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Anne's Blog / Festivals

Umbria Guided Hilltown Tours: Holy Thursday Highlights

May 1, 2022

The best way to recount the joys of touring Umbria for a week with Judy and Grady?  Sharing Judy’s comment:... View article

With a Burst of Yellow, Italy Celebrates International Women’s Day

March 12, 2022

On a recent mid-March Spoleto guided tour, my tour guests and I spotted a shop window displaying perfume bottles flanked... View article

In October, Todi Celebrates San Fortunato

October 22, 2021

Perched on a double-crested hill overlooking the Tiber River, Umbria hill town Todi   –  “the world’s most livable city”... View article

Enologica in Montefalco: More Than Wines

September 23, 2021

Medieval hill town Montefalco, – often called “the balcony of Umbria” –  is noted for stunning views surrounding the town... View article

La Rocca di Narni: Papal Power Reigns

April 4, 2021

During the late 9th to early 10th century, Narni was both a stronghold of, and threatened by, the Saracens –... View article

Narni’s Cathedral of San Giovenale: a Setting of Splendor

March 29, 2021

In Italy, the patron saints of cities, towns and villages are feted with joy, emotion, grande passione  and splendid celebratory... View article

Assisi’s Good Friday Morning Procession: Remembered

March 14, 2021

I hadn’t missed Assisi’s evocative morning Good Friday procession in years. Until last year, due to COVID restrictions. And, ahimè... View article

A 14th-Century Holy Thursday Ritual in Assisi

March 12, 2021

I dropped in recently at Assisi’s Cathedral of San Rufino: I needed a couple photos. Built in the 12th-century on... View article

Gubbio’s Good Friday: Living Medieval Street Theater

March 11, 2021

Easter liturgies have incorporated early forms of performances and role-playing – varying from short text passages to long presentations –... View article

Umbria’s Pasquarelle: Singing in the Epiphany

January 1, 2021

January can be icy cold in Umbria but a month of warmth, too: the warmth of the locals celebrating January... View article

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