Cascate della Marmore
Cascate delle Marmore The Cascate delle Marmore are man made waterfalls originally created when the Romans decided to drain an unhealthy swamp by diverting the River Velina into the River Nera in the valley below....
Activities
A Guide To The Many Activities That You Can Participate In When You Stay At One Of Our Villas On The Tuscany Umbria Border, Italy.
Carsulae, A Roman Town
Carsulae, A Roman Town The town of Carsulae in Umbria lay on the route of the Via Flaminia, the Roman road that connected Rome with the Adriatic town of Ravenna. Many towns in Italy survived...
Siena, The Torre del Mangia
Torre del Mangia, Siena When you visit Siena you cannot fail to notice the Torre del Mangia , a tall medieval tower that forms part of the Palazzo Civico, Siena's medieval town hall. The Palazzo...
Mirabilandia Theme Park
Mirabilandia Theme Park Mirabilandia is an amusement park on the Adriatic coast near Ravenna. It has roller coasters and other rides that are equal to anywhere in the world and a visit there is a...
Gubbio, Madonna della Cima Walk
Gubbio: Madonna della Cima Walk The Madonna della Cima walk takes 4-5 hours and is in the hills behind the Umbrian town of Gubbio. The walk starts and ends in the centre of Gubbio. The...
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...
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...
A Walk On Monte Ginezzo Near Cortona
Monte Ginezzo Walk, Tuscany These are images taken on my Monte Ginezzo walk, a hike in the hills near Cortona. This is another route from my walking guide book, Circular Walks On The Tuscany Umbria...
A Walk Around Cortona
Cortona, A Hill Town In Tuscany Cortona is a Tuscan hill town high above the broad Val di Chiana, since the 1990′s it has been put firmly on the tourist trail by the popularity of...
Walking Holidays In Tuscany & Umbria 2014
Walking Holidays, Tuscany Umbria Border, 2014 In October 2014 Gorgacce Rentals is offering guided walking holidays on the Tuscany Umbria border, Italy. As our guest on this holiday, you will stay at Ca di Bracco...
Monte Acuto Walk
Monte Acuto Walk, Umbria, Italy The first day of 2014 was bright and sunny - a perfect winter day for a walk up Monte Acuto, a mountain near our house on the Tuscany Umbria border....