ItalyUmbriaTrevi42°52’38” N 12°44’51” E June 26 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Today, through sheer luck of being in the right place at the right time, I was able to visit the Eremo Francescano or the Franciscan Hermitage of Campello. It is a convent (established in 1926), ofRead more
ItalyUmbriaSpello42°59’23” N 12°40’39” E June 27 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
I left before 6:30 a.m. to beat the heat. What I love most about Italy - you can almost always get a coffee early in the morning, and every single tomato you eat tastes delicious and exactly like aRead more
ItalyUmbriaAssisiValecchie43°4’17” N 12°36’39” E June 28 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
My step was light, and my heart full of joy as I started the walk today (14.84 km). I dawdled in Spello until 9 a.m. and slowly made my way to Assisi in the heat. I arrived at the city limits justRead more
ItalyUmbriaAssisiTemple of Minerva43°4’16” N 12°36’54” E July 1 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
I had a long day of bus and train travel to get to Assisi yesterday. It started a little stressfully - I walked down the street to the bus stop, waited for a little while, and then watched my #3 busRead more
ItalyUmbriaAssisiValecchieSacro convento di S. Francesco (Assisi, Italy)43°4’29” N 12°36’22” E ItalyUmbriaOrvieto42°43’18” N 12°7’60” E
September 30, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Now extinct and with a miraculous lake on the top. It is the largest volcanic lake in Europe with 2 islands and black volcanic sand beaches. It was active until 104 BC. The miracle occurred in 1263Read more
ItalyUmbriaPerugiaMandorlàs Arch43°6’29” N 12°23’9” E
ItalyUmbriaValfabbrica43°9’31” N 12°35’57” E
January 29, 2020 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Given our close proximity, we have decided to walk some of the pilgrim trail of La Via di Francesco (The way of St Francis). Today we walked from Perugia to Valfabbrica (32km and 670m ascent ) - theRead more
ItalyUmbriaValfabbricaSan Donato43°10’0” N 12°38’48” E
February 11, 2020 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
What a wonderful evening, spent with Trudy and David - generous friends who picked us up at the end of our walk, wined and dined us with their beautiful cooking and local fare and then provided aRead more
ItalyUmbriaPerugiabishopric of PerugiaTeatro Morlacchi43°6’47” N 12°23’16” EYou might also know this place by the following names:
Umbria, Umbrien, Umbrië, Umbría, أومبريا, Умбрыя, Умбрия, Umbrija, Úmbria, Умбри, Umbrie, Ούμπρια, Umbrio, اومبریا, Ombrie, Umbrje, Vung-pu-lî-â, אומבריה, Ումբրիա, Úmbría, ウンブリア州, უმბრია, 움브리아 주, Umbri, Umbïa, अंब्रिया, Ómbria, ਅੰਬਰੀਆ, صوبہ امبریا, Умбрија, แคว้นอุมเบรีย, Умбрія, امبریا, Onbria, 翁布利亞, 翁布里亚
Traveler
How special Carmel! Days like that make that whole walk worthwhile and you have those precious memories ❤️
Carmel Carlsen That is so true, Bernadette. And, it was serendipity. As the Sister said; "it was meant to be"
Traveler No words just warm glow 😇
Carmel Carlsen 🫠