Black celery? Well yes and no, it starts out very dark hence the name but after a while it becomes almost white or at least the heart will. This is achieved by a process called blanching. It is a way of keeping a crop warm and...
Pane e Vino is a restaurant name you find 'dappertutto' in Italy. As long as they don't adhere too much to their name, no problem for me. In the end one expects to eat something more than bread and wine, however the two are a good base for any meal. Last Friday we...
Autumn means autumny colors and that to me is brown and chocolate is brown so…….. yes you guessed it. It is that time of the year again. Perugia will for the 17th time be hosting the annual eurochocolate festival from the 15th till the 24th of October. To be honest to...
Inhabitants of Chiusi organised a wine festival last friday and since I had never been to Chiusi (and neither had my guests) we jumped at this opportunity. Chiusi is a lovely village in Tuscany just over the Umbrian border. Fortunately we had lovely guests since the...
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...
One of the great things you can do these days is subscribe to custom RSS feeds. Of course I have some which let me know whenever there is something to do regarding Umbria. Yesterday I stumbled upon the stanthonysfestival. It is a yearly event near Philadelphia and...
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...
For all Italy fans out there, check out the to do in umbria site for a very Italy oriented quiz. A nice way to update your knowledge of the Italian language and at the same time have a look of what is going on in Umbria. Want to see Umbria and practice your Italian...
This year we, Villa in Umbria, are organising for our guests a visit to the Montelabate abbey. This is a unique possibility to view this recently restored abbey, usually closed for visitors. After the brief visit we will taste some of the locally made products of the...
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