Fruit trees.
Earlier this year a friend gave us some, what I thought of as 'canes' with a few tiny springily roots on them. Figs, hazelnuts the lot he said. Now I know that you can make big trees out of almost nothing but certainly in the Umbrian climate one would like to have...
Looking for directions in Perugia….
I was looking for a street called Via 5 giorni di Napoli. Arrived at the exact place where the street should be I only saw Via 4 giorni di Napoli. Turned out they made a mistake... the wrong street name plate has been there many years already.
Luxury holiday rental on the Tuscany Umbria border
We are rather modest when it comes to self promotion on this blog but now and then we feel we should point out the large diversity of houses we have on offer. Whether you are looking for a nice agriturismo, a place to stay for twenty persons or a small apartment in...
Fresh new restaurant in Perugia serving local specialities.
Don't ask how but last week we ended up in a very nice osteria in the via dei Priori in Perugia. The name of the place is, drumroll........ Osteria dei Priori. They try to only serve local Umbrian produce. It is a bit trendy tables and chairs are made from very light...
Dinner and lunch at a very special place in Umbria.
Last sunday my colleague, me and some friends and family went to have lunch at a cheesefarm for which we have been renting out apartments for years. Great place, great people and great food! We started with antipasti most of it their own products: salad, capocollo,...
Things to do in Umbria.
Are you in Umbria at the moment or visiting in the future and looking for something to do? Head over to http://www.todoinumbria.com for inspiration. A fine selection of events has been categorized by date and location. Also a neat overview of markets and sagras. Site...
A big Umbria event with a weird prize……
One of the great things you can do these days is subscribe to custom RSS feeds. Of course I have some which let me know whenever there is something to do regarding Umbria. Yesterday I stumbled upon the stanthonysfestival. It is a yearly event near Philadelphia and...
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