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 which you are almost certain to visit if you stay at one ofRead more →
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. We shared a bottle of delicious white wine made from Umbria's increasingly popular white grape,Read more →
Drone Photos Of Umbertide If you follow us on Facebook or Twitter you may have seen that I have recently bought a drone for taking aerial photos and video. Today I took the drone up from three different places around the old part of Umbertide. Umbertide isRead more →
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. Monte Acuto's distinctive pointed shape is responsible for the mountain's name; it'sRead 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 →
Please Note Ristorante Zibù seems to have closed since I wrote this! Since it opened a couple of years ago we had heard good reports about dining at Zibu restaurant in our local town of Umbertide. Inside Zibu restaurant, Umbertide A couple of weeks ago we decidedRead more →
Umbertide Umbertide is a small town on the river Tiber close to the Niccone Valley, the location of many of our holiday villas on the Tuscany Umbria border. Market Stalls In The Centre Of Umbertide, Umbria Umbertide Wednesday Market It has a market on Wednesdays where you canRead more →