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Earthquake: The damages of a wrong communication
Not the entire Umbria is "destroyed". Only two municipalities situated along the Apennines and on the border of Marche and Abruzzo have been stricken by the earthquake. To feel the earth tremor doesn't mean to be a "earthquake victim", or seeing a chandelier swinging...
Castagnaccio – Chestnut cake
Castagnaccio is a super famous Italian cake originated in Tuscany and was usually made in the late fall after the chestnut crop had been dried and made into flour. It is now found all over Italy. It is a very simple, dense cake made with chestnut flour, olive oil,...
Birdwatching at “La Valle” Natural Reserve
The “La Valle” natural reserve is located in San Savino (between Magione and San Feliciano) and it belongs to the Regional Park of the Trasimeno Lake. It is a strategic location along the flyways of many bird species distinctive of wetlands and coming from the North...
The Fishing Museum of San Feliciano
Do you want to know the history of the Trasimeno fishermen? The Fishing Museum is situated in San Feliciano, an attractive village of fishermen in which is still present and active a historian dock. The Fishing Museum tells the fishing history and the life of the Lake...
Pici, Umbrian and Tuscan traditional pasta
In our zone, on the border between Umbria and Tuscany, this homemade pasta is called "pici", while in other places it is known as "umbricelli" or "pinci”. Once the pici were made without eggs, so they were considered as the poor men's pasta. The pici’s form is...
Extra Virgin Olive Oil, “the Italian gold”
The main product of the Italian cuisine is the Extra Virgin Olive Oil. In the countryside many families own a olive grove, more or less large, but always enough to produce "the oil for the family" and also to sell it. In 2014 we felt like the Roman soldiers who were...
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