• Kate PritchettItaly 2025Traveler
    Arch #7 - looking back up into Assisi
    Assisi from the southThese views don't get old.Roadside shrineBreakfast at a barFields of sunflowers. Pretty sure that's a hot air balloon in the distanceAnother shrineVery peaceful amongst the olive trees. The main soundtrack was cicadas.My first glimpse of SpelloArch #8 - looking east from SpelloArch #9 - SpelloFor MomPorta Consolare in Piazza Kennedy, 2nd C BC, although the statue came from the nearby amphitheaterFarmers market haul included figs, apricots, and huge grapes

    Days 8-9 - Assisi

    July 5, 2025 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F

    Busy days, with lots of rehearsals and the first concert of the festival. It’s been fun to play music I haven’t played before with a different collection of musicians. The venues are hot but I could get used to the lovely resonance they all provide!

    Saturday I didn’t have any rehearsals until later in the day so I went for a longer walk. On the suggestion of one of the musicians here I walked to Spello, another beautiful hillside town. It was about 7.5 miles, most of which was downhill, hallelujah. Quite a bit of the path was on the “Assisi-Spoleto Olive Belt,” an area comprising almost 1.5 million olive trees! Spello itself is charming - lots of spectacular views and medieval architecture.

    I took two trains and a bus (!) to get back to Assisi and managed to get to the farmers market on my way to the hotel.    Read more