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
Pino and I headed into Latium to the Franciscan sanctuary of Greccio on our first icy cold December day. We... View article
Once a sacred site, always a sacred site. Or often, in any case, here in Italy. Spello’s Church of Santa... View article
In my late August 29th 2020 ZOOM talk, “Italy’s Islands of Refuge, ” I took you along with me to... View article
What joy to do the research for my most recent ZOOM presentation, “Sicily’s Age-old Culinary Mosaic.” Such fascinating new tidbits... View article
When you’re near Orvieto’s splendid Duomo at lunchtime… …… you might want to head to Da Pippo, just steps away,... View article
On January 29th – the Feast of San Costanzo (Perugia’s first bishop and one of the town’s three patron saints)... View article
On January 19, 2020, there was no water in the Bologna piazza –and certainly not desired by the forty-thousand sardines... View article
I’ve written many times on one of my favorite Italian cities, Naples. A city to celebrate. A city always celebrating.... View article
There’s no doubt that most people head to Il Ristoro for the succulent organic meats – and not only –... View article
Agenzia Viaggi Stoppini in Assisi handles all technical support for my guided visits (bus transportation, organization of meals, etc)