Category: Umbria - Page 2

And the Unny winners are…

March 3, 2014 by Nickfortunatus

Photo by UnTourist Ron Anderson As you may know, we had the inaugural Unny Awards just recently. These awards are our way of recognizing the regions which have welcomed UnTours all these years. The Unnies are fun and lighthearted and that’s how we like things around here. We like to think of them as the…

Here come the Unny Awards!

February 23, 2014 by Nickfortunatus

Since I started working here way back in 2011, the UnTours regions have been calling on me to give them some attention. Actually, not just attention, but distinction. Now, I know they are all big enough to speak for themselves. They don’t need you to tell them they’re great; we all already know that. What…

Eco/living green Food and Drink Italy Nature Umbria Wine

January 31, 2014 by Andrea Szyper

Castelluccio, the lentil capital of Italy, and an easy day trip on the Umbria UnTour There are so many ways to enjoy Italy, and our UnTour offerings there are an embarrassment of riches: major cities, gorgeous countryside, placid mountains, and dramatic seaside. You could run around for months and not see it all. But…

Amalfi Coast Italy Tuscany Umbria UnTourist Stories

January 7, 2014 by Mtaussig

1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. We took a three week tour of Italy, in this order: Amalfi, Umbria and Tuscany. Our apartment in Amalfi was on the waterfront, with a balcony overlooking a delightfully Italianate traffic circle filled with life and a view of the sea. In Umbria, we…

Italy Museums Tuscany Umbria

July 25, 2013 by Andrea Szyper

Subject and portrait. This and all photos below by Glen McClure. If you have been reading the UnTours Blog, you are already acquainted with Glen McClure, a loyal UnTourist and brilliant photographer. You may have seen the images from his spring trip to Vence, France. But what you may not know is that this trip…

Czech Republic Heartland Italy Rome Switzerland Umbria UnTourist Stories Venice

May 15, 2013 by Mtaussig

1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. Our most recent UnTour was at the Hastalska apartment in the Jewish Quarter in Prague. This was a great location for exploring the city both on foot and by public transportation. The apartment was delightful, well furnished and equipped, and we enjoyed the small…

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March 21, 2013 by Mtaussig

Ray leaving old Chapel with 15th century fresco on Wanda’s farm in Umbria. (inset is their photo of the fresco inside) 1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. It was a dream vacation: 8 days on the Variety Voyager, the sleek 73-passenger yacht that put us ashore at the fabled ports…

Amalfi Coast Florence Italy Tuscany Umbria

March 6, 2013 by Mtaussig

The Book: The Italian Affair by Laura Frazer What our recommending UnTourist, Whitmel Swain, says about it: Tell us in a sentence or two what it is about?: When the author’s husband leaves her, she goes to Ischia to nurse her wounds & discovers a number o wonderful things including, of course, love Why did…

Italy Switzerland Tuscany Umbria UnTourist Stories

February 25, 2013 by Mtaussig

Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour.: My last one was to Umbria and loved it. Why did you choose to go there?: I had done Tuscany twice near Buonconvento at Poggio alla Rosa farmhouse. We had explored much of the region and Umbria was a new experience What is your favorite…

France Germany Heartland Italy Oberland Provence Rhine Switzerland Ticino Tuscany Umbria UnTourist Stories

February 19, 2013 by Mtaussig

Bruce and Marlene have been travelling with us since 19Elizabethkillough: Swiss Heartland six times, Swiss Oberland four times, Tuscany, the Rhine and Provence last year. They are booked to go back to Swiss Heartland and Oberland this year! Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. We took a Viking ship down the…

Category Archives: Umbria

And the Unny winners are…

Here come the Unny Awards!

Slow food? Slow travel? Slow Italy? I’ll take Umbria!

Whitmel and Betty Swain, Untourists of the Week

An Art Happening in Murlo, Tuscany

Donna and Chuck Beck, Untourists of the Week

Untourists of the Week: Elsa and Raymond Heald

Book Review: An Untourist Recommends ‘An Italian Affair’

Pearl Clark, Untourist of the Week

Bruce and Marlene Bauman, Untourists of the Week