Travel Blogs from Trevi, Italy
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A long way for a gelato…
... of the pews were apparently adorned by the family name or crest- no problem finding a seat for mass. We liked Trevi- easy access and parking, interesting panoramas of the countryside, vibrant but un-crowded town life (fewer of us turistas) and its ...
One of those “small world” days…
... for two months. Of the two local wines, Sagrantino de Montefalco and Rosso de Montefalco, the former is renowned in Italy and internationally. As we approached Montefalco, we found an excellent, free and convenient parking lot and entered the ...
An Umbrian farm experience…
Sitting at a small outdoor caffe in Trevi....First, a few comments about Umbria… it is the only land-locked state in the peninsula of Italy with a population of about 900,000 the capital of which is Perugia with a population of approximately ...
Our Mandorli (Almond Grove) farm home…
... ;ve already told that story. It’s fun to live in the middle of the olive trees and vineyards, but be within minutes of Trevi, a fairly progressive and friendly city we’ve kind of adopted as our Umbrian hometown. We gave one of the ...
Our pilgrimage…
We had been looking forward to driving to Assisi to visit the Basilica di San Francesco. Drawing from one of our guidebooks "… the Basilica ranks second only to St. Peter's of Rome as a point of worldwide Catholic pilgrimage. Its cycle of ...
Just when we thought we were jaded…
... issues. Now has her own firm, doing the same thing for mainly third world countries who want to import to the U.S. Stopping in Trevi, "our town", we loaded our daily blog via the free Wi Fi at “our café” before heading to Spoleto with great ...
We are in 13th Century Trevi, Italy!
Hi family and friends, This is our third day in Italy, and we are having a great time. We are in Trevi, Umbria. We are the only tourists in this place. It feels like it was forgetten back in the 13th century. Our little home for the week was ...
Hanging out the Window in Trevi
... in case I don't post tomorrow. We are looking forward to attending the church services at the local duomo here in Trevi. I've attached some pics from Trevi - it's gorgeous. Tony and I also spent much of the day driving around ...
Our last day in Umbria
Wednesday, We are alone in an Italian villa. It was magical. We slept in and then had breakfast on the veranda. I made a picnic lunch out of the things we bought yesterday and feeling very brave we drove to Pettino. It is a small mountain ...
Campello sul Clitunno, Norcia and Montefalco
... of the delectable Sagrantino wine and more salami with wonderful bread soaked in olive oil!!! Time to head back to our hotel in Trevi. Wash a few clothes, have some more Brunello and suddenly it is 8:00 and time to think about dinner!! Meet up with ...
Umbria and Cortona
... huge lunch yesterday, we only had salami, cheese and Brunello wine in our room. Bene! The Hotel Antica Dimora alla Rocca Trevi is a historical four star hotel in Trevi, Umbria located near the capital Perugia and Assisi. The hotel dates back to 1650 and ...
Of course, when in Rome...
... Jim Bentsen. We exchange seats and started talking. They are a nice couple from up in Boston. We started chatting about Italy, and traveling in general. As we get to know each other, the person who is to sit next to my new ...
Orvieto and on to Rome
... sugar. Magnifico!!!! Another bright sunny day as we head out. Jeremy keeps us enthralled as he continues with the history of Italy. This time I am actually listening and taking notes. In the late 1800s, there were problems with the poor peasants in ...
Shopping in Campello sul Clitunno
Today Mike takes us for provisions for our picnic we are planning for Tuesday. They leave for NY today and we will be on our own. Mike has us drive so we get the feeling of Italian roads and drivers. He takes to the local butcher, ...
Spoleto
It is a hot and sunny day as we board our mini bus and head to Spoleto, a split level town of Roman ruins and medieval buildings. This Umbrian town is terraced from the valley floor up on a high hill and backed by the forested slope of a sacred ...
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