Monthly Archives: June 2018

Friday, June 29, 2018 ~ A Day in the Life of an Umbrian Mountain Village

In the town of Trevi there is no place for residents to have gardens, so people decorate their balconies with potted flowers.  This balcony is 400 years old. We went truffle hunting, and we watched the dogs dig up truffles … Continue reading

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Thursday, June 28, 2018 ~ Explore Spoleto and Rafting on the Nera River

This morning we walked with a city guide through Spoleto, a walled town framed by the Apennine Mountains. It has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Il Ponte Della Terri is a 774 foot long medieval bridge.  After this, we went … Continue reading

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Wednesday, June 27, 2018 ~ Umbria and Assisi

This morning we left Tuscany and went on to Assisi.  On the way we stopped in Perugia to tour a very old building where women are carrying on the family business making stained glass windows.  The grandmother gave us a … Continue reading

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