Visit Foligno and the cathedral San Feliciano
Foligno is an important commercial and industrial city in Umbria. It is in the province of Perugia and is one of the largest cities in Umbria with its 50.000 residents. Why visit Foligno? Foligno is centrally located and hence ideal to explore the region of Umbria....
Winter in Umbria
It is winter in Umbria and very quiet indeed. Many shops in Castiglione del Lago are closed until Carnival, or even until the end of February. My home town is semi deserted now. During the weekly market there are less stalls, many stay at home because of the colder...
Pasta alla Norcina
Pasta alla Norcina is a typical Umbrian pasta dish. The name derives from the small village Norcia. Norcia is in the Sibillini mountains and famous for its sausages, cheeses and cold cuts. People here are quite proud of their local kitchen and rightly so! Umbria also...
Ristorante Pizzeria Il Vecchio Mulino
Il Vecchio Mulino has a name in Tuoro sul Trasimeno, where I live. This pizzeria already exists from the late seventies and it is some years now that the current owners Luciana and Raffaele took over. We regularly eat here but it never occurred to me to dedicate a...
Pictures of Umbria
Pictures, pictures, pictures... we have so many pictures... I decided to collect some of the pictures we made in Umbria this past year and make a small video. To get into the travelling mood, or just to enjoy some images of Umbria....
Italy event in Holland
I was in the Netherlands this month and attended an Italian event “Sapori d’Inverno”. I enjoyed some hours of Italian atmosfere in Holland! Cooking workshops, winetastings and typical Italian food all made up for a easy going Italian atmosfere. Ferrari’s, catwalks,...
Pictures of autumn in Umbria
It was a lovely sunny autumn day today, we picked olives and generally enjoyed the autumn weather which got me thinking that I'd scroll through my old pictures. Here is an impression of autumn in Umbria through some pictures, recent and less recent but all made in...
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