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Thursday, continued Climbing up the Campanile of San Fortunato in Todi is one of those things that you feel you must do because you’re t...

Halfway up, a pause for a photo. Todi is at the very top of a large hill, so this puts me nearly at the top of the top 

below the bell tower, a shop with...junk or antiques? 

-->I came to appreciate how few tourists there are in Todi when I went elsewhere in the afternoon * . In Todi, you hear nothing but Itali...

suddenly, turning the corner, you come face to face with the Duomo 

row after row of suffering mortals

* Okay, this little gem of a village (see photo below) has even fewer tourist. It lies at the foot of the Todi hill. The bridge is over the...

Just saying it out loud makes you smile 

these breakfasts give just the right kick to the start of the day 

An evening at La Mulinella At 8:30 the sun is gone but it’s not yet dark. La Mulinella is outside of town, on a side road, hard to find....

homemade gnocchi for starters 

* One of the charming things that the restaurant does is that it rounds DOWN the total on the check. So that if a (four-course, with plenty...

Wednesday If I had exactly 24 hours in Ravello, how would I spend it? Doing nothing. It is a town that invites exactly that. In the pas...

evening: a slow dinner on the terrace 

scialiatelli: a thick noodle that I can only have in the States if I make it myself 

inside the souffle: half lemon, half chocolate 

After the meal, it is time to move yourself to the main square, for several late hours of “doing nothing” there. Children chase each other, ...

a pink morning: view from the breakfast terrace 

breakfast with lemon jam 

a lemon transaction