Art in Umbertide? Sure why not! This art work was easily accesible as you can find it in a field. The installation consists of bales of plastic junk laid out in a field. So instead of the hay bales, something you normally aspect to...
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...
If you like wine festivals you'll like Italy. Take this one for example, vini nel mondo in Spoleto. In exchange for some euro's you are handed a wineglass and a 'winemap' of Spoleto. You then head into town and dive into one of the buildings marked on the map to get...
If you love music as well as Italy a good time to visit 'il bel paese' would be the month of July. Not only can you sip a nice espresso on a lovely Piazza of your choice but you can also enjoy some of the worlds finest musicians. Where? Umbria Jazz naturalmente! The...
Well well Perugia is on the move! Turns out that from the end of this year Perugia will have its own International Filmfestival. There have been filmfestivals for a while in Perugia but it looks like this one is set to establish itself as a 'Premier film festival with...
How many village feasts does Umbria count each year? According to research carried out by the Regione Umbria it is a staggering 634! They also produced the following numbers: 45,3% has a duration of between 5 and 10 days. (23,3% 10 days) 18% lasts for more than 10...
Yesterday we attended a concert of Sonidumbra followed by dinner and a traditional 'Castagnata' (i.e. eat as many roasted chestnuts as you can). The place where the event took place was an agriturismo near Assisi. We had a great time. The musicians were all quite...
This morning we planned to go to the market in the lovely Citta di Castello. I had to be in the area anyway to take some pictures of a splendid house wich we rent out. Normally on Saturdays there is a large fruit and vegetable market in Castello. Today however they...
For quite some time Perugia has had its yearly chocolate festival, Eurochocolate. It is quite an event these days, lots of people and not easy to get into town. Besides people there is a lot of chocolate for sale. More alternative minded italians are of the opinion...
Yesterday evening was the first night of the annual Umbertide festival. The old centre has miraculously been transformed back to 1800. Wherever you look there are stands with foods and people performing handycrafts of yesteryear. We had joined a local couple who had...
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