La Preghiera Calzolaro
Via Del Refari, 2 Calzolaro, Umbria, 06018, Italy
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Learning and then TLC
Today I had my first Italian class. It was four hours and it felt long!
Afterwards I wandered around Assisi and visited the San Rufino church and the Nun Spa - deluxe spa built on the ruins of a nunnery and roman baths.
The day wouldnt ...
Stop Two On The Day
... meantime though you are entertained by cool little shops and the characters who own and operate them and of course vehicles hurtling down the hill as you try to figure out where you are supposed to go since there is no sidewalk, haven't seen anyone get hit yet, it seems to be working somehow?
At long last we reached our goal and found an ancient castle/fortress at the highest point in the town. It was 5 EUR to enter which we thought seemed kind of like ...
First Stop Of The Day
... the whole "you build it they will come" line. It is impressive though that these places have stood the test of time, with their 100 ft plus ceilings and amazing attention to detail.
The whole town though is really pretty cool, it seems as though even the buildings that mean nothing to most are still very impressive to those of us who are not used to such history and culture. It is all very overwhelming.....in a good way.
We ended ...
Staring at Goats in Anghiari
After a lot of relatively lazy time hanging out on the beach in Vietnam, we were ready to spend some time doing some work. We had been planning to find a farm or two in Italy to volunteer on and wanted to try our hand at working with some animals this time. We found a great looking farm in the Tuscany region that raises goats and sheep and makes cheese! We love cheese, so this sounded like the perfect place. We contacted the owner of the farm, a friendly guy named Brent who ...
Assisi
... going up to the top of the hill to see the fortress that was built there to protect the townspeople during middle ages raids of the city, and stopping in to see a number of churches around the town. There are two exceptionally large basilicas in the town, one dedicated to Saint Francis or as he is known in Italian, San Francesco and the other dedicated to Saint Mary of the Angels or Santa Maria ...
This bed and breakfast was formerly known as: La Preghiera Luxury Guest House


