Every year on April 30th, animated assisani gather in front of the Chiesa Nuova (“the New Church” – architecture of the early 17th-century!), just off Assisi’s main square, Piazza del Comune. To…
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At a recent Assisi textile exhibit, a poster declares, embroidery can link peoples, “sharing a common thread.” The fascinating textile exhibit in the 14th- century medieval palazzo of Assisì, “citta’ della pace,”…
Naturalmente, black truffle (tartufo nero – and thus that “nero norcia“) stars every year (62nd edition this year!) at the Nero Norcia festival: Pino and I took in the festival on a…
A young pair from Bologna in vintage dress, with vintage instruments livened up this year’s Umbria Jazz Winter Festival in Orvieto with 1940’s and 1950’s rock n’ roll and country music. Their…
Every winter, Pino and I head to Orvieto for Umbria Jazz Winter: Dec 30th 2025 to January 3rd, 2026 this year. We had tickets for a jazz concert for the afternoon of…
For some years now, Assisi has celebrated Christmas with illuminations on the facades of Assisi’s medieval churches and civic buildings. A favorite this year is the Rene Magritte image on the facade…
“San Martino, San Martino, castagne e vino.” Oh, yes: chestnuts and wine for the November 11th Feast of St. Martin.-But not just any chestnuts and wine. We have roasted chestnuts with new red…
It’s always a joy to tour with Becky and Marcello and the small groups they bring to Italy. On a recent trip with a most pleasant group, we headed to Deruta for…
In Assisi on November 4th, civic authorities, a band, military representatives and jubilant school children all gathered to celebrate the Giornata dell’Unità Nazionale e delle Forze Armate (“Day of National Unity and…
Just about every two years since 1961, thousands have joined in an October march for peace from Perugia to Assisi (about 24 km), promoted by Aldo Capitini, philosopher who had named the…