We spent our holidays in Holland with friends and family. It seems ages ago, but it is only about 10 days ago that we came back to Umbria. Time flies when you are busy! The weather is very pleasant at the moment, chilly mornings but splendid sunshine during the day, a...
Cascata delle Marmore It is a few months ago that we visited the Cascata delle Marmore, an impressive waterfall near Terni in the South of Umbria. The Cascata delle Marmore in Terni is 165 meters high and is the highest in Europe. When you hear the siren, three times...
Gubbio is located to the north of Assisi and is about 40 km northeast of Perugia. Its history dates back to pre-Roman times. It is an extremely ancient town set on the slopes of Monte Ingino. It has a selection of medieval, Gothic, and Renaissance palaces, churches,...
Dutch friends of mine came to Umbria and stayed near Spoleto, a lovely town to spend some days in Umbria. It had been a while that we saw each other and we decided to catch up and meet in Montefalco. Montefalco is known as the "balcony of Umbria". It is a very...
Today December 8th, Italy celebrates the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This day is an Italian public holiday. The squares and streets transform into magical Christmas markets. A lovely start of the Christmas period. For instance at...
Last weekend Spello celebrated its new olive oil with the Frantoi Aperti. Every year in November this event promotes Umbria's DOP extra virgin olive oil. The event dedicated to the new olive oil is called Oro di Spello: Spello's gold. Its 17th edition transformed this...
Along the Corso Vannucci is the best pastry shop in Perugia. Sandri, founded by the Swiss family Schucani in 1860 is a very historic pasticceria. They have been making the best pastries ever since! You will be amazed by its vitrine and its its interior. The coffee and...
Yesterday we visited Borgo Spoleto in the south of Umbria. A recently restored Borgo at only 10 minutes from Spoleto. Each apartment has a garden or terrace with outstanding views. Umbria is not only beautiful in the Summer, also in Autumn the colors red, orange and...
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...
From September 25 to 28, 2014 there was the Foligno pasta event I Primi d'Italia. An event dedicated to "pasta" and first courses in general. You could taste over 100 new recipes and see chefs working their food art. Interesting! It has been a while since I visited...
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