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Katy in Umbria

Umbria: a local's perspective for an authentic Italian escape

How to Stay Warm in Winter when in Italy

01/05/19 | Winter

Are you planning a trip to Italy in winter? Wondering how cold winter in Italy can get? What the best of Italy is in winter? What should you be packing to have a comfortable holiday? Traveling in winter is a great way to escape the crowds, high prices and enjoy some delicacies only found in winter. Where should you stay to take full advantage of these perks? A good place to start is in ...

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How to celebrate New Years Eve like you’re in Italy

12/28/18 | Food, Winter

Thinking about hosting a themed party for NYE? What about an Italian New Years Eve dinner party? For me, New Year's Eve is all about celebrating with friends. After spending Christmas with family I like having friends over to ring in the New Year's Eve with an Italian dinner. Hosting is more work, and a lot more chaotic with kids and pets, but allows you far more flexibility than ...

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Assisi: Discover Its Breathtaking Beauty In One Day

12/23/18 | Towns

A day in Assisi is the one thing I try to do with everyone who comes to visit us. It's an afternoon of browsing little shops selling linen scarfs, watercolors, and wooden crosses. A few hours wandering the narrow streets is fun until, without fail, a car full of nuns tries to run us down. Make sure you visit the Cathedral for its beauty, but be prepared for a spiritual journey. It's ...

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Visiting Italy at Christmas? 6 Dates you Need to Know

12/16/18 | Winter

Panettone and Prosecco

Thinking about visiting Italy over the Christmas holidays? Christmas, or Natale in Italian, is full of lights, outdoor markets and nativity scenes. To help you plan your Italian holiday in December I've included: National Holidays to plan around, learn about and take part in Weather to consider positives and negatives My favorite region, Umbria! Not able to be in Italy this ...

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Escape to Beautiful Lago Trasimeno in Umbria

12/12/18 | Destinations, Outdoors, Towns

Sunset on Trasimeno

Looking for things to do on Lake Trasimeno? Are you thinking about exploring a part of Umbria other than Perugia? A rural area full of small towns, great food and fun activities? Then consider Lake Trasimeno, full of things to do, it's a great place to spend a day or a week. The small towns sprinkled around the lake with stunning views, medieval architecture and full of locals who've ...

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The Best of Perugia: What to do in a Weekend

12/05/18 | Towns

medieval aqueduct

Looking for an Italian hill top town full of elegant medieval buildings, a calendar full of festivals, and no end to great restaurants? Perugia is a medieval city famous for chocolate, truffles, and jazz. The capital of Umbria, Perugia is a small city with a population of 166,000. Like all of Italy the food is local, the views stunning, and all around you is thousands of years of visible ...

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