Archery tournament Every year, early in Spring there is an Archery Tournament in Todi: Todi la Città degli Arcieri. Now you wonder what's so special about that? It is very special: all archers are in medieval outfit! It is a serious tournament with archers from all...
Each year at the end of October or the beginning of November, Città di Castello celebrates the white truffle with a market dedicated to this precious delicacy. It is called the Salone Nazionale di Tartufo Bianco Pregiato. One sells not only white truffles from Umbria...
Each August on the 10th is the feast of San Lorenzo "calici di stelle". An evening of celebrations throughout Italy. This feast is not well known outside Italy. In this period of August, and especially around the 12th of August rather than the 10th, is the best time...
I’ve already written a blog post about majolica in Deruta, Umbria. But this time I visited the most famous and historical majolica factory in Deruta: Ditta G. Grazie & C. The current owner of the Grazia factory is Ubaldo. He is the grandson of “nonno” Grazia who...
Every year at the beginning of May is the Corsa all’Anello in Narni. It is a medieval festival dating back to 1371 and walking around here, actually feels like going back to the middle ages. A must see when you're in Umbria in May. The three districts, Fraporta, Santa...
On a cloudy day we visited an ancient monastery dating back to the year 1000 overlooking Lake Trasimeno in Umbria. This restored abby “La Badia” has 16 apartments of which two are made where once the wine cellars were. The convent is in S. Arcangelo,...
International women’s day is celebrated world wide on the 8th of March. In Italy women will be offered mimosa flowers. This tree is a symbol for Women’s day, it is in full bloom around the beginning of March and has an overwhelming profume. International Women’s day...
It is winter in Umbria and very quiet indeed. Many shops in Castiglione del Lago are closed until Carnival, or even until the end of February. My home town is semi deserted now. During the weekly market there are less stalls, many stay at home because of the colder...
Pasta alla Norcina is a typical Umbrian pasta dish. The name derives from the small village Norcia. Norcia is in the Sibillini mountains and famous for its sausages, cheeses and cold cuts. People here are quite proud of their local kitchen and rightly so! Umbria also...
I was in the Netherlands this month and attended an Italian event “Sapori d’Inverno”. I enjoyed some hours of Italian atmosfere in Holland! Cooking workshops, winetastings and typical Italian food all made up for a easy going Italian atmosfere. Ferrari’s, catwalks,...
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