Pergoletta Orvieto
Via Sette Martiri 5 Orvieto, Umbria, 5018, Italy
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Lunch with a Princess? Tom's Take....
... shaped carriage
parked in the circular drive. I figured
the guy that was going to answer the door would look strangely like a
mouse. None of that happened and I was
becoming slightly disappointed. Instead
we were met by a lovely woman who introduced herself as Princess Giada
Ruspoli. What, no big billowing blue
gown? And no glass slippers? I’ll bet Elvis isn’t here either. She led ...
Lunch with a Princess
... and to George Frideric Handel himself. She shared the history of the castle and her family as she led us on a private tour of the castle. After this wonderful lunch and castle tour, Floriana took us to the small village church which boasts an organ built by Handel in the 16th century, while he stayed in Vignanello as a guest of the Ruspoli family. This castle and church are not on the tourist lists of Italy
and had it ...
Suzie’s Yard: much ado about olives
... riper and fatter olives used in most mass-produced oil.
Suzie and Antonio were both very successful in previous jobs – Suzie in sales and marketing; Antonio in environmental consultancy. Originally planning to use their current house just outside the picturesque Tuscan hill town of Cetona as a holiday home, they realised how much of their work could be done at a distance from their current base in London. The growth of the internet as a medium for communication in ...
Farm Stay, Amanda Knox, Chocolate!
... we didn’t understand, it was awesome!
This farm stay has been our first stop on our 40 day drive around Italy, through France, and ending in Spain. Heading to Cinque Terra(on the Northern coast of Italy), will hit Pisa, and Florence. Planning on doing some hiking, seeing a friend Hanna Lorenzen who is studying in Florence, eating pesto, and who knows what else!
"Chow!"
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Lunch in Orvieto
... latte. It was repulsive if you ask me. We bought sandwiches and sat and ate them on the steps by the cathedral in the main square. Then came the highlight to Andrew's time in Europe- he befriended a little cat, who looked exactly like Charlie and followed him along to the Panoramic Terrace for a few more strokes. We ended up being late back to the bus because Andrew was unable to leave the cat alone.
Now onto Siena...
Andrew and Lizzie x ...



