Gelato Conundrum

Jul | 10

Summer in Perugia presents a dramatic question: where to get ice cream. This vital query is made all the more difficult by the fact that one can't simply exclude the "bad" ice cream places...because there just don't seem to be... Read More
Modern Umbrian Frescoes

Jun | 16

Olivia Lott and Jon Ernest have been following in the footsteps of legendary pittori italiani as they create a fresco from the ground up – or, really, from the wall out – with Professor William Pettit. The pair began by learning the... Read More
Gelato Conundrums

Jun | 14

Summer in Perugia presents a dramatic question: where to get ice cream. This vital query is made all the more difficult by the fact that one can't simply exclude the "bad" ice cream places...because there just don't seem to be... Read More
Coffee Workshop Goes Cold

Jun | 11

Cold coffee, that is! Yesterday afternoon was the much-anticipated Coffee Safari that Umbra offers each semester as part of its food-engagement extracurriculars. Students studying at Umbra's Summer Session took a break from the books and headed out on a short... Read More
Onde Rock Returns To Lake Trasimeno

Jun | 07

Perugia is perhaps best known internationally for (other than its baci chocolates) the Umbria Jazz Festival, which begins every year on the second Friday in July. A local favorite as far as music, though, is the Onde Rock festival, a... Read More
Workshop della Pizza

Jun | 01

Last night was the Umbra Pizza Workshop...but with a twist. As part of Professor Robert Proctor's "Intensive Italian Through Culture" program, students got a brief history of pizza from staff member Zach Nowak, made pizzas with the direction of headpizzaiolo Felice,... Read More

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