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A Small Gem in Orvieto

CicloStile is a very small shop (negozio) created by 3 talented craftspeople combining their 3 very different artistic skills into an eclectic emporium in a small hidden piazza off Corso Cavour. This innovative and imaginative concept is carried out by 3 like minded creative souls Massimo, Jade and Lidia and combines their 3 loves bicycle and cycle […]

Lisa

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Necessity is the Mother of Invention

I grew up in a creative and artistic family where extra money and material extravagances were not readily available and imagination and ingenuity was the currency in which we worked. This was well before the myriad of television programs, competitions and spectacles that feature the make over of a home in a day or […]

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Che bella vista. Nice to be back at Casa Le Crete

Che bella vista. Nice to be back at Casa Le Crete where the sunsets change daily #casalecrete #umbriaexperience #umbriaexperience #ficulleumbria #prolocoficulle

It’s been too long. Italia we are coming back. A

It’s been too long. Italia we are coming back. As lovely as it is to sit on the couch and watch Stanley Tucci romp through Italy it is much more meaningful to actually be there. We realize the country may be different when last we were there but return we will. #umbria #umbrialovers #ficulle #umbriatourism #visitumbriaofficial #orvieto

Snow in Ficulle. The first in five years. Unfortun

Snow in Ficulle. The first in five years. Unfortunately we are not able to be there to enjoy

As a result COVID we have not been able to visit C

As a result COVID we have not been able to visit Casa Le Crete for over a year. During this difficult time in quarantine, many people have searched deep within themselves to find creative ways to stave off intellectual and creative inertia. For myself, I have fulfilled a long dream to write a book about my family. La Tragedia is the story of a young Italian woman (my grandmother) who leaves Italy to search for a better life. After settling in New York she is accused of using the evil eye (mal occhcio) and shoots and kills her tormentor. She is jailed and charged with first-degree murder. Will she be the first woman sent to the electric in decades? Available on Amazon in Paperback and Kindle. #italianamerican #latragedia #elissanannadenunzio #malocchio #famousmurdertrial #ficulle #ficulleumbria #1920s

As the saying goes, ‘when life gives you lemons,

As the saying goes, ‘when life gives you lemons, make lemonade’. As we have not been able to return to our beloved home in Italy for nearly a year we have contented ourselves with growing our own lemons. Not Amalfi lemons, but Meyer lemons, large and juicy, not quite ripe yet. #ficulle #casalecrete #floridalemons🍋 #amalfilemons🍋

John Lennon said, “Life is what happens to you w

John Lennon said, “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.
Our plan was to travel to Italy this month, but life had other plans in store for us, Italy and the world.

For now we are forced to slow down - buts let’s continue to appreciate the beauty around us and enjoy life as we wait for this to pass.

Getting set up for the most wonderful time of the

Getting set up for the most wonderful time of the year. Christmas Eve brunch with our children and their families. Maybe one day we will celebrate the holidays in Italy. #natale #casalecrete

Just another day in Casamassima, birthplace of my

Just another day in Casamassima, birthplace of my grandfather. My sister and I were fortunate enough to discover the place of his birth together. #casamassima #casalecrete #italianheritage

A beautiful night in Polignano. Puglia in all her

A beautiful night in Polignano. Puglia in all her splendor #Puglia #polignanoamare #casalecrete

Finalmente, la vendemmia!!! Grazie a Stefano, Vale

Finalmente, la vendemmia!!! Grazie a Stefano, Valeria e Gio per il loro duro lavoro. Non vediamo l'ora di assaggiarlo. #casalecrete #vendemmia2019 #umbriagram #umbria #ficulle

I’ll never complain about taking out the garbage

I’ll never complain about taking out the garbage or doing laundry again. In Venezia even the most most mundane chores involve a boat #venice #venicebyboat #laundryday #casalecrete

A classic shot in a classic city. Not even the hea

A classic shot in a classic city. Not even the heat could detract from the beauty and uniqueness of Venezia #veniceitaly #venicegrandcanal #casalecrete

So when your hotel offers you a free private water

So when your hotel offers you a free private water taxi with a visit to a glass blowing factory in Murano you ‘understand that it is not really free’. Nevertheless the sensation of flying along the Grand Canal with the sea spray and wind in your face is difficult to resist. You return with an original work of art and ‘richer’ for the experience #mazzuccatofactory #muranoglass #hotelgiorgione

Seems everyone is posting the glory of the girasol

Seems everyone is posting the glory of the girasole (sunflower). What makes this picture special for me is that if you follow curve of those brilliant yellow flowers between the stand of trees up the hill, you will arrive at Casa Le Crete. #casalecrete #summerinumbria #girasoles🌻🌻 #umbria

7:30 in the evening and still light. The day is co

7:30 in the evening and still light. The day is cooling and the wind chimes are playing their song. Summer has arrived at Casa Le Crete #casalecrete #umbriavacation

Getting ready to return to our home for a visit.

Getting ready to return to our home for a visit. As moody, evocative and magical as those grey evening skies look; we are hoping the summer will grace us with some warm days and balmy nights. #ficulle #casalecrete #umbria #umbria_illife #italianvillages #italianlandscape

Did you know there is a Glass Museum In the heart

Did you know there is a Glass Museum In the heart of the ancient village of Piegaro? The building, a striking example of industrial archeology, tells the century-old history of glass production in Piegaro, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. They also have classes for school age children. Guided tours and workshops are offered for different ages in mosaics, fusing, clay and glass. museodelvetro@comune.piegaro.pg.it #piegaro #vetroglass #museodelvetropiegaro #casalecrete

Spring has been slow to arrive in our little corne

Spring has been slow to arrive in our little corner of Umbria, but not so in Puglia where the arance and mandarini are fairly bursting with color and flavor. #italianfood #italianflavourblog #casalecrete #saporidipuglia

Making limoncello at our home in Ficulle. Grazie

Making limoncello at our home in Ficulle. Grazie to Matteo for the inspiration and peeling all those lemons. Think we will make this an annual tradition. Buon compleanno!!! #casalecrete #_denunzio_ #limoncello #igersumbria #ficulleumbria #fabrostyling

Alberobello, an inland village of the Province of

Alberobello, an inland village of the Province of Bari, is undoubtedly the Capital of the Trulli: its historic center is integrally constituted by these rather particular white, pyramidal structures that make it so famous and identifiable. The first trulli settlements date as far back as the Bronze Age, and were originally used for livestock Legend has it that this dry-wall construction, made without mortar, was imposed on the peasants of the area in the 15th Century, by their lords the Counts of Conversano, in order to evade an edict by the Kingdom of Naples that demanded tribute, or tax, on every new urban construction. Indeed, these types of settlements came to be identified as temporary and unstable, easy to demolish, and not taxable. The reality is, however, that the trulli are anything but unstable. Their internal structure, compact and without any elements of support or linkage, remains marvelously durable and, although seemingly so, primitive they are not. #Alberbello #Puglia #Bari #trullilovers #trulli

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