Hillside Towns of Umbria

Umbria and Spello were much more picturesque than I anticipated. I could have spent hours or even days in Spello just walking up and down the winding stone streets taking beautiful photos.

This was the view from one side of the town looking into the Umbrian fields.

When Hubby D and I went for our daily walks, he went fast. It was very hard to keep up because I kept finding something to capture. It was all so very beautiful.

On Sunday there was an outside cooking class in one of the piazzas.

I could not resist this door knocker. It was very unique.

There was an olive festival going on in Spello and roaming singers stopped right in front of our apartment to sing and entertain. It was amazing and so much fun! This is a video of the singers. If you are reading this in an email, you will need to go to my blog to watch the video. https://brendahyde.blogspot.com

Here is a link to the video on YouTube.

Our first trip outside Spello was to Assisi. Driving there was extremely enjoyablel and the cathedral was beautiful.

We stopped along the way at a very local restaurant for lunch. The view was out over the valley and an olive orchard. It was gorgeous.

Having our own car was terrific on this portion of our trip. We could wind through the towns, stop along the way to enjoy the view. We were able to come and go at our leisure. We were relaxed and having the time of our lives.

Back in Spello we had another fantastic evening enjoying the wines and the company at Enoteca Properzio.  On this evening the Angelini family shared a holiday tradition with us. We dined on escargot cooked in the most wonderful wine sauce. Again, Roberto paired these with some fabulous wines!

The escargot was cooked by a local chef and only served by the Angelini family once during the holiday season. FANTASTICO! (I tried to learn a few Italian words.)

A wonderful ending to another beautiful day in Italy.

Ciao,

Brenda