by markus | Oct 12, 2022 | Art and culture, Surroundings
Would you like to take a beautiful afternoon walk, eat an ice cream and see the sunset of Trasimeno area? The perfect place is the beautiful village of Panicale, only few minutes far from our country house. Panicale is situated on a hill, on the east slope of Mountain...
by markus | Sep 27, 2022 | Art and culture, Surroundings
rea, which is really wonderful! The Rocca del Leone was built in the middle of the century XIII. Due to its high position very close to the lake, it was the strategic point for the control of the whole area of Lake Trasimeno. The shape of the Rocca is pentagonal with...
by markus | Sep 14, 2022 | Art and culture, Surroundings
This year there is the 45th Anniversary of Umbria Jazz! As always, the event is held in Perugia, from 13 until 22.7.2018. Launched in 1973, Umbria Jazz is today one of the most important jazz events in the world which has hosted the greatest modern jazz musicians. The...
by markus | Sep 1, 2022 | Cooking and typical food, Surroundings
Ancient wines and modern technology are the basis of a wine industry of increasing importance. Wine-growing and producing in the Umbria region is the result of a highly specialised agriculture in the wake of age-old tradition and a production theory common to the...
by markus | Aug 28, 2022 | Cooking and typical food
The main product of the Italian cuisine is the Extra Virgin Olive Oil. In the countryside many families own a olive grove, more or less large, but always enough to produce “the oil for the family” and also to sell it. In 2014 we felt like the Roman...
