Time passes quickly as you wait in line for fresh seafood at the stand of Claudio in Palermo. Pino, his longtime Palermo friend, Nino, and I joined the waiting customers there on…
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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…
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…
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 –…
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…
Assisi’s Good Friday evocative evening Processione del Cristo Morte is not to miss. But I feel the same about the Good Friday morning procession which winds out of the Cathedral of San Rufino about 8…
The best way to recount the joys of touring Umbria for a week with Judy and Grady? Sharing Judy’s comment: “What a wonderful week of touring the Umbrian hill towns with Anne…