When heading off on vacation to the seaside – either the Mediterranean coast or the Adriatic – Italians must leave behind their center of town life, the main piazza, but they simply…
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Nothing really regal about the farrmhouse of Chiarina and Marino but their welcome certainly is. And Chiarina with daughter Rossanna cook up rural banquets fit for royalty. Have a look at the…
In Italian, “gusto” means “flavor” – and what flavorful rural goodness cooked up by the locals to celebrate la Festa di Sant’Anna, July 26th. And the rural people of the mountain area…
Pam was doing a project on olive oil for her study program in Perugia – and no better way to learn about olive oil – and olive oil lore!- than with visits…
Feasting with Giuseppa is always unforgettable – and not just for the Umbrian goodness she cooks up, but for her ebullient joy as she welcomes guests into her Deruta farmhouse. Starting off…
As you head through the arched medieval entrance of hilltop castle-village, Collemancio, you’ll probably see an elderly lady in black, ubiquitous gold chains draped around her neck, sitting in her chair along…
Vivian and Martin, part of my “Fresno family,” I’d aways hoped you’d visit us in Assisi. Joy to have you here, staying in our Casa dell’Arco apartment – with a “bonus”: grandson,…
Our smiling young waiter Davide told us, “yes, still beautiful but the wildflower colors are fading now….” as we looked out at the expansive flowering Piano Grande (“Great Plain”) below us. As…
We’re now happy to welcome guests to our two-bedroom, two-bath apartment, Casa dell’Arco. See the welcoming charm of this rural apartment here. …and I enjoyed taking a few shots before the arrival…
I want you to experience the Umbria I have come to know and love in over forty years here on the land, just outside Assisi. Live Umbria, “Italy’s green heart,” from the…