Did you know there is a museum in Italy where pregnant women are exempt from an admission fee? In the small southern Tuscan town of Monterchi,…. …..pregnant women enter free to see…
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Black truffles are not the only temptation on the menu at Trattoria Lea in the northern Umbria town of Citta’ di Castello: But shaved fresh black truffles highlighted many a dish guests…
I was contemplating the views spreading out all around us…. …..sitting in front of our agriturismo (farmhouse B&B) in the Sibiillini mountains in the Marches region. Appropriately called “Alti Pascoli,” (“High Pastures”), the agriturismo is perched at 830…
The people from Assisi are assisani, and those from Perugia are perugini. From Spello, spellani. The citizens of hilltown Montefalco are montefalchesi and derutesi live in Deruta while folignati live in Foligno. But can you guess the name of the inhabitants of…
In elegant ancient Roman garb, blonde-haired Greta told me with pride about her performances in Bolsena’s July 24th celebration of the lake-side town’s patron saint Cristina, I Misteri di Santa Cristina (those scenes…
Spello, Umbria medieval gem, entices right from your first glimpse as you pull off the highway: Spello enchants for its medieval architecture, a splendid Renaissance fresco, recently discovered Roman mosaics, and stunning…
Zucchini and eggplants are debuting in our Assisi countryside garden now….. and I decided to prepare them for Pino: adding a Sicilian touch (as he is from Palermo). . Herbs I’d…
Not all my Assisi guided tours begin in the same location and I certainly don’t generally launch a tour with tips on how to choose the best gelato. I did that, though, when…
Such joy to be sharing Umbria wonders in my Umbria hilltown tours once again – after two years of enforced “pause.” Ready for an Italy trip? Do enjoy the comments of recent…
When touring Orvieto recently with guests Judy and Grady, the magnificent Duomo (cathedral) simply had to be starting point: The facade’s early 14th-century marble bas-reliefs by Sienese architect Lorenzo Maitani and assistants –…