Dec | 05
And you thought Umbria Jazz was only in the summertime! On December 30th the wintertime counterpart to Perugia's summer jazz festival begins in Orvieto, another Umbrian city. This year's edition is the seventeenth to be presented, and will be a... Read MoreDec | 01
This month's photo winner is Laura Bergstein from University of Denver for her photo from Venice, Italy. Laura will enjoy a free meal from Quattro Passi Pizzeria.Auguri Laura!! Read MoreNov | 30
Last week Perugia was full of families in town to celebrate Thanksgiving with their students studying at Umbra. Mothers brought entire suitcases full of supplies to prepare a proper American holiday meal, students ordered turkeys from the local butcher weeks... Read MoreNov | 21
The Umbra Institute has announced an exciting new initiative: in collaboration with TripFilms.com, the Institute will be promoting a contest for the best films about travel to Perugia. TripFilms has a unique website where thousands of travelers (or in this case, "temporary... Read MoreNov | 20
Local university student, Paola D'Amora writes the following blog about her experience with Umbra students as they volunteer for UNICEF: Last Thursday, Umbra students learned how to create UNICEF Pigotta rag dolls that give hope for developing countries. A Pigotta... Read MoreNov | 18
This past weekend, Professor Adrian Hoch led a group of twenty students from her Leonardo da Vinci course on a comprehensive trip through Florence and Milan, visiting sites where Leonardo lived and found inspiration. Friday morning students arrived in Florence--where... Read More