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Anne's Blog / Traditions

Preci: From the Benedictines to Pork Butchers

January 3, 2021

Living on a hill overlooking Norcia…. …..the Benedictine monks – affectionately called by all “the Monks of Norcia” – are... 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

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

Assisi’s Christmas Illumination

December 11, 2020

There’s usually a life-sized creche scene on the lawn in front of Assisi’s majestic Basilica di San Francesco, right  across... View article

From Naples to Milan: Christmas Solidarity in Italy

December 11, 2020

Glorious Naples is not only the Italian capital of pizza but also of espresso;  in fact, here in Umbria if... View article

The Orvieto Underground: Hidden Treasures

December 1, 2020

After you’ve viewed the splendors of the Orvieto Duomo (Cathedral) – taking in the mosaic splendor…..  …and sculpted masterpieces on the facade –... View article

Winter Jazz in Medieval Orvieto: Usually

November 28, 2020

Even “freddo polare” (“polar cold” – which for Italy means anything below freezing temperature) – never deters jazz appassionati from heading to... View article

Near Bevagna, a Family Unites for the Olive Harvest

November 6, 2020

Quiz for the day: what is a “trunk-shaker with a reversed umbrella interceptor”? Here it is: It’s the mechanized tool... View article

An Umbria Olive Harvest, Past and Present

November 5, 2020

When we first harvested olives here in the Umbrian countryside in an icy December, 1976, the picking was all done... View article

Olive Oil Stars in an Assisi Festival

November 4, 2020

November is the month of the olive oil harvest all over Italy – and this year,  it’s my month to... View article

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