Urban Trekking
Sep | 14
For a walk back into the Middle Ages in Perugia, it turns out you don’t even have to go outside the city walls. On this bright Friday morning Altra Umbria tour guide Daniela led a group of Umbra students on... Read MoreHistory With A Twist
Sep | 10
Italy is a must-see destination for anyone who studied art history. A full third of UNESCO’s world artistic treasures is crammed into this peninsula, and for this reason guidebooks and tours in Italy focus on sculptures, paintings, frescoes, and the... Read MoreL’aperitivo all’italiana!
Sep | 07
L'appetito viene mangiando, “Appetite comes to you while you eat.” This saying is a convenient justification for the fantastic Italian tradition of the aperitivo, the apertif. Around seven in the evening, all across Italy, friends sit down at a streetside... Read MoreTandem! Frescoes, Fanta, and Good Conversation…
Sep | 05
Under the frescoed ceilings of our Via Marzia academic building the Umbra Institute's weekly Tandem kicked off last night with an enthusiastic bang, drawing a hearty sized group of both Italians and Americans ready to test (albeit a bit nervously)... Read MoreOrientation, Fall 2007
Sep | 04
On Sunday September 2 in the large frescoed ballroom in Perugia’s town hall, the famous the Sala dei Notari, Umbra’s newly arrived students began their orientation for the fall semester. Starting with Director of Academics, Dr.Carol Clark, each of the... Read MoreBuon Viaggio!
Aug | 29
A new group of American students will leave the country on August 30 en route to Italy. On the eve of their departure, we asked several Umbra Institute alumni to share some sage advice: “Sometimes it's comforting to have a... Read More