Yesterday we had a lovely afternoon, tasting some of Umbria's wines. Some nice, others not so ... but taste is rather personal and difficult to judge! There was a cheese stand as well which had excellent cheeses (Formos from Foligno). A few pictures below: [gallery...
... continued from a few posts ago ... Next day off to Vinnatur in Villa da Porto also known as 'la Favorita'. Great place with some marvellous views over vineyards and industry. Really special. Well they seem to go together these days so nothing worrying going on...
Just back from the Viniveri and Vinnatur. Two events that can be marked as the 'wilder cousins' of Vinitaly. You'll undoubtedly see, in the near future, some short posts on some wines we picked up there. But first up is a recent visit to a small natural winemaker in...
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...
We are approaching the month of Italy's biggest wine event, the famous Vinitaly. As you might have guessed, year-round there are lots of smaller events held throughout Italy. Last Saturday for instance we visited Vinix in Perugia. Because of the...
Clicking through all pictures on my camera I hit upon these. I took them in December walking some lovely hills near my house. Now growing a nice patch of grass is not an easy thing to do in Umbria so I was amazed when I hit the top...
Where in November we were talking about new olive oil and truffles at the moment Umbrians are visiting the Christmas fairs. A small collection from our previous twitter feeds: • Gubbio Chistmas tree (the biggest in the world). • Christmas market in Castel Rigone...
The Regione Umbria has embraced a plan to create three wintersport resorts in Umbria. The places where one can submerge him- or herself in some winterfun are: Monte Cucco, i Monti Sibillini and the Valsorda. The idea is to create different interconnected pistes in all...
While flicking through my pictures, or maybe I should say clicking, I came across these. They were taken in December during a walk on top of Monte Tezio. From the windy top I could see Lago Trasimeno and the old part of Perugia. The biting wind made me have the whole...
By change sometime ago we visited a watermill near Spello. The mill dates from 1860. It is still functioning and what makes it even more interesting is that they make breads and traditional Umbrian treats on the premise. From Spello you drive to San Giovanni, before...
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