LA DOLCE VITA
-
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 times of the most famous and beloved son of Città della Pieve.
-
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 my husband’s reluctance and refusal to let the summer go as the cool Umbrian winds ushered in the autumn and the temperature hovered around 16 degrees, we found ourselves unexpectedly hoping for a flight bound for Cefalù, a small, beautiful seaside town about an hour from Palermo. The 45-minute flight was quick and painless from Perugia airport (PEG) and before the cabin crew even had a chance to sell their lottery tickets, we were on the ground in Palermo (PMO), where the temperature was a balmy 32 degrees. As we…
-
A MONTH OF MONDAYS IN FLORENCE.
In my post ITALIAN WAYS I mentioned that in November 2021 we spent the month in Florence whilst attending an intensive Italian language course which also afforded us the opportunity to live as locals and discover a different, more intimate side of this beautiful city that I'd like to share:
-
ITALIAN WAYS: NAVIGATING THE HABITS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF ITALY.
People's habits change in subtle ways when they move abroad, and in food-driven Italy the changes are most obvious when it comes to eating and drinking but not limited too as you will discover in my post.
