Thursday, November 14, 2013

A Villa in Umbria


 
Our villa--a former glass factory
 
 
Our group at the Monte Vibiano Winery
Electric jeeps we drove on the vineyard tour
Happily anticipating the wine tasting

Door to the main villa
Our fearless leader relaxing on the terrace

The younger generation cooking a pasta dinner
Entrance to the town of Piegaro
The Butcher Shop
Pottery and flower store

Neil and I were lucky enough to be invited to a good  friend's week-long retirement party in Italy in October.  The above pictures show L'Antica Vetreria, a former glass factory that was gutted and converted to a beautiful rental villa in Piegaro, a small town in Umbria.  Fifteen of us stayed in the main villa plus one apartment below it.  We had a beautiful view of the valley, and we were right in the center of town.  The eating and drinking were molto bene, including a wine tasting at a nearby vineyard and a cooking lesson with a local chef.  We spent much of our time touring the little hill towns nearby--Assisi, Orvieto, Cortona, Castiglione di Lago, and Perugia.

2 comments:

SLB said...

So happy for you both! I'm always delighted to see how much you and Neil enjoy life!

Gentle Blogger said...

Wow, that looks like a good time - so glad you enjoyed it! I'd love to take a cooking lesson with a chef sometime, my only lessons have been from "the ladies".