Tuscany & Umbria Blog

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.

Towns In Tuscany & Umbria

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.

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Things To Do With Kids In Tuscany & Umbria, Italy

On February 10, 2013   /   Activities, Children  
Canoeing on the River Tiber
Activities For Children, Tuscany & Umbria Children's activities in Tuscany and Umbria  (and some in Emilia Romagna, Le Marche and Lazio), many within easy driving of our rental villas, some a little further. Horse riding There are several places to go Horse Riding on the Tuscany UmbriaRead more →
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Lake Trasimeno Bike Ride

On February 8, 2013   /   Cycling, Lake Trasimeno  
Cycling around Lake Trasimeno
Bike Ride Around Lake Trasimeno In May 2012 I cycled the 60 kilometre route around Lake Trasimeno on a beautiful spring day. We set off from Tuoro along unpaved roads and tracks marked with green arrows as the “PCT” or Percorso Ciclabile Trasimeno (Trasimeno Cycling Route) and a smatteringRead more →
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Orvieto, Umbria, Italy

On February 8, 2013   /   Luca Signorelli, Orvieto  
The Duomo in Orvieto, Umbria
Orvieto, A Town In Umbria The town of Orvieto in southern Umbria is perched high on top of the plug of an ancient volcano. The volcano has long since disappeared but the plug, comprising a soft porous rock known as tufa remains. The Etruscans recognised the siteRead more →
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Olive Harvest On The Tuscany Umbria Border, Italy

On February 7, 2013   /   Olive Oil  
Gathering the olives in the net
Olive Harvest Every autumn in late October and early November we harvest the olives at Casa del Lupo and Casa degli Ulivi (ulivi is local dialect for olive, so Casa degli Ulivi means House of the Olives). We've slowly been pruning the trees back into shape, whichRead more →
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Images Of Cortona

On February 5, 2013   /   Cortona, Towns  
The town of Cortona in Tuscany
Cortona, A Town In Tuscany, Italy Cortona is one of Tuscany's finest hill towns, below is a gallery of photos taken on a walk around the town. The town hall in Cortona, Tuscany The beautiful town of Cortona is close to many of our rental villas, farmhousesRead more →
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