Experience Italy in a way you never dreamed possible!
"Umbrian Vineyards at Dawn" by Tom Robichaud
Links
GENERAL TRAVEL INFORMATION
www.italiannotebook.com
I enjoy writing for Italian Notebook now and then (and if you haven't signed up, suggest you do so: an article a day on Italy. Short. Free).
www.umbriandtuscany.com
A site centered on the regions of Umbria and Tuscany
www.bellaumbria.net
Descriptions, photos of monuments; contact points for regional and
municipal tourist offices; weather
www.umbria.org
Ample hotel guide
www.umbria2000.it
Region of Umbria's official site
www.elegantetruria.com
A site centered on the region of Latium
ART
www.artabus.com/robichaud
An American artist - my brother Tom - brings Umbria to life on his canvases
www.italiamia.com/art.html
All Umbrian museums and their websites with links to bios of her
most famous artists
www.angelucci.com
Beautiful photos of Assisi by a talented young local
www.cruciani.com
Have a look at one of Assisi's many artisans
HISTORY
www.britannica.com
Type in "Umbria" and you'll find a wealth of information
www.newadvent.org/cathen/
Bios of Umbrian saints from The Catholic Encyclopedia
www.orienteoccidente.com
Video documentaries on Assisi, Giotto, St. Francis, St. Clare...
BUON APPETITO!
www.umbriadoc.com
Foods and wines of Umbria
www.gamberorosso.it
A foods and wine resource
www.slowfood.com
Italian organization dedicated to preserving local gastronomic traditions
FESTIVALS AND EVENTS
www.umbriajazz.com
World-famous
jazz festivals: July in Perugia, late December in Orvieto
www.spoletofestival.it
Menotti's showcase of drama, dance, concerts and visual arts in Spoleto - end of June/early July
www.umbriaeventi.com
Special events in Umbria throughout the year
ARCHITECTURAL RESTORATION
www.assisialagnaedilizia.com
If you buy your dream home in Umbria, I know the perfect person to restore it: my husband Pino!