoying the delicious scrambled eggs, with the fresh truffles of course, along with a glass or two of prosecco to wash it down, and in such a stunning mountaintop setting!

Back in the village, there were more delicious treats - prosciutto crudo and bruschetti - while watching Francesca effortlessly make pasta, before enjoying a wonderful meal of the freshly made pasta with truffles, guinea fowl, sausage (they even got my boys to enjoy zucchini, which is a miracle in itself!), a beautiful desert and coffee, all washed down with the very drinkable local wine.

What a day - Francesca, Mac and family, Alessandro and Luca, and everyone we met could not have been more friendly, and we really felt that we were welcomed into their community for the day (and I hope we didn't interfere too much with Dante's Birthday celebrations!). Thank you all so much - and my apologies if I have mistaken or mispelled anyone's name (I...

100% recommended!

We actually arranged our trip to Italy around the availability of the truffle hunt here, but later got a bit nervous that this was a bit too expensive. We went anyway and were totally blown away by the family that let us share a bit of their lives.

The day starts with coffee and a chance to get to know each other. Then off in the trucks to the higher woods and fields with the dogs. The dogs (well, maybe half of them) walk with us to to the various oak trees and find truffles under the soil. When they deliver these to the handlers, they are rewarded with a biscuit. This was fascinating to watch. (The other half of the dogs just did dog things).

After we collected enough, we drove to a high plain where we cooked and ate eggs with the truffles and drank a bit too much prosecco. The local sheep (and wolf hounds) joined us for a fun time in the sun.

Back in the little village, we were served unlimited wine, bruchette, and sliced meats. They made pasta from scratch, and then we were served an amazing late lunch with wild boar.

The conversations were real, we made good friends, and would definitely recommend this as a highlight of any trip. (We took too many...

One of the most amazing days we had spent on our month in Umbria. We had a driver from Spello to take us to Pettino and I'm glad we did -- it is quite the incredible ride up into the mountains. We were greeted with an espresso upon arrival at the farm, where we met the family. Loading into 4WD vehicle we followed Luca and his truffle hunting dogs up the mountainside, where they were let loose to hunt for the elusive truffles. The day was picture perfect. The views over the mountain side were breathtaking. Those industrious pups found truffles! We were then taken over the field where the sheet are herded, where Luca made us eggs with the truffles on a gas stove on his tailgate and all paired with Prosecco. Back at the farm we were treated to home cured meats, olive oil and wine, all while Francesca exhibited her pasta making skills. Lunch was in a lovely profession kitchen, consisting of the pasta and truffles (of course), followed by grilled fennel, pork and lamb. All accompanied by their wine! We finished up the meal with a tiramisu. It is a beautiful place and it will forever be in...