Wakeboard park Perugia

Wakeboard park Perugia

Since a few years there is a wakeboard park in Perugia.  During this time of the year that we are busy with our summer season, it also is the time that family and friends spend their holiday with us. By now their children are young teenagers and we thought to try this...
Visiting Norcia in Umbria

Visiting Norcia in Umbria

Norcia is the birthplace of Saint Benedict and is associated with traditional gastronomic food: the black truffle and the “norcinerie” (cold cuts and cheeses). Sadly, Norcia, Castelluccio di Norcia and surrounding villages were damaged by the earthquake of...
Pizzeria Calandrino in Castiglione del Lago

Pizzeria Calandrino in Castiglione del Lago

Marco comes from Rome and since this summer season he works as a waiter in pizzeria – osteria Calandrino in the centre of Castiglione del Lago. My apartment is situated just above this restaurant. When passing by the good smells stimulate your appetite  but in...
Wine tasting at Pucciarella

Wine tasting at Pucciarella

Umbria is the green heart of Italy and these green hills, the climate and the soil are excellent for making good wines. Abroad Umbrian wines are less known, which is a shame because the wines of this region are of high quality. In Umbria the Etruscans made wine two...
Montefalco and Giro d’Italia

Montefalco and Giro d’Italia

Like every year around this time, the Giro d’Italia is going through Italy. On Tuesday May 16, 2017 is the 10th round of the Giro, a hilly trail in Umbria starting in Foligno. The first cyclist will start at 1:00 pm in Foligno next to the Duomo, and the last...
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