We are rather modest when it comes to self promotion on this blog but now and then we feel we should point out the large diversity of houses we have on offer. Whether you are looking for a nice agriturismo, a place to stay for twenty persons or a small apartment in...
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...
What you do when something isn't working, is systematically check the whole system. In some cases this means opening little boxes on the wall where you'll find cables, pipes and ... snakes! Yikes. This one gave me the creeps. Totally harmless but not what you'd expect...
Yesterday morning I woke up to these sights. We have had some rain in the past days which helps create magic conditions. You immediately see why they call this the green heart of Umbria. Now let's hope it stops raining. Enough magic mornings for now! [gallery...
It is not a new restaurant but a place I had never visited. A 10-minute drive from Umbertide in the direction of Gubbio. Why did I not find out before? Villa Valentina is part of a spa. I had no idea one could eat there. The food is actually quite good and the...
Spring is in full swing here in Umbria. A feast of incredible colours. Some pictures.......
We have some bad weather coming our way but for the past few days we really had lots of sunshine. The olive tree was the last to receive a 'haircut'. The other pictures is the field one of the houses here looks out over.
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...
In Italian these are called 'Lilla' (in Dutch 'Sering'). The Italian and English make a lot more sense than the Dutch word for these impressive flowers that come accompanied with a wonderful smell.
As mentioned before it is the time of the year to go hunting for the slender wild asparagus stalks. Well, I say hunting it is more searching with a very big S. You see one of the great talents of the wild asparagus is to hide itself from view. You know the shoots have...
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