Our last day in Umbria. We decide to keep it simple and head for two nearby towns: Montefalco and Bevagna. Both are pretty places and the drive is through pleasant green countryside and other towns we are becoming familiar with, such as Spello. Montefalco is wine country and the town itself is very charming. Another … Continue reading The last day of school
Assisi – Francis
Eremi del Carceri – the hermitage at Assisi
In times past, there was no door to door garbage service in Italy, and this is still the case in the countryside. Rubbish skips and dome shaped bins for recyclables are dumped on the side of the road for the use of the householders. A truck with an on board crane collects the containers and … Continue reading Eremi del Carceri – the hermitage at Assisi
A day in Assisi
It's at this point that I have to confess that I did not research Assisi at all. Of course I know something of St Francis of Assisi, but our motivation for coming here was to visit Francesca and see her farmhouse transformation first hand. I lived in one many years back when I had a … Continue reading A day in Assisi
The Reluctant Retiree 