A visit to the MAEC museum in Cortona.
MAEC Museum in Cortona, Tuscany
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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....
Museum of the mummies in Ferentillo
To me the Valnerina is Umbria's greenest heart. The wild and rugged scenery in the Nera River Park, the tiny hilltop villages, the open views, the grazing cows on the fields and the green forests. This area is incomparable with other parts of Umbria. Unfortunately I...
Gaite Market in Bevagna
Last year I went to the Gaite Market, “Mercato delle Gaite" in Bevagna. It is a fantastic medieval feast, a revival of daily life in the Middle Ages. I loved it so much, I had to go again this year. The medieval village of Bevagna is the perfect background for the...
Monte del Lago – Vittoria Aganoor and Guido Pompilj
Saturday the 21st of February and Sunday the 22nd the international day of tourist guides was celebrated in Italy. In many places free guided tours were offered. Also in Umbria. On Saturday there was a guided tour in Monte del Lago at Lake Trasimeno. During this tour...
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...
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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