A rural feast with Giuseppa in her farmhouse in the Deruta countryside is one of the highlights my Deruta tours. Simply ask George and Michelle. And here’s Michelle’s comment on our Deruta…
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During an Assisi guided tour, tour guests often ask me if San Francesco is the patron saint of Assisi. Per niente! (“For nothing”, ie., “no way”). San Rufino, 3rd-century martyred bishop, is…
On September 8th – Festa della Nativita’ della Beata Vergine Maria (Nativity of the Blessed Viirgin) – the locals of the area of “upper Assisi” (near the Cathedral of San Rufino) join…
How do Italians celebrate important events? By joining together and feasting, logicamente. In the Assisi hills, the Feast of Santa Anna on July 26th, is celebrated for 10 days with passione –…
During a recent jaunt to Lake Fiastra (in the Marches region), we discovered that gem, the Rifugio di Tribbio, thanks to a tip from our daughter Giulia. Even if you are not…
Recently, we headed to that medieval fortified town, Castiglione del Lago, on Lake Trasimeno, on an outing of nostalgia: Pino wanted to see again the medieval wall restored by his team in…
Many a summer week-end, we’ll head to Lake Bolsena, in the region of Latium, not far from the southeastern border of our region, Umbria, As we approach the town, vineyards span out…
Lake Bolsena has its own Eden: the Hotel Eden, right on the shores of that lake, once a volcanic crater. Pino and I often spend a week-end there or simply stay overnight…
We headed to Scheggino in the Valnerina (Nera River Valley) one steamy July…. …seeking the cool, for the town perches over the Nera River: The winding narrow streets are typical of the…
Not far from Pino’s family home on the Palermo outskirts, Bar Gardenia goodness entices. Our Palermo visits – like a recent one – always include stops there for caffe’ and pasticceria goodnes.…