White Truffle market in Città di Castello

White Truffle market in Città di Castello

Each year at the end of October or the beginning of November, Città di Castello celebrates the white truffle with a market dedicated to this precious delicacy. It is called the Salone Nazionale di Tartufo Bianco Pregiato. One sells not only white truffles from Umbria...
Feast of San Lorenzo

Feast of San Lorenzo

Each August on the 10th is the feast of San Lorenzo “calici di stelle”. An evening of celebrations throughout Italy. This feast is not well known outside Italy. In this period of August, and especially around the 12th of August rather than the 10th, is the...
Fish restaurant Mugnanese

Fish restaurant Mugnanese

Mugnanesi is a very small hamlet set in the municipality of Castiglione del Lago. There are maybe 10 houses and one church. There is no bar, but one restaurant: Osteria di Mugnanese. Osteria di Mugnanese is only open when you’ve made a reservation in the...
Fabro in Umbria

Fabro in Umbria

Fabro in Umbria is a small medieval hilltop village in West Umbria, close to the Tuscan border. It is a small village, but the views from Fabro over the Umbrian countryside make it worth the effort. There are narrow and charming streets with a few bars where locals...
Majolica factory in Deruta Umbria

Majolica factory in Deruta Umbria

I’ve already written a blog post about majolica in Deruta, Umbria. But this time I visited the most famous and historical majolica factory in Deruta: Ditta G. Grazie & C.  The current owner of the Grazia factory is Ubaldo. He is the grandson of “nonno” Grazia who...
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