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Nel 2003 Rebecca ha iniziato a scrivere dei saggi per il sito Slow Travel, raccontando la sua esperienza di ragazza di città che dagli Stati Uiniti si è trasferita nella campagna umbra.
Le sue riflessioni sono riprodotte qui.
Umbria Slow:
I was here,
I want to go back, no, I want to live there.
How could I be anything but Italian……Joe
I enjoyed reading this.I just returned from spending three weeks exploring different parts of Italy from the north to the western
coast of Sicily. I mostly loved the small hilltop towns and villages.
Thanks for this info-I’m already planning my next trip back.
ps-I think I friend requested you on FB
Joe, so happy to hear someone was as charmed by Bettona as I was!
Yes, Lisa, we are now friends! Keep stopping by while you plan your trip…I will be continuing the village series through the next year…
I personally love your deeply ingrained desire to do things in an orderly way followed by an uncanny ability to shuck it off at the first sign of complication followed by a very orderly and well written story about it. I have a very similar desire to do this exact thing in Piemonte. We have a lot of A’s here. I live in an A town. And our B town is Bra, that’s easy to remember. Hill towns of Italy, from A to Z. Hmmmmm. I will be looking forward to further entries.
Rebecca,
Thank you so much for the wonderful article. I’m a rural tourist planning my first trip to Italy. I have 10 days in Umbria this fall to visit the small villages you write so beautifully about. Looking forward to your future village posts.
Mark
Diana, you crack me up. Yep, it’s amazing how the combination of living in Italy and becoming a parent manages to suck the type A right out of a gal. I am truly loving this new project (see, there is a method to my madness…the method is do fun things and it will be more stimulating to keep your blog updated!)
Thanks so much, Mark! Umbria is fabulous in the fall, and 10 days is a great block of time to really explore it well. Keep checking back for more updates!
Bettona is my absolute favorite place in the entire world. A dear friend lives in Bettona, to the left of San Crispolto, with his patio overlooking the valley below. Every morning, I’d step outside while having my espresso taking in the beautiful view, plotting my permanent return for when my youngest is grown.
Hi Robyn! Yes, the view from Bettona is one of the most beautiful around. And does lead to future plotting… ;)
Oh, the view. My photo on facebook is the view I had from my friend’s balcony during my time in Bettona. I keep it so that everyday, I can see my beautiful future home.
So glad I found your site! It is so much better than the guidebooks. My husband and I will be spending 2 weeks in Bettona and a week in Rome this Oct. We are interested in visiting the Benelli Arms factory and some Spinoni breeders. Thank you for your site! Cynthia
Rebecca – I was browsing your “Beautiful Villages of Umbria”
and I thoroughly enjoyed viewing your website. Your pictures are “picture perfect” and to tell you the truth, I felt I was there (wishful thinking). Great job on your website, looking forward to viewing some more of your beautiful villages in Umbria. I haven’t been to Italy but after viewing, I feel I must pack a bag and “run”, not walk” to visit these lovely villages. The views are fantastically
beautiful and the villages are full of charm. Thank you
Thanks for stopping by, Cynthia. What a wonderful trip…you will love the area around Bettona! Keep checking here for some more ideas for things to do and see during your trip, and enjoy Umbria!
Hello, Lenore! How kind of you to stop by and thanks so much for your wonderful feedback…yes, it’s time you move from being an armchair Italy traveller to a real one!
Hello. I have traveled all over Italy but have never been to Umbria. I am 47, recently divorced , and am looking for towns that are charming and off the beaten path with local trattorias and pubs that I can relax in and mingle with the locals. Do you have any suggestions? WHich of the towns have the most character and cutest shops and little family run restaurants? How far are each of the towns from one another and how would i get from one to the other,. I did not plan on renting a car.
I heard about Todi – is that quaint?
Appreciate your feedback. Also, I am planning to go in November. DO you know what the temperature is that time of year. Thanks.
Hello Barbara…thanks for stopping by. I strongly recommend that you rent a car for your stay in Umbria. Many of the small hilltowns you would like to visit are complicated to reach by bus or train. Todi would be a good choice for you; it’s one of the larges in the list of villages, but for that reason may still have enough going on in November (low season) to keep you busy. The smaller villages get very quiet during the winter. I also strongly recommend you check out the forum at http://www.slowtalk.com…there you will find a treasure trove of information from a huge group of travellers (many of whom are Umbria-philes) who are very welcoming to newcomers. Expect crisp temperatures in November; pack layers!!