The Gorgacce Rentals blog has lots of useful information for the visitor to the Tuscany Umbria border, Italy. Use the category search to find specific articles on towns, art, restaurants, itineraries, activities, food and wine.
Larger towns include Perugia, Arezzo, Siena and Florence. The many smaller towns you could visit include Cortona, Montepuciano, Assisi, Gubbio, Citta di Castello, Sansepolcro, Spoleto, Montefalco, Bevagna and Spello.
Rasiglia, A Village Sometimes Described As "The Venice Of Umbria" Rasaglia, Umbria Whilst on our trip to Norcia last month we stopped en-route at the picturesque village of Rasiglia. Rasiglia is often described as the...
A Visit To Norcia, A Town In Southern Umbria Norcia, A Town In Southern Umbria The town of Norcia in southern Umbria is famous for both religious and culinary reasons. St Benedict On the religious...
A Visit To The Rocca Del Leone (Castle Of The Lion) In Castiglione Del Lago Lake Trasimeno , Umbria Castiglione Del Lago Today was a beautiful sunny day and we decided to visit Castiglione del...
Rosso della Sera, Lake Trasimeno, Umbria Earlier this year we discovered the delights of eating at Rosso della Sera in San Feliciano. Rosso della Sera is a restaurant on the eastern shore of Lake Trasimeno...
Paddle Boarding On Lake Trasimeno Paddle boarding on Lake Trasimeno is a lovely activity on a hot summer's day. There are several beaches around the Lake where you can hire boards, these photos are from...
Vin Santo, Sweet Wine Made Using The Passito Method What Is Vin Santo? This is the last of our series on Tuscan Wine , and what better way for us to end than with a...
Super Tuscan: Quality Wine Made Outside The DOC / DOCG Rules Super Tuscan Wine Super Tuscan is the term given to the well made, expensive and sought after wines that are made outside of the...
Tuscany, Northern Coastal Wine Growing Areas: Colli Apuani, Colline Lucchesi, Collina di Montecarlo, Bolgheri, Montescudaio, Terratico di Bibbona, Val di Cornia, San Torpè, Terre di Pisa, Elba. Tuscan Wine, The Northern Coastal Area This includes...
Carmignano, Pomino, Colline Aretine, Colline Senesi, San Gimignano, Siena, Val d'Arbia and Val d'Orcia Colline Fiorentine and Colline Pratesi These are the hills around Florence and Prato and produce Carmignano and Pomino. Carmignano Carmignano is...
Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano DOCG Montepulciano & Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Montepulciano has its own variety of sangiovese, prugnolo gentile, which is used to make Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG and Vino Rosso di Montepulciano...
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG The Town Of Montalcino & Brunello Brunello di Montalcino the hills around the Tuscan town of Montalcino produce some of the most expensive and sought after wines in Italy, Brunello di...
The Chianti Wine Region In Central Tuscany What Is Chianti? The term Chianti has been around since 1398 but the original wine produced in the Chianti area was white. By 1716 the area now known...