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...
Every year the lovely city of Foligno in Umbria, houses the festival 'I Primi d'Italia'. All about pasta, risotto, soup and other first courses. As you probably know, in Italy a decent meal consist of: Antipasto Primo Secondo Dolce The Primi d'Italia makes it possible...
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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