Halloween in Italy

Halloween in Italy

Chiusi is one of these typical hilltop towns in the South Tuscany, on the Umbria/Tuscany border. It used to be an Etruscan city. Chiusi overlooks the valley of Valdichiana. Chiana used to be a side river of the Tiber. Lake Chiusi and Lake Montepulciano are two...
Risotto ai Funghi Porcini recipe

Risotto ai Funghi Porcini recipe

Funghi porcini, or Boletus Edulis, is a wild mushroom which is not too difficult to find in the forests in Italy. Many go out to find these precious mushrooms, often just after the summer season in September and October. Once I accompanied a friend into the forest in...
Restaurant in Spoleto

Restaurant in Spoleto

Autumn is one of the most rewarding seasons to visit Spoleto. The vineyards are busy with the grape harvest, olive growers are preparing for the new olive oil season, and the surrounding hills provide an abundance of truffles and chestnuts. For food lovers, it is one...
Sagrantino di Montefalco

Sagrantino di Montefalco

Last week I was invited to come to Montefalco where the owners of La Vigna, an agriturismo near Saragano in Umbria, were to expose their wines at Enologica. This is a wine tasting event to celebrate the grape harvest and the production of yet again new top wines in...
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