Life in Italy – Travel 2 Umbria

TRADITIONS WITH A TWIST

Posted on 3. May 2018

Alberto Bracchini is 2nd generation in a proud tradition of sausage makers. From his little slaughterhouse, some of Umbria’s very best charcuterie is produced.

Being independent – no matter where in the world you are, has never been a warranty for a 37-hour work week – six weeks of vacation and paid sick days. And certainly not for Alberto Bracchini, despite the fact that his many different salams, prosciutto, lardo and salciccier, are to be found in several restaurants and he has a large group of regular customers who come every week to his door for to take care of the many, …

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A BITE OF ROME

Posted on 23. February 2018

If you love the Roman cuisine, Trattoria Roma ‘ntica is definitely the place to visit when in Umbria. Here, just outside Perugia, the taste and feeling of Rome will sneak under your skin – and certainly not by chance.

The Bocca del Verita or the mouth of truth, as it is named in English, became world famous when Audrey Hepburn in 1953 had her big breakthrough in the Oscar-winning performance as Princess Anne, taking a day off from official duties and discovering Rome. Since then, Bocca del Verita has been one of the very big main attractions in Rome – and today you …

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MAYOR ON THE MOUNTAIN TOP

Posted on 19. December 2017

He is 42 years old, has always lived in Montone and lives to bring development to the city. Meet Mirco Rinaldi – Mayor of Montone, who has a dream to create a city that constantly evolves without compromising with the past.

Being a mayor of a municipality with more than 1700 inhabitants spread over an area of the size of the Danish island of Fanø undoubtedly has its challenges. Not least, when the history of the city dates back to the year 1000. Even though – or perhaps because of that the small village on the top of one of the countless hills …

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In NATURE, THE WILD UMBRIA

Hunting, companionship and wild nature

Posted on 30. October 2017

Most people know Italy from vacations with sun, pasta and red wine. But as a hunter, you also have the opportunity to participate in an Italian wild game hunt – provided you make the right preparations and you have the right contacts.

The time is approaching 8.30, and the fog still lies like a soft rug in some of the deepest valleys, as the 26 hunters, who are going to join in on today’s hunt one after the other begins to show up. We are in the middle of Italy in the hilly region of Umbria, also known as Italy’s green heart. Here …

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THE WHOLE WORLD HAVE TO SEE THE BEAUTY OF UMBRIA

Posted on 22. October 2017

24-year-old Francesco Capaccioni loves the Italian region of Umbria. The area has a rare beauty that will have a deep impact on your soul, he explains. And something suggests that he is not alone in thinking that. Thus, more than 34,000 people follow the young Italian on Instagram.

Actually, 24-year-old Francesco Capaccioni is a trained radiographer. For four years, he studied so that he could learn to take x-rays, make ultrasound scans and perform CT and MR scan of patients. But since he got a small digital camera as a present for his exam and subsequently began exploring his home region, Umbria, there …

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CHEESE IN THE BLOOD

Posted on 9. October 2017

Antonello Monni is the third generation in a family-run company that has produced amazing sheep cheese for decades. And while the young man loves to experiment and be creative, he still protects the old traditions of cheese making.

30-year-old Antonello Monni is literally in cheese to up his elbows from monday to sunday – every single week and month – all year round. Even though the story of a small local cheese producer might sound a little romantic – and although Antonello has undoubtedly found his calling – making cheese is hard work, not a romantic fairytale.

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The restaurant of the month: Taverna del Veziere

Posted on 27. September 2017

With a spectacular view from the terrace, Taverna del Verziere resides on the top of Montone’s old outer walls. In the kitchen, Yuri and Ivan are making sure that the guests get a bite of both the old and the new Umbrian cuisine.

Many people know the truffle as something French. But Italy is actually the country in the world where there are the widest variety of edible truffles. And at Verziere, Yuri and Ivan use more than 1 kilo every week throughout the year of this precious ingredient. And for good reason. So Yuri, who has been the owner of Verziere for …

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GNOCCHI ala VERZIERE  WITH 3 SAUCES

Posted on 27. September 2017

GNOCCHI from Tervana del Verziere, MONTONE:

1 kg. potatoes

500 grams of wheat flour (Mostly Farine di Grano Duro)

1 pinch of fine salt

1½ tbsp. good extra virgin olive oil

Boil the potatoes in unsalted water – whole and with peel. Pour the water and let the potatoes evaporate well. Peel the potatoes. Then push them through a potato press.  Mix it all together into a solid dough, but do …

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FESTIVALS FOR EVERYTHING

Posted on 19. September 2017

There is not a city, not a village in Italy, that does not have at least one festival a year. In fact, most have many more!

In Italy you will encounter celebration of just about everything. The chestnut, the truffle, the wine, the Virgin Mary, Saint Francis, Italy’s merging, chocolate (!), an ancient war hero, everything between heaven and earth is celebrated and often has its own festival. And it is not a rare sight that these festivals last three, five even eight days. Because festivals or “sagra” as the Italians call then as made to show the outside world that here is …

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SHOPPING FOR FOOD IN ITALY

Posted on 15. September 2017

Dark, red tomatoes in a pile. Peppers in the size of handballs. Deep purple eggplant that shine as they were polished with car wax. Onions in all the colors and sizes of the world. Small chilies. Huge watermelons. Dark and light green squash.

Oh yes we have arrived at the food market in Italy. And trust me when I say that the goods here exceed everything you’ve seen before. Because this is where the Italians buy their food – and when you talk about food in Italy, you do not compromise on neither price or quality!

Buying food in Italy can in principle …

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