When asked to comment on the twenty works she’d donated to Todi, the ninety-seven year old sculptor, Beverly Pepper, had said, “Many of my monumental works reach to the sky, seeking a…
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Our Giulia wrote these words shortly after learning about the death of sculptor, Beverly Pepper on February 5, 2020: “I always referred to Beverly as an ‘incredible’ woman. A word often used…
What an extraordinary marriage of the modern and the medieval in Todi on December 8th. The stately 13th-c civic palace of this Umbrian hilltown gem served as stunning backdrop for a show…
The road to Todiano through the Valnerina (Nera River Valley) is breath-taking even on a November day. Villages border the Nera River flanked by mountains as it winds through the valley. ..and some villages…
We headed through the magnificent Valnerina to a wink of a hilltown, Todiano, not far from Preci. The arched entryway to the village is testament to its origins as a 14th-c feudal…
Just outside Todi on the road to Orvieto, a nondescript duplex – cars and a Vespa parked out front – flanks the roadside. It’s worth a stop, this Ristorante Da Pisello. We…
The Peppucci family vineyards blanket the sumptuous curves of the gentle hill landscapes outside Todi. And no vineyard view is more wondrous than a sunset one. One late June evening – while…
“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…
Bolsena’s patron saint, 4th-century martyr Santa Cristina, is celebrated by the local bolsinesi with grandissima passione in two days of glorious events, July 23rd and also on the 24th (the Saint’s feast day…
Generally I don’t have bookings for guided tours in February: for me, February is dedicated to making videos, writing on my blog and exploring Italy. When Pino must head off somewhere to…