June 2009 - Special Report: Umbria
href="http://www.dreamofitaly.com/members/702.cfm" target="_top"> style="font-weight: bold;">Dining the Umbrian Way Porchetta. Prosciutto Olive oil. Frascatelli (pasta). Sagrantino wine. Pigeon. style="font-style: italic;">Pecorino. These are some of the staples of Umbrian cusine. We lead you to both the best wine bar and most elegant restaurant in the region. We also reveal a charming local style="font-style: italic;">trattoria and lead you to the one place you style="font-style: italic;">must not miss if you love Italian characters and the Slow Food movement. href="http://www.dreamofitaly.com/members/698.cfm" target="_top"> a Toe into Umbria's Lake Trasimeno and close to Tuscany's style="font-style: italic;">Cortona and Umbria's capital of style="font-style: italic;">Perugia, Lake Trasimeno makes for a relaxing stopover or base for your Umbria vacation. style="font-weight: bold;"> Rent a Home Away from Home in Umbria Forget renting a villa in Tuscany - rent in Umbria instead! We review three ( href="http://www.dreamofitaly.com/public/699.cfm" target="_top">Fattoria del Gelso Casale di Mele Rosse Vigne well-managed farmhouse villa rentals in Umbria. href="http://www.dreamofitaly.com/members/697.cfm" target="_top">Deruta: Umbria's Ceramics Capital ceramics. We guide you to the best family-owned stores and even tell you where to stop for lunch in Deruta. href="http://www.dreamofitaly.com/members/696.cfm" target="_top">Learn to Cook the Umbrian Way and go to cooking school in Umbria? We've got the perfect place and the perfect cooking teacher at an style="font-style: italic;">agriturismo near Assisi. style="font-weight: bold;"> style="font-weight: bold;"> href="http://www.dreamofitaly.com/members/695.cfm" target="_top">Up Close and Personal with Umbria's Truffles throughout Italy. Improve your knowledge of truffles and tempt your palate with a truffle hunt and cooking lessons featuring black and white truffles. |