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Anne's Blog / Other Italy Favorites

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

Assisi to Greccio: On the St. Francis Christmas Trail

December 14, 2020

Pino and I headed into Latium to the Franciscan sanctuary of Greccio on our first icy cold December day. We... View article

In Spello, a Major Masterpiece in a Major Mary Church

November 17, 2020

Once a sacred site, always a sacred site. Or often, in any case, here in Italy.  Spello’s Church of Santa... View article

Discover Italy’s Islands of Refuge

August 31, 2020

In my late August 29th 2020 ZOOM talk,  “Italy’s Islands of Refuge, ” I took you along with me to... View article

That Culinary Mosaic of Sicily

August 18, 2020

What joy to do the research for my most recent ZOOM presentation, “Sicily’s Age-old Culinary Mosaic.”  Such fascinating new tidbits... View article

In Orvieto, Simple Umbria Goodness at Pippo’s

February 20, 2020

When you’re near Orvieto’s splendid Duomo at lunchtime… …… you might want to head to Da Pippo, just steps away,... View article

Perugia: Celebrating San Costanzo with Il Torcolo

January 31, 2020

On January 29th – the Feast of San Costanzo (Perugia’s first bishop and one of the town’s three patron saints)... View article

Sardine: Flash Mob in Bologna

January 21, 2020

On January 19, 2020, there was no water in the Bologna piazza –and certainly not desired by the forty-thousand sardines... View article

Naples, City of the Infinite

November 19, 2019

I’ve written many times on one of my favorite Italian cities, Naples. A city to celebrate. A city always celebrating.... View article

At a Pisa Lunch, an Italian TV Star and Bistecca Fiorentina

November 13, 2019

There’s no doubt that most people head to Il Ristoro for the succulent organic meats – and not only –... View article

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