Montefalco, the balcony of Umbria
Dutch friends of mine came to Umbria and stayed near Spoleto, a lovely town to spend some days in Umbria. It had been a while that we saw each other and we decided to catch up and meet in Montefalco. Montefalco is known as the "balcony of Umbria". It is a very...
The magic of Christmas in Assisi
Today December 8th, Italy celebrates the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This day is an Italian public holiday. The squares and streets transform into magical Christmas markets. A lovely start of the Christmas period. For instance at...
Spello and its new olive oil
Last weekend Spello celebrated its new olive oil with the Frantoi Aperti. Every year in November this event promotes Umbria's DOP extra virgin olive oil. The event dedicated to the new olive oil is called Oro di Spello: Spello's gold. Its 17th edition transformed this...
Pasticceria Sandri since 1860 in Perugia
Along the Corso Vannucci is the best pastry shop in Perugia. Sandri, founded by the Swiss family Schucani in 1860 is a very historic pasticceria. They have been making the best pastries ever since! You will be amazed by its vitrine and its its interior. The coffee and...
October in Perugia
October ... again a summer season gone by just like that. We've had some lovely autumn days in October. Chestnuts are on sale again, grapes have been harvested and here and there one starts picking olives. This year though, it will not be a good year for the olive...
Foligno pasta event I primi d’Italia
From September 25 to 28, 2014 there was the Foligno pasta event I Primi d'Italia. An event dedicated to "pasta" and first courses in general. You could taste over 100 new recipes and see chefs working their food art. Interesting! It has been a while since I visited...
Panicale – Fili in Trama
Last weekend we had visitors over and decided to go to Panicale, a lovely village near Lake Trasimeno and even better to visit for an occasion like the "Fili in Trama": International Fair of embroidery and lace. I am not particularly into embroidery and lace but must...
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