On October 4th, a floral tapestry depicting San Francesco and the dove of peace carpeted the piazza at the entrance to the lower level of the Basilica di San Francesco. The floral…
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In a past note on the Assisi’s October 4th festivities for the Feast of St. Francis, I started by summing up Francesco’s top ranking for all of the Italians. This is what…
Walking towards Foligno’s main square in late September, you know it’s time for the “First Courses” festival showcasing Italy’s primi: everything from pastas (gluten-free ones, too) to risotto to polenta to gnocchi…
Eric, Marion, Prisca and Robin, mille grazie for coming all the way from the Netherlands to stay in our Assisi countryside apartment. Such a pleasure to host you – our first Dutch…
The hills undulating down from Montefalco are laced with vineyards of the Sagrantino, a prized grape indigenous a to very limited area of Umbria. ….and mamma mia, how these wines – and…
There’s no doubt about it: Giuseppa opens her heart as well as her home to us as she serves up a rural feast. Can’t you just see the joy in her face?…
“Sua Maesta’, La Porchetta” (“Her Majesty, La Porchetta“) is the title of an article in a local Assisi-area magazine on the Sagra della Porchetta. …..and yes, queen of this August 10-day sagra…
Gleefully shouting children jumped from rocky outcrops into the sea, arms outspread. As I watched them leaping into that aquamarine Mediterranean water with a splash, I lived a leap, too: a metaphoric…
“The best decision of our lives was to book here for our wedding day” was the message a British couple wrote in thanks to Raffaella for the unforgettable wedding event at her…
Up on the hill, Assisi backdrops the small (pop. 2500) village of Rivotorto, where Umbria’s traditional rural cuisine draws the locals – and not only! – for nine mid-August evenings of feasting,…