by markus | Oct 3, 2024 | Cooking and typical food, Festivity
Experience Umbrian Autumn at Agriturismo Malagronda and Join the Sagra della Castagna di Piegaro 2024 Autumn in Umbria is an experience everyone should live at least once in their life. The hills are painted with warm golden and red hues, the fresh air smells of...
by markus | Dec 20, 2022 | Cooking and typical food, Festivity
One of the Italian Christmas cakes is the panettone that “rises and grows”. It is the evolved and industrial form of the many types of sweet bread that Italian regions used to produce at home and give to loved ones in the coldest and hottest holiday of the...
by markus | Dec 15, 2022 | Art and culture, Festivity, Surroundings
Gubbio and Christmas have had a common bond since 1981, when on the slopes of Ingino Mount the inhabitants of Gubbio (called “Eugubini”) had decided to “build”, in honor of the local Patron Saint Ubaldo, a Christmas Tree. The Tree is over 650-meters high, with more...
by markus | Dec 10, 2022 | Cooking and typical food, Festivity
This is a cake made with almonds, which is spiral- shaped and resembles a coiled up snake.The ingredients (except for the pine nuts) are mixed by hand in a bowl until a soft, smooth dough is obtained and it is then kneaded by hand and shaped to look like a coiled up...
by markus | Aug 15, 2022 | Art and culture, Festivity, Surroundings
Ferragosto is a public holiday celebrated on 15 August in Italy, in the Ticino area in Switzerland and San Marino. It coincides with the major Catholic feast of the Assumption of Mary. The day of mid-August is traditionally dedicated to outdoor trips with handsome...
by markus | Mar 8, 2022 | Festivity
The International Women’s Day sinks its roots in the first industrial societies among the end of ‘800 and the first years of ‘900 when women created the first movements against the job exploitation and with the intent to demand their right to vote. Unfortunately today...
