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 side of the equation, Norcia was the birthplace of St Benedict, founderRead more →
A Day Trip to Assisi in Umbria Last Sunday we decided to spend the day in Assisi. We started our visit with a great lunch at Osteria Piazzetta dell'Erba and then went for a quick wander around the town, our final objective being the huge Basilica ofRead more →
Tempietto del Clitunno The Tempietto del Clitunno is about a kilometre from the Fonti del Clitunno, it is a small, early Christian church built from recycled Roman materials. The Tempietto del Clitunno, Umbria, Italy Church Or Pagan Temple? It's appearance led many to believe that it wasRead more →
Santa Croce In Florence On our visit to Florence last week we visited the huge Franciscan church of Santa Croce, a short walk to the east from the centre. Several famous Tuscans are buried here, including Michelangelo, Galileo and Dante. The facade of Santa Croce in FlorenceRead more →
The Duomo In Florence When you visit Florence as we did this week, you cannot avoid seeing the Duomo and you will almost certainly walk past it, even if it is not on your list of things to do. Cathedrals took hundreds of years to build and whenRead more →
Spoleto, A Town In Umbria Spoleto is a town in southern Umbria that dates back to Roman times and became the capital of an independent Lombard duchy in the middle ages. Today it is also famous for the Spoleto Festival, an arts festival held every summer withRead more →