If you’re in Italy in early November, don’t miss a visit to the local cemetery where autumn bouquets add flashes of color to the tombs and often-grandiose stone family mausoleums. Some relatives…
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The population of Giove today is roughly 1800. This southern Umbria town near Amelia hides many a mystery…and the origin of the name is not the only mystifying aspect. One theory links…
Gubbio always captivates and the medieval splendor of this Umbrian hill town gem enraptures on arrival… …as recent tour guests, Vicki and Jim, now know. Strolling the winding backstreets, medieval splendor is…
I decided to title this blog note with a phrase from tour guest, Sharon. After our Perugia/Deruta tour with Sharon, her husband Jerry and friends (Linda and Glenn), she wrote me this…
After four memorable days together, I recenty bid arrivederci to Christine and Ivy, Len and Vivien. That Italian farewell literally means “until we see each other again.” Reassuring for me as these apartment guests/tour…
Spello, che bello! Yes, a medieval hilltown gem, famous for the area olive oil, the famed wine cellar there and the splendid Renaissance fresco….. What a view of Spello as you approach…
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…
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…
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…
Medieval gem, Gubbio, is a favorite tour destination for me….. – and turned out to be a favorite of the tours I offered Judy and Grady during their late-April week here. As…