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SPRING AWAKENING: EASTER IN CITTA DELLA PIEVE

In spring, Umbria's Easter celebration is vibrant with natural beauty, culinary traditions, and historical reenactments like Città della Pieve's "living…

2 weeks ago

AUTUMN MAGIC IN CITTA DELLA PIEVE

Umbria is undoubtedly the perfect year-round holiday destination but autumn is a glorious period to visit. The landscape is ablaze…

8 months ago

THE PALIO DEI TERZIERI-CITTÀ DELLA PIEVE

CALLS ALL: Come join our fantastic Palio, ladies and gentlemen, damsels in distress, knights in royal amour, wenches, flag-wavers, sword…

1 year ago

LEO’S CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: 21 BESPOKE UMBRIAN GIFTS

Embrace this holiday season with my eclectic guide to 21 unique local gifts from organic farm products and fashion accessories…

1 year ago

UNEARTHING A TREASURE TROVE

Archaeologists have uncovered an extraordinary collection of Etruscan and Roman statues in San Casciano dei Bagni, Tuscany - a find…

2 years ago

THE ART OF BEING ANNIE

I'm revisiting this 2019 interview with the lovely Annie Buchanan Robertson as she has just launched her new website, where…

2 years ago

MILANO: ITALY’S METROPOLIS

Known for its fast-paced atmosphere, old-world charm, and elegance, Milan is Italy’s most cosmopolitan city. It’s a vibrant, multicultural place…

2 years ago

NAPOLI-A CITY LIKE NO OTHER

Italy’s third-biggest city – the loud, cosmopolitan metropolis of Naples – is made up of a patchwork of neighbourhoods that…

2 years ago

THE LIFE & TIMES OF PIEVE’S MAESTRO PAINTER

On this the 500th anniversary of his death, I thought it was a good opportunity to examine the life and…

2 years ago

CEFALU, SICILY-LAST OF THE SUMMER WARMTH.

A WEEK IN PARADISE. Cefalù is pronounced chef-a-loo, with the stress on the accented last syllable. Last October, due to…

3 years ago

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