That picture you have in your head of what an Italian town should look like – old stone buildings with weaving, narrow alleys, sudden bursts of flowers, ancient walls – Umbrian hill towns have it in spades. Even the one valley town we visited looked that way, too; we just didn’t have to huff and puff to get from one end of town to the other. In fact, the towns all started to look a little the same after visiting a few. Well, at least when you’re in the midst of the town. From afar, they look quite different. And the most impressive from afar was Trevi:
As we (over)heard on our first trip to Italy: “What can you say – another beautiful church.”
Trevi is famous for their “black celery,” which is actually dark green. We consumed quite a bit of it at the best restaurant we went to in Umbria – L’Alchimista, in Montefalco. Two visits, one with J&L and one just us, were not enough!
In Bevagna, the only valley town we visited, one thing was different – water!
But the roads are still narrow:
Beyond Assisi, Spoleto probably has the most to offer to a visitor – a cathedral, a castle, a Roman aqueduct, and restaurants and shops galore.
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