An impression of Perugia this afternoon, foggy and cold. - Post by Saskia van der Bolt -
Perugia in the mist
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La Befana
On January the 6th in many countries Epiphany is celebrated. Also in Italy, but here people often call it "la Befana". La Befana is a friendly witch who delivers sweets and presents for the good children in Italy. On the night before January the 6th, the children hang...
Spoleto Guided Tour
The 'Guide in Umbria' form a group of Umbria tour guides of excellent quality. The summer of 2011 they had (in Dutch) a wonderful tour of Perugia every Wednesday morning for just 5 euro per adult. The tour was a big hit, many of our guests went and loved it. The Guide...
Slow Wine guide in Montefalco Umbria
One of our trusty spies told us that the Slow Wine guide was going to be presented in Montefalco so we grabbed the tasting glasses and hit the road. It is amazing how little information sometimes is available about these events but then you can trust the todoinumbria...
Festa dell’olio nuovo in Tuoro
Last weekend was party time in Tuoro sul Trasimeno, a small village near the house of my colleague. As normal with these village parties there were quite a few places where one could do some 'liver maintenance' or...
Heartfelt….. (?)
As mentioned, we went to a natural wine fair. Always nice to see old friends, especially when they point you to something you have not seen before. You see, these wine fairs can be quite busy and it is all ciao here, salve there and before you know it time has flown...
Natural wine
Just back from two days hard work in Fornovo (close to Parma). Each year we go to wine events, specially the ones which feature small (natural) wine producers. We brought back quite some bottles, many for us and some for our friends. We are not all spoiled for choice...
I primi d’Italia
We had some friends over so what better to do than head to lovely Foligno to visit the Primi d'Italia. A long weekend of tasting a wide offering of primi. Primi can be pasta, soups, bruschetta's etc. Basically anything that can serve as a first course. Prices vary but...
I Primi d’Italia.
If you happen to be in the Umbria area enjoying the downright fantastic weather why not head to Foligno for a rather original dining experience? From tomorrow till Sunday Foligno will be first course HQ of Italia. Great chance to enjoy first courses from all over...
Party on the other hill
Saturday was party day this week. The son of a friend had been baptized and in large parts of Italy that is a reason, not the only one mind you, for a party. They expected around 300 people. So a pig was...
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