It was a lovely sunny autumn day today, we picked olives and generally enjoyed the autumn weather which got me thinking that I'd scroll through my old pictures. Here is an impression of autumn in Umbria through some pictures, recent and less recent but all made in...
Olive harvest at Frantoio Loreti in Gualdo Tadino
Every year in October and November is the time to harvest the olives in Umbria. In 2014 we had a terrible harvest: a combination of bad weather (a mild winter and rain in summer) led to Italy's most disastrous olive harvest. The olive fruit fly damaged the olives by...
Spoleto pictures
I have my family over for holiday (they are on holiday, not me ... ). What better town to show them in Umbria then Spoleto?
Cycling in Rome
Friends of mine from Holland stayed at Casale Marsciano for a two-week holiday. Casale Marsciano is a beautiful private villa in the Umbrian nature. My friends wanted to visit Rome and from Umbria it is easy to go to Rome by train, also just for a day trip. But how to...
A day by the sea
Though Umbria is the only landlocked region of Italy, we go to the sea fairly regularly. Both the Mediterranean and the Adriatic sea are at about 1.5 to 2 hours driving. It is always a pleasure to walk by the sea, looking out for shells, enjoy the endless view, eat...
Father’s Day in Umbria Italy
March 19 is Father's Day in Italy. In Italy it is called La Festa del Papa or Festa di San Giuseppe: feast of the father of Jesus, Saint Joseph. On the local radio I heard that this feast has been "invented" at the beginning of the 20st century, to also give father's...
Spring in Umbria
I am training for the Rotterdam marathon. I need to run long distances in this period. It is important that I follow my training schedule before running the marathon as well as eat and rest properly. With work and other responsibilities this is not always easy but I...
A uncommon friend on our door step
Like every year when the weather in Autumn gets colder, many insects try to hide away and look out for places where the sun still arrives and where they are hidden from the chilly wind. Our doorstep is towards the south and also in winter the sun warms it up. It is...
October in Perugia
October ... again a summer season gone by just like that. We've had some lovely autumn days in October. Chestnuts are on sale again, grapes have been harvested and here and there one starts picking olives. This year though, it will not be a good year for the olive...
Farm in Cortona
Friends of mine have a farm in the countryside near Cortona in Tuscany, close to Umbria. I've seen agriturismo's in Italy, but never a farm where people keep Chianina cows, rabbits and chickens! This farm does not have apartments for rent, they live from the produce...
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