Umbria’s Pasquarelle: Singing in the Epiphany
January can be icy cold in Umbria but a month of warmth, too: the warmth of the locals celebrating January... View article
January can be icy cold in Umbria but a month of warmth, too: the warmth of the locals celebrating January... View article
Why not give gold as a gift this year? “Liquid gold”: Extra-virgin olive oil of Umbria, “Italy’s green heart.” Our... View article
Quiz for the day: what is a “trunk-shaker with a reversed umbrella interceptor”? Here it is: It’s the mechanized tool... View article
When we first harvested olives here in the Umbrian countryside in an icy December, 1976, the picking was all done... View article
For my October 31st ZOOM talk (my twelfth!), olives and olive oil in Italy’s art, history, cuisine, medicine, folklore –... View article
Who knows when I’ll again be able to share the wonders of Italy as a guide? Due to travel restrictions,... View article
In past years in May, I’d be walking the labyrinthine Assisi medieval backstreets nearly daily, taking in the floral splendor... View article
All over Italy on April 25th, flags wave from balconies and windows as Italy celebrates la Festa della Liberazione –... View article
There’s a wise old assisano adage, “quando Subasio mette il cappello, porta l’ombrello” (“when Subasio wears a hat, take your... View article
Italians are cooking more than ever these days: after well over a month into lockdown, cooking and sharing the goodness... View article
Agenzia Viaggi Stoppini in Assisi handles all technical support for my guided visits (bus transportation, organization of meals, etc)