Yesterday was a sunny day. Together we went to the Spoleto area to visit villas and apartments. Spoleto is a beautiful hilltown in southern Umbria. Above the city is the medieval Rocca and Spoleto's most famous sight is Ponte delle Torri. Very beautiful and impressive...
The Umbrian landscape in autumn is like a palette of yellow, green, orange, gold and red. The last few days were cloudy and rainy too. But when the sun breaks through, it feels like spring! The chestnut season has begun and we drink young red wine. It is definitely...
Finally I have managed to meet the owners of my favorite restaurant in Umbria for an interview. Ristorante Vineria Stella is in Casaglia, just outside Perugia. Why is this my favorite restaurant? The food is absolutely excellent and prices are far from high. The...
Walking in the centre of Spoleto, I saw this nice little shop and made a picture. Only when looking at the picture at home, I saw this: Mature sheep cheese has viagra like effects? Oh really? I am wondering where that information is coming from. Had thought old sheep...
Olmo is is kind of suburb of Perugia. It is along the high way between Perugia and Lake Trasimeno. In Olmo you can find a big Pam supermarket and just above this you will find this lovely restaurant. A real small family run business. The mother and brother are in the...
Having friends over can be a real joy! (whether it is a joy or not depends on the friends ...). With one couple who love food, we went to eat truffles in 'Da Baffone' near Gubbio. Well ... 'near' is not exactly the right word. Da Baffone is about 20 minutes and...
Time flies ... it really does. Especially when friends are visiting and life is good. Hence the terrible silence here ... but I will write something tomorrow (or at least very soon) about a lovely, very Italian, truffle restaurant!
We often get asked by our clients who have rented a holiday apartment or villa through us, whether the rental unit has an American style coffee maker. Some owners have them, others don't. So it might be time to understand how to make coffee in an Italian coffee maker,...
I believe I mentioned this 'heaven on earth for sweet tooths like me' before. However this time I have made some pictures ... the pictures make my mouth water, so maybe I (or at least my body) am lucky not living close to this pasticceria. Apart from the ideal...
Snails are far from my favorite. Years passed by since I last ate them (in the typical French way where you pick them out of their shell). A week ago a friend of mine invited me to dinner. I had proudly said that I eat anything some time ago, so he did not bother...
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