La Fattoria Spoleto

... today. That has to be my favorite saint. Very busy here even though end of season. No wireless interent. We have one more day and we start home. I think we are ready to get home. It has been beautiful here and I have learned so much, but all good things must come to an end. See you all next week I hope.

... the religious paraphernalia being placed right next to fake guns, swords and whips. Very bizarre!<br> We commenced our walking tour which I did find interesting in the end, we learned about St Clair and St Francis and saw their crypts and where they spent time while they were alive. The story is actually quite interesting and I did learn a bit of history there so it was good. The town itself is quite pretty too as they had ...

... white clouds. It was idyllic.<br><br>Heading back down the hill we stopped at Castelle de Campo. The castle overlooks the Spoleto valley. People are living there today and the Duomo is fully functional inside the walls of this tiny medieval town. Reaching home again in the hottest part of the day we jump into the pool to cool off. Refreshed we drove into Campelle de Clituno for the daily gelato. Shopped the ...

... restaurant to have dinner late, by our standard and arrive a half an hour too early. We had an antipasto as Mike suggested but didn't stop there, we ordered pasta. I had the potato gnocchi with truffles and mascarpone. Marty had the pasta with spicy red sauce. Stuffed with doggy bags in hand, we staggered back down the hill in the cool night air.

... which was just a free croissant from the restaurant next door. Then I relaxed in my room for a while until it was time to pack up and leave. And then I did another lap around the town.<br><br>I was very happy to finally get on the bus and be headed to Civita. It was actually a really nice bus ride. It was great to see the countryside a little closer, and there were some amazing views of Orvieto and Civita from a distance.<br><br>The bus actually dropped me off in Bagnoregio, the town ...

... was to go back to my room and enjoy having some privacy. I washed some clothes in the sink, and then took a very long shower. <br><br>I went out to try and find a restaurant to have dinner, but all the ones that Rick Steves recommended were either not there, or didn&#8217;t look open. So I ended up at a place near my room. I got a fettuccini with some type of mushroom, but I actually didn&#8217;t like it very much.<br><br>When I got back to my room, there was a band playing in the ...

... a friend of Mike and Jill&#8217;s, drives us to their house near Campello sul Clitunno. We get the full on Italian driving experience and happily arrive in one piece. After a shower and a snack of Mike&#8217;s freshly made antipasto of fresh mozzarella, garden tomatoes and homemade pesto, we felt a thousand times better. <br><br>Then to dinner with their friends of ex-pats, artist and poets at the local tattoria for more ...

the francescan monks must have been part mountain goat.this palce is unbelievably hilly.also it poured with rain and thundered and we got drenched.we slept in an 1800 year old nunnery in single beds of course<br>we went to the church of saint claira and saw her tomb

... as you can see from the photos, there has been a tremendous amount of effort to restore the city. It is a truly beautiful little town and feel luck to walk around this historical and spiritual place.<br><br>We also had a quick stop over in Oriveto to see it's famed cathedral. It's known for it's vivid colored mosaics. <br><br><br>

... in Oct! After that I still had to pick out some gifts and off to another store where I had seen a couple of items that i NEEDED! What was really cool about this artist " Patrizio" I can't remember his last name as that he and his father(80yrs old) are the only artists in his shop. He is also known for his work in ceramics and is written up in books. He ...