This time of the year is lovely in Italy. The intense heat of July has faded slightly but it is still very warm in the daytime. Eating outside is a pleasure under our pergola carpeted with passion flowers and our solar fountain tinkling in the background. The sagra season is still in full swing …
All the Fun of the Festa!
Any summer visitor to Italy cannot fail to see all the publicity for the annual sagras and festas. They are a fabulous opportunity to join the locals and enjoy typical food of the area very cheaply. When I first moved to our village of Pieve di Compresseto, near Gualdo Tadino, I was a tad …
Summer is here!
Well, summer has arrived with temperatures in the upper 20s and lower 30 degrees, the farmers have cut the hay and the swifts are swooping and squeaking. The wildflowers are lovely at this time of year and that is very timely, as today (7th June) is the Infiorate or celebration of Corpus …
Journey to Church…in Assisi!
Our journey to St Leonard’s on Sundays takes around 45 minutes in the car with a 10-minute walk through Assisi. It might sound like a long way, but if there was a competition for one of the most beautiful journeys to church ours must surely rank near the top. After leaving the village of Cerqueto …