Umbria Guided Hilltown Tours: Holy Thursday Highlights
The best way to recount the joys of touring Umbria for a week with Judy and Grady? Sharing Judy’s comment:... View article
The best way to recount the joys of touring Umbria for a week with Judy and Grady? Sharing Judy’s comment:... View article
On a recent mid-March Spoleto guided tour, my tour guests and I spotted a shop window displaying perfume bottles flanked... View article
Perched on a double-crested hill overlooking the Tiber River, Umbria hill town Todi – “the world’s most livable city”... View article
Medieval hill town Montefalco, – often called “the balcony of Umbria” – is noted for stunning views surrounding the town... View article
During the late 9th to early 10th century, Narni was both a stronghold of, and threatened by, the Saracens –... View article
In Italy, the patron saints of cities, towns and villages are feted with joy, emotion, grande passione and splendid celebratory... View article
I hadn’t missed Assisi’s evocative morning Good Friday procession in years. Until last year, due to COVID restrictions. And, ahimè... View article
I dropped in recently at Assisi’s Cathedral of San Rufino: I needed a couple photos. Built in the 12th-century on... View article
Easter liturgies have incorporated early forms of performances and role-playing – varying from short text passages to long presentations –... View article
January can be icy cold in Umbria but a month of warmth, too: the warmth of the locals celebrating January... View article
Agenzia Viaggi Stoppini in Assisi handles all technical support for my guided visits (bus transportation, organization of meals, etc)