Tridente, wine and olive oil from Sicily.

Few years ago at the Vini di Vignaioli we talked to some winemakers from Sicily who produced some very nice wines. To be more precise they make wine but also olive oil, olives, peperoncino, oregano etc. Last time at the Vini Veri we were enthusiasticly pulled over to...
Good Morning.

Good Morning.

Yesterday morning I woke up to these sights. We have had some rain in the past days which helps create magic conditions. You immediately see why they call this the green heart of Umbria. Now let’s hope it stops raining. Enough magic mornings for...

Slowing down traffic the Italian way.

The main highway around Perugia has one very dangerous bend. Almost daily you could find new pieces of debris from more or less spectacular accidents, from scratched cars to huge trucks tipped over and spilling their contents on the road. Nothing they did to the road...

Puzzling…

For all Italy fans out there, check out the to do in umbria site for a very Italy oriented quiz. A nice way to update your knowledge of the Italian language and at the same time have a look of what is going on in Umbria. Want to see Umbria and practice your Italian...

A ‘new’ restaurant near Umbertide

It is not a new restaurant but a place I had never visited.  A 10-minute drive from Umbertide in the direction of Gubbio. Why did I not find out before? Villa Valentina is part of a spa. I had no idea one could eat there. The food is actually quite good and the...

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