Agriturismo Vocabolo Poggio Del Pero
Travel Blogs from Panicale
Rain, Sleet, Snow, Fog
... exercise. Don’t miss St Claire if you go, but keep in mind that her place is closed at lunchtime so you may want to visit St Francis, walk around, get lunch and make it out to St Claire after 3pm.
This year, a new buddy and I ventured out to Orvietto for the day (I don’t recommend it from Perugia because it takes so long to get there and back by train). But it was a beautiful little town that should be on any itinerary to Italy. The ...
Car hire for 3 days over
... impressed by a bloke playing the flute, his music floated through this quiet olive tree park. Nick grumbled away about it for the next hour. Yes, he didn,t buy one of his cd,s. set off west to bibbona to see the seaside areas. Hmmmmm everything closed, beach is black sand, area is dull n drab, buildings everywhere but all shut. So ended up a fun hour trying to find somewhere to stay, ended up near hill town of bolgheri. Hotel with only us in ...
Leaving Assisi
... I want to come back here! One of the striking things about Assisi is how clean it is. People here take a pride in the way their city looks. Very few dog poos on the footpath, unlike Paris. As well as their buildings they take pride in their food. We have never come across so many restaurants and cafes and pasterias. And the cakes! We had to exercise a great deal of restraint not to pig out every day, ...
Last day in Assisi
Today was our last full day in Assisi. We have just loved being here, so neither of us has relished the thought of leaving, but as we have discussed recently the dangers of turning things into idols, the last thing we want to do is to idolise Assisi or St Francis. There is only One to be worshipped. We had a lovely, relaxed breakfast that we made an effort to eat slowly. We have become aware lately of how quickly we tend to eat, which is a reflection ...
Visit to San Damiano
... in front of which he was praying. The actual crucifix is now in the grand Santa Chiara basilica, but there is a very new looking replica at San Damiano. Like St Stephano's we felt this place had a presence and power that the larger shrines to St Francis lack. While the original small church is overshadowed by all the other buildings that have been built around and over it to celebrate its significance the original building is still intact. We sat for quite ...
Amenities
- Swimming pool
- Free parking
- Kitchenette
- Pets allowed