Niccone Valley
The Niccone Valley Many of our rental villas in the beautiful Niccone Valley on the Tuscany Umbria border, Italy. It's a great place to have a holiday, there is a combination of stunning landscapes, ruined...
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Piero della Francesca Trail
Piero della Francesca's Paintings Piero della Francesca (1416/17-1492) was a Renaissance artist and mathematician. Perhaps because of his interest in mathematics his paintings are noted for their perfect perspective and the solid, almost sculptural, quality...
La Grotta, A Restaurant In Cortona
La Grotta, Cortona, Tuscany La Grotta is one of my favourite restaurants in Cortona, I last went there for after going on my Monte Ginezzo Walk in the hills behind the town. La Grotta Location...
Pissignano Antiques Market
Pissignano Antiques Market We really enjoy going to local antiques markets, often heading to nearby Città di Castello on the third Sunday of the month. The biggest antique market in Umbria and probably one of...
San Lorenzo di Sotto, Restoration For Sale Niccone Valley
Small Restoration Project For Sale On The Tuscany Umbria Border near Mercatale di Cortona and San Leo Bastia. San Lorenzo di Sotto is high above the much sought after Niccone Valley with incredible views across...
A Night Out At Trattoria Nonna Gelsa
Trattoria Nonna Gelsa A couple of weeks ago we went to an excellent local trattoria called Nonna Gelsa to celebrate Emma's birthday. Trattoria Nonna Gelsa is in the village of Niccone and is run by...
Etruscan Tomb Long Walk
Etruscan Tomb Long Walk These photos are from my Etruscan Tomb Long Walk, a route from my ebook, Circular Walks On The Tuscany Umbria Border . This walk generally takes around four hours and takes...
A Visit to The Pucciarella Winery
The Pucciarella Winery, Umbria Last night I visited the Pucciarella winery in the village of Villa near Magione . I went as past of a group studying for the first level of the Italian Sommelier's...
Sagra dei Bringoli
An Italian Village Festa in Lisciano Niccone What Is Bringoli? It seems that almost every village in Tuscany and Umbria has a festa of some sort each summer. If the festa is food related it...
Water Slide At Umbertide Pool
Umbertide Swimming Pool In the heat of the summer, we usually spend a lot of time at the public swimming pool in Umbertide , our local Umbrian town. The pool is near the Coop supermarket...
Trebbiano Spoletino, An Umbrian White Wine
Trebbiano Spoletino After a hot afternoon spent with a big gang of kids at Umbertide Swimming Pool , we decided to call in at the Enoteca Wine Club in Umbertide for a glass of wine....
Pizza at Pizzeria Nestor
Pizza In Italy One of the great things about living in Italy is that you can go out and eat really good pizza for very little money if you know the right place to go....