Full Itinerary: Italian Spring Experience, Mar 23–30, 2027

Tue23

Arrival in Blera

Wed24

Tomb Raider & Tarquinia

Thu25

Wild Asparagus & Thermal Baths

Fri26

Good Friday at San Giovenale

Sat27

Caprarola, the Lake & Cheese

Sun28

Easter

Mon29

Easter Monday Pilgrimage

Tue30

Departure

Morning

Airport pickup and transfer to Blera.

A scavenger hunt that starts in the medieval village and follows clues down into the rock-cut tombs, host-guided.

Foraging wild asparagus in the Tuscia woods, a living local Easter tradition, then cooking what we picked for lunch.

A hike with the donkeys out to the Etruscan site of San Giovenale.

Palazzo Farnese at Caprarola and its Renaissance gardens.

A slow Easter morning.

At 7:30, walk with the town from the church of Santa Maria toward the grotto of San Vivenzio, as far as you like.

One last breakfast together.

Afternoon

Free time to settle in.

Tarquinia's painted Etruscan tombs.

The thermal pools of the Terme della Tuscia.

Panonto in the open air: bread roasted over embers, drizzled with new-pressed oil.

Lunch by Lago di Vico, then a cheese tasting and hands-on cheesemaking.

An Easter party at Terrarte, a sculpture park in an olive grove: the long Easter lunch, outdoors.

A free afternoon: Easter Monday in the village.

Farewells and transfer to the airport.

Evening

Welcome aperitivo, dinner at a local trattoria.

Dinner in Tarquinia.

Home-cooked local dinner.

A quiet Good Friday dinner in Blera.

Dinner in Blera.

A private screening of La Chimera, the film about Tuscia's tomb raiders, in a cantina garden, then dinner in the cantina.

Farewell dinner together.

Tue · Mar 23

Arrival in Blera

MorningAirport pickup and transfer to Blera.
AfternoonFree time to settle in.
EveningWelcome aperitivo, dinner at a local trattoria.

Wed · Mar 24

Tomb Raider & Tarquinia

MorningA scavenger hunt that starts in the medieval village and follows clues down into the rock-cut tombs, host-guided.
AfternoonTarquinia's painted Etruscan tombs.
EveningDinner in Tarquinia.

Thu · Mar 25

Wild Asparagus & Thermal Baths

MorningForaging wild asparagus in the Tuscia woods, a living local Easter tradition, then cooking what we picked for lunch.
AfternoonThe thermal pools of the Terme della Tuscia.
EveningHome-cooked local dinner.

Fri · Mar 26

Good Friday at San Giovenale

MorningA hike with the donkeys out to the Etruscan site of San Giovenale.
AfternoonPanonto in the open air: bread roasted over embers, drizzled with new-pressed oil.
EveningA quiet Good Friday dinner in Blera.

Sat · Mar 27

Caprarola, the Lake & Cheese

MorningPalazzo Farnese at Caprarola and its Renaissance gardens.
AfternoonLunch by Lago di Vico, then a cheese tasting and hands-on cheesemaking.
EveningDinner in Blera.

Sun · Mar 28

Easter

MorningA slow Easter morning.
AfternoonAn Easter party at Terrarte, a sculpture park in an olive grove: the long Easter lunch, outdoors.
EveningA private screening of La Chimera, the film about Tuscia's tomb raiders, in a cantina garden, then dinner in the cantina.

Mon · Mar 29

Easter Monday Pilgrimage

MorningAt 7:30, walk with the town from the church of Santa Maria toward the grotto of San Vivenzio, as far as you like.
AfternoonA free afternoon: Easter Monday in the village.
EveningFarewell dinner together.

Tue · Mar 30

Departure

MorningOne last breakfast together.
AfternoonFarewells and transfer to the airport.

Wild asparagus season in the Tuscia woods

Easter Monday, the town walks together

San Giovenale, donkeys and panonto

Palazzo Farnese, Caprarola

The thermal pools of the Tuscia

Down into the tombs

Terrarte, sculptures in an olive grove

Easter night in a cantina

What's included

You show up. We handle everything.

Accommodation

Seven nights in a traditional stone house in Blera's historic center, no chain hotels, a real place run by real people.

All meals

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day of the trip, cooked by local families, at farms, in a cantina, or by the lake.

Every activity above

Wild asparagus foraging, Etruscan tombs and Tarquinia, San Giovenale with the donkeys, Caprarola, Lago di Vico, cheesemaking, the thermal baths, the Easter party and the La Chimera screening. All of it.

Local transport

Airport pickup, all transfers between sites and villages, and drop-off at departure.

Guests max

Nights

Set departure

2,800

Years of history

Questions

Before you book.

Is there a discount for booking early?

No. The Italian Spring Experience is one flat price, €2,250 per person, whenever you book. See the full pricing chart.

What's the cancellation policy?

Cancel 30+ days before departure for a full refund, 15–29 days for 50%, and it's non-refundable within 14 days, since accommodation and local partners are booked and paid on your behalf in advance. Unavoidable circumstances at or near Blera, or a cancellation by us, get a full refund regardless of timing. See the full policy.

Can I also build my own custom trip instead?

Yes. Alongside this fixed departure, Rasna offers fully custom small-group Italy experiences. Pick your own activities and dates and Rasna arranges everything around you. See Make Your Own.

Italian Spring Experience: The Full Itinerary