On May 15th, friends and I relished our serene drive from Assisi through lush green Umbria springtime splendor to Gubbio. But on arrival in medieval hilltop gem, Gubbio, I knew we’d leave behind serenity for beating drums, blaring bugles, lively band music and an explosion of full-blown passione – as every year on May 15th for la…
About the time we were seeing the first photos of proud papa’, Prince Harry holding his baby Archie, I was taking photos of many a proud papa’ (and proud mammas, too) at Assisi’s Calendimaggio festival: ‘ Passione for the medieval pageantry of Assisi’s early May glorious festival starts at an early age: ..and the fervor…
Heading to L’Aquila is always a ride of stunning splendor as we head through the mountains in southeastern Umbria into the region of Abruzzo. And on a recent trip, splendor awaited us in L’Aquila at lunchtime: of a gastronomical sort. The sizzling meats on the grill near the entrance were the sign: Massimo Madama and…
One day in early April, I found myself again on top of a Vespa: a trio of appassioned Vespa-drivers from Emilia Romagna – Roberto, Stefano and Stefano – had insisted on boosting me onto one of their Vespas for a photo. They’d just arrived in Assisi for three days of festivities sponsored by the Vespa…