This Sunday was a rainy day in Umbria. Friends of mine from Monaco came over for a short visit in Castiglione del Lago. What should you do on a rainy day? Eat and drink! I always go with friends to restaurant La Cantina. This is a good restaurant close to my...
Ristorante Pizzeria Archibugio in Lugnano, a small hamlet not far from Città di Castello, has always been a farm run by Dante and Luciana. They began a restaurant quite some years ago now, and I had the pleasure to eat here with my family. The agriturismo The...
This year will be the 57th edition of the Spoleto Festival dei Due Mondi. Giancarlo Menotti founded this international festival. He was born on July 7, 1911 in Cadegliano Italy. When his father died, he moved with his mother to the USA. Although he referred to himself...
It has been years since I visited Orvieto. I even can't remember when! Ten years ago? I told to myself, one day I'll go and visit Orvieto. I want to return. Not only to admire the amazing Cathedral but also to have a good lunch and see what else this beautiful place...
Yes, why write 'restaurant' near Umbertide and not simply restaurant? Well ... this place is not really a restaurant. You can eat here and very well. Any time of the day! Yes, they are open for lunch and dinner any day except Mondays. You eat what they have, no menu....
Snails are far from my favorite. Years passed by since I last ate them (in the typical French way where you pick them out of their shell). A week ago a friend of mine invited me to dinner. I had proudly said that I eat anything some time ago, so he did not bother...
A lovely restaurant / pizzeria (with wood fired pizza oven) in the centre of Perugia, just off Corso Vannucci. The restaurant pledges the use of as much as possible local (0 km) and organic ingredients. The pizza's are great (only in the evening). The menu is divided...
From Rebecca who writes the highly entertaining Brigolante blog I got the name of this place. For years they have been a gastronomia (delicatessen) but now they also run a little restaurant open on Thursday, Friday, Saturday. I love the sentence they have on their...
Bevagna, for those in the unknown, is a pretty little village on the flood plain of the Topino river. Originally an Etruscan settlement it later became a Roman outpost called Mevania. I won't give a guided tour here, just go you'll love it and if old Italian marvels...
In the middle of Italy and especially the south of Tuscany and in Umbria you'll find a type of cow called Chianina. In the older days these impressive and good looking beasts served as draught animals pulling carts and plows over the hilly landscape. When the animals...
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