The Waterfalls At Sasso, Umbria A great place to go on a hot summer day are the waterfalls at Sasso, a hamlet on the picturesque road between Città di Castello and Pietralunga. The waterfalls cascade through a series of large pools where you can swim and coolRead more →
Le Logge, Restaurant In Città di Castello On Friday night I went out in Città di Castello with a group of my Italian friends from the sommelier course that I've been participating in over the last year. The course is run by the Association of Italian SommeliersRead more →
Bianchini Winery, Selci, Umbria The Bianchini winery is in the small town of Selci, situated just north of Città di Castello in the Upper Tiber Valley, Umbria. I went there yesterday with a group of trainee sommeliers to learn how to prune vines and, of course, toRead more →
The Circular Bell Tower, Citta di Castello If you visit Città di Castello in the Upper Tiber Valley and look at the town from afar you will notice a circular bell tower that features prominently on the skyline. Once you get into the town centre you mightRead more →
Citta di Castello Antiques Market On the third Sunday of every month the Umbrian town of Citta di Castello hosts an antique market. Citta di Castello is sometimes (and in my opinion unfairly) dismissed by guidebook writers in a few lines. It has a lovely centro storicoRead more →
The Upper Tiber Valley The River Tiber has its source high in the Appenine mountains to the north of Sansepolcro. The watershed of smaller rivers that flow into the wide Tiber valley where Tuscany and northern Umbria meet is known as the Upper Tiber Valley or, inRead more →