• ABOUT
    • WELCOME TO CENTRO STORICO 21
    • LEONARDO COSSARI
    • HOW TO EASILY SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN SMALL TOWN ITALY
    • GROVE COTTAGE UMBRIA
    • FAMILY FABLES
      • NOT ALL PIZZA IS CREATED EQUAL
      • SBS-ONCE UPON A TIME IN AUSTRALIA.
      • PRELUDE TO A JOURNEY
      • OUR JOURNEY TO ITALY
  • SEASONAL HAPPENINGS
    • AUTUMN-WINTER
      • ENCHANTED YULETIDE VILLAGES OF ITALY
      • CHRISTMAS IN ITALY: DISCOVER ALL THE ITALIAN TIDINGS AND TRADITIONS
      • LEO’S CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE
      • ITALY: THE MOST ROMANTIC PLACE IN THE WORLD.
      • CARNEVALE ITALIA: UNMASKING THE SPECTICAL
      • ITALY’S DAYS OF THE DEAD
      • AUTUMN MAGIC IN CITTA DELLA PIEVE
    • SPRING-SUMMER
      • DAYS OF WANDER AND WONDER
      • SPRING AWAKENING: EASTER IN CITTA DELLA PIEVE
      • INFIORATA-ITALIAN FLOWER FESTIVALS
      • THE PALIO DEI TERZIERI-CITTÀ DELLA PIEVE
      • UMBRIA’S SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVALS
      • TO LIDO OR NOT TO LIDO: HOW TO NAVIGATE THE ITALIAN BEACH CLUB.
  • GUIDES ABOUT ITALY
    • UNVEILING THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ITALIAN PASTA
    • A GUIDE TO 21 OF MY FAVORITE ITALIAN BEACHES
    • MY ITALIAN COCKTAIL CLUB—THE ART OF THE APERITIVO.
    • MY ITALIAN BIKE CLUB: A GUIDE TO 21 BIKE-FRIENDLY DESTINATIONS.
    • ITALIAN THERMAL SPA CLUB: A MAP TO TAKING THE WATERS IN UMBRIA AND TUSCANY.
    • ITALY, THE GREAT INFLUENCER.
    • ITALIAN PROVERBS AND HOW TO USE THEM
    • ITALIAN WAYS-HABITS, TRADITIONS & SUPERSTITIONS.
    • MY ITALIAN BOOK CLUB
  • UMBRIAN TALES
    • THE UMBRIAN TABLE-TASTE THE AUTHENTIC UMBRIA.
    • A ROAD MAP TO UMBRIA’S HIDDEN WATERFALLS
    • THE UMBRIAN CHALICE: A GUIDE TO UMBRIA’S BEST VINO.
    • UMBRIA’S MAJESTIC LAKES AND MYSTIC RIVERS
    • THE OLIVE HARVEST IN UMBRIA
    • CITTÀ DELLA PIEVE: A TOWN OF ART, HISTORY AND RED BRICKS
    • UNEARTHING A TREASURE TROVE
    • THE LIFE & TIMES OF PIEVE’S MAESTRO PAINTER
    • THE ART OF BEING ANNIE
    • LOCKDOWN FOOD FODDER
  • TRAVEL DIARY
    • 7-DAY SOUTH-EAST SICILIAN ADVENTURE
    • SARDEGNA: THE WILD, WINDY WEST COAST
    • 1. SARDEGNA: A TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL
    • 2. SARDEGNA: A TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL
    • TRAVEL WAYS-HOW TO TRAVEL IN ITALY
    • VENICE-TO CICCHETTI OR NOT TO CICCHETTI
    • MILANO: ITALY’S METROPOLIS
    • NAPOLI-OLD WORLD CHARM & MODERN GRIT
    • CEFALU, SICILY-LAST OF THE SUMMER WARMTH.
    • CYPRUS-BIRTHPLACE OF APHRODITE.
    • A MONTH OF MONDAYS IN FLORENCE.
    • MT. AMIATA : A SNOW DAY IN TUSCANY
    • PUGLIA- ROAD TRIPPING.
    • LONDON TO HASTINGS 1066

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  • ABOUT
    • WELCOME TO CENTRO STORICO 21
    • LEONARDO COSSARI
    • HOW TO EASILY SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN SMALL TOWN ITALY
    • GROVE COTTAGE UMBRIA
    • FAMILY FABLES
      • NOT ALL PIZZA IS CREATED EQUAL
      • SBS-ONCE UPON A TIME IN AUSTRALIA.
      • PRELUDE TO A JOURNEY
      • OUR JOURNEY TO ITALY
  • SEASONAL HAPPENINGS
    • AUTUMN-WINTER
      • ENCHANTED YULETIDE VILLAGES OF ITALY
      • CHRISTMAS IN ITALY: DISCOVER ALL THE ITALIAN TIDINGS AND TRADITIONS
      • LEO’S CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE
      • ITALY: THE MOST ROMANTIC PLACE IN THE WORLD.
      • CARNEVALE ITALIA: UNMASKING THE SPECTICAL
      • ITALY’S DAYS OF THE DEAD
      • AUTUMN MAGIC IN CITTA DELLA PIEVE
    • SPRING-SUMMER
      • DAYS OF WANDER AND WONDER
      • SPRING AWAKENING: EASTER IN CITTA DELLA PIEVE
      • INFIORATA-ITALIAN FLOWER FESTIVALS
      • THE PALIO DEI TERZIERI-CITTÀ DELLA PIEVE
      • UMBRIA’S SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVALS
      • TO LIDO OR NOT TO LIDO: HOW TO NAVIGATE THE ITALIAN BEACH CLUB.
  • GUIDES ABOUT ITALY
    • UNVEILING THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ITALIAN PASTA
    • A GUIDE TO 21 OF MY FAVORITE ITALIAN BEACHES
    • MY ITALIAN COCKTAIL CLUB—THE ART OF THE APERITIVO.
    • MY ITALIAN BIKE CLUB: A GUIDE TO 21 BIKE-FRIENDLY DESTINATIONS.
    • ITALIAN THERMAL SPA CLUB: A MAP TO TAKING THE WATERS IN UMBRIA AND TUSCANY.
    • ITALY, THE GREAT INFLUENCER.
    • ITALIAN PROVERBS AND HOW TO USE THEM
    • ITALIAN WAYS-HABITS, TRADITIONS & SUPERSTITIONS.
    • MY ITALIAN BOOK CLUB
  • UMBRIAN TALES
    • THE UMBRIAN TABLE-TASTE THE AUTHENTIC UMBRIA.
    • A ROAD MAP TO UMBRIA’S HIDDEN WATERFALLS
    • THE UMBRIAN CHALICE: A GUIDE TO UMBRIA’S BEST VINO.
    • UMBRIA’S MAJESTIC LAKES AND MYSTIC RIVERS
    • THE OLIVE HARVEST IN UMBRIA
    • CITTÀ DELLA PIEVE: A TOWN OF ART, HISTORY AND RED BRICKS
    • UNEARTHING A TREASURE TROVE
    • THE LIFE & TIMES OF PIEVE’S MAESTRO PAINTER
    • THE ART OF BEING ANNIE
    • LOCKDOWN FOOD FODDER
  • TRAVEL DIARY
    • 7-DAY SOUTH-EAST SICILIAN ADVENTURE
    • SARDEGNA: THE WILD, WINDY WEST COAST
    • 1. SARDEGNA: A TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL
    • 2. SARDEGNA: A TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL
    • TRAVEL WAYS-HOW TO TRAVEL IN ITALY
    • VENICE-TO CICCHETTI OR NOT TO CICCHETTI
    • MILANO: ITALY’S METROPOLIS
    • NAPOLI-OLD WORLD CHARM & MODERN GRIT
    • CEFALU, SICILY-LAST OF THE SUMMER WARMTH.
    • CYPRUS-BIRTHPLACE OF APHRODITE.
    • A MONTH OF MONDAYS IN FLORENCE.
    • MT. AMIATA : A SNOW DAY IN TUSCANY
    • PUGLIA- ROAD TRIPPING.
    • LONDON TO HASTINGS 1066
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  • ABOUT
    • WELCOME TO CENTRO STORICO 21
    • LEONARDO COSSARI
    • HOW TO EASILY SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN SMALL TOWN ITALY
    • GROVE COTTAGE UMBRIA
    • FAMILY FABLES
      • NOT ALL PIZZA IS CREATED EQUAL
      • SBS-ONCE UPON A TIME IN AUSTRALIA.
      • PRELUDE TO A JOURNEY
      • OUR JOURNEY TO ITALY
  • SEASONAL HAPPENINGS
    • AUTUMN-WINTER
      • ENCHANTED YULETIDE VILLAGES OF ITALY
      • CHRISTMAS IN ITALY: DISCOVER ALL THE ITALIAN TIDINGS AND TRADITIONS
      • LEO’S CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE
      • ITALY: THE MOST ROMANTIC PLACE IN THE WORLD.
      • CARNEVALE ITALIA: UNMASKING THE SPECTICAL
      • ITALY’S DAYS OF THE DEAD
      • AUTUMN MAGIC IN CITTA DELLA PIEVE
    • SPRING-SUMMER
      • DAYS OF WANDER AND WONDER
      • SPRING AWAKENING: EASTER IN CITTA DELLA PIEVE
      • INFIORATA-ITALIAN FLOWER FESTIVALS
      • THE PALIO DEI TERZIERI-CITTÀ DELLA PIEVE
      • UMBRIA’S SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVALS
      • TO LIDO OR NOT TO LIDO: HOW TO NAVIGATE THE ITALIAN BEACH CLUB.
  • GUIDES ABOUT ITALY
    • UNVEILING THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ITALIAN PASTA
    • A GUIDE TO 21 OF MY FAVORITE ITALIAN BEACHES
    • MY ITALIAN COCKTAIL CLUB—THE ART OF THE APERITIVO.
    • MY ITALIAN BIKE CLUB: A GUIDE TO 21 BIKE-FRIENDLY DESTINATIONS.
    • ITALIAN THERMAL SPA CLUB: A MAP TO TAKING THE WATERS IN UMBRIA AND TUSCANY.
    • ITALY, THE GREAT INFLUENCER.
    • ITALIAN PROVERBS AND HOW TO USE THEM
    • ITALIAN WAYS-HABITS, TRADITIONS & SUPERSTITIONS.
    • MY ITALIAN BOOK CLUB
  • UMBRIAN TALES
    • THE UMBRIAN TABLE-TASTE THE AUTHENTIC UMBRIA.
    • A ROAD MAP TO UMBRIA’S HIDDEN WATERFALLS
    • THE UMBRIAN CHALICE: A GUIDE TO UMBRIA’S BEST VINO.
    • UMBRIA’S MAJESTIC LAKES AND MYSTIC RIVERS
    • THE OLIVE HARVEST IN UMBRIA
    • CITTÀ DELLA PIEVE: A TOWN OF ART, HISTORY AND RED BRICKS
    • UNEARTHING A TREASURE TROVE
    • THE LIFE & TIMES OF PIEVE’S MAESTRO PAINTER
    • THE ART OF BEING ANNIE
    • LOCKDOWN FOOD FODDER
  • TRAVEL DIARY
    • 7-DAY SOUTH-EAST SICILIAN ADVENTURE
    • SARDEGNA: THE WILD, WINDY WEST COAST
    • 1. SARDEGNA: A TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL
    • 2. SARDEGNA: A TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL
    • TRAVEL WAYS-HOW TO TRAVEL IN ITALY
    • VENICE-TO CICCHETTI OR NOT TO CICCHETTI
    • MILANO: ITALY’S METROPOLIS
    • NAPOLI-OLD WORLD CHARM & MODERN GRIT
    • CEFALU, SICILY-LAST OF THE SUMMER WARMTH.
    • CYPRUS-BIRTHPLACE OF APHRODITE.
    • A MONTH OF MONDAYS IN FLORENCE.
    • MT. AMIATA : A SNOW DAY IN TUSCANY
    • PUGLIA- ROAD TRIPPING.
    • LONDON TO HASTINGS 1066

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