Rural Umbria, Rural Treasures: Truly Knowing Italy
Now Andrea and her papa’ Edoardo – from Sao Paolo Brazil – feel they’ve truly come to know Italy. As... View article
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“Inside Umbria” Celebration, May 2017: Good Things Come in Threes
“Good things come in threes,” they say. For me, our third year of the early May ten-day “Annesitaly INSIDE Umbria”... View article
Our Apartment Guests: Feeling “Right at Home”
Linda and Ken left us this note after their June 2017 stay in our Casa Nuova country apartment: “Thanks to a... View article
Assisi’s Calendimaggio: Zenith of a May Celebration
A highpoint of springtime in Umbria – indeed, of all of central Italy – is Assisi’s stunning early May medieval... View article
Just Let Me Go Wild in Gubbio!
What a catharsis, those Ceri moments in Gubbio in May and on June 2nd. Living those euphoric moments with the... View article
Perugia Pleasures: From Hot Chocolate to Renaissance Splendors
Perugia, “city of the infinite view,” (Henry James) might be dubbed the most elegant city in Umbria. But this Umbrian... View article
In Gubbio, Ceri Passione of the Little Ones
Key focus of the early May 10-day “Annesitaly Inside Umbria Celebration” is LIVING Umbria from “the inside,” knowing the people,... View article
“Inside” Umbria Rural Life!!!
The key objective of my early May “Annesitaly Inside Umbria Celebration” experience is to truly take tour guests INSIDE Umbria,... View article
In Bevagna Where Food is Art…and Not Only
Attenzione! Bevagna, sleepy medieval town in the Umbrian valley, hoards many a hidden secret. You just have to know where... View article
How to Celebrate Umbria? Cook It Up!
In this third annual 10-day early May “Annesitaly Inside Umbria Celebration,” of course there had to be cooking and feasting.... View article
Agenzia Viaggi Stoppini in Assisi handles all technical support for my guided visits (bus transportation, organization of meals, etc)