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Festa della Cipolla

Post Author:michael
Post published:July 1, 2020
Post Category:Events

3-15 September 2020 Cannara hosts one of the largest food events in all of Europe. The Festa della Cipolla or onion festival in the past has drawn over 5,000 a…

Bevagna Gaite

Post Author:michael
Post published:July 1, 2020
Post Category:Events

Cancelled in 2020 Bevagna's Gaite (pronounced guy-tay) is a wonderful 10 day celebration of the town's medieval past. Held every June, the town transforms itself into a marketplace of arts…

Gay Umbria 2019 update

Post Author:michael
Post published:June 30, 2020
Post Category:Gay Umbria

Gay Umbria update 2019 Desperately wanting to reinvent myself, in 2008 I moved to Umbria at 50. Call it brave or desperate. Hmm. . . I seem to have already…

Monte Pennino da Bagnara

Post Author:michael
Post published:January 21, 2015
Post Category:Outings

Picnicking on a breathtaking mountain My friends Rixa and Peter had been telling me how beautiful Monte Pennino was and finally I got to make the excursion with them this…