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Scopello’s Pane Cunzatu

November 26, 2013

When our children were small, we headed to Palermo and Pino’s family every August - no visit complete without an... View Article

November 25, 2013

The birds kept their eyes on that medieval guard tower of Castiglione del Lago, overlooking Lake Trasimeno. Eviction was imminent... View Article

November 18, 2013

The milling of the just-picked olives calls for a celebration. Pino called up Peppa as soon as the mill confirmed... View Article

November 14, 2013

We were on our way to Peppa’s for castagne e vino novello (roasted chestnuts with the new wine) when Pino’s... View Article

November 11, 2013

It was a race against time this year. We’d hoped to get our olives picked before the predicted rainstorms arrived.... View Article

November 6, 2013

Verona’s Monet show drew us to this Veneto region splendor for an early November three-day weekend. …and Monet just headed... View Article

October 10, 2013

These days, yellow and white banners – the colors of the Vatican flag – flutter off balconies and over pointed-arched... View Article

October 8, 2013

On the last day of Citta’ della Pieve’s October saffron festival, guided visits through the town focus on “the saffron... View Article

October 7, 2013

We let the celery lead on a late October Sunday in Trevi. After all, we were there for the celebration... View Article

October 6, 2013

On October 3rd – date of the death of St. Francis of Assisi in 1226 – hundreds of African and... View Article

Agenzia Viaggi Stoppini in Assisi handles all technical support for my guided visits (bus transportation, organization of meals, etc)