Feb | 14
Recently a group of Umbra students made their way to the Vitivinicola Chiorri vineyard for a wine-tasting. The Chiorri family has a long tradition of winemaking, and their English-speaking son-in-law hammed it up as a tourguide, leading the group around... Read MoreFeb | 13
Last Sunday some twenty Umbra students, accompanied by several professors (and Desire the Dachsun), set off into the rolling wilderness surrounding Spoleto bound for the summit of towering Monte Luco. And it couldn't have been a better day for a... Read MoreFeb | 13
Believe it or not, Italians have names for every wind. There’s the scirocco, a hot wind that comes out of Africa and carries red dust (from the Sahara) that it drops with rain to coat everything with a red film,... Read MoreFeb | 04
If you had taken a stroll, or, well, a boat you might say, around the streets/canals of Venice this weekend, you would have witnessed the charming scenes of her carnivale. Bright and decorative masks, parties, more masks, bird masks, and... Read MoreFeb | 03
Last week Umbra students gathered in the cozy Caffé Cinastik to participate in the first Symposium, a new academic initiative designed to prompt lively intellectual conversation in a relaxed environment. In an arched room lit by charming candles tucked in... Read MoreFeb | 01
Auguri to Elon Hirsch-Bliden from Elon University for his winning photo entitled "Assisi on the Edge." Elon will enjoy a free meal from Quattro Passi Pizzeria. Read More