Thursday, July 29, 2010

" Federica Marini, an engaging young entrepreneur, has lovingly rebuilt the villa into two charming apatments, an enormous pool, and a riding school for those who love horses.She also grows her own apples, pears, grapes, cherries and peaches on the property.Even lemons and limes in giant tera cotta pots on the patio.But all that foliage never gets in the way of the spectacular views of the hills and valleys that make you want to sit and stare for hours.Or weeks.
Federica's next-best-thing-to-Southern hospitality comes naturally.After all, Spoleto has been entertaining foreigners since 600 B.C., when the Umbrians arrived.Then came the Etruscans, the Romans, the Goths, other assorted barbarians, and most recently, the tourists. "

" Federica Marini, an engaging young entrepreneur, has lovingly rebuilt the villa into two charming apatments, an enormous pool, and a riding school for those who love horses.She also grows her own apples, pears, grapes, cherries and peaches on the property.Even lemons and limes in giant tera cotta pots on the patio.But all that foliage never gets in the way of the spectacular views of the hills and valleys that make you want to sit and stare for hours.Or weeks.
Federica's next-best-thing-to-Southern hospitality comes naturally.After all, Spoleto has been entertaining foreigners since 600 B.C., when the Umbrians arrived.Then came the Etruscans, the Romans, the Goths, other assorted barbarians, and most recently, the tourists. "

 

 

".....Then, back at the villa, you can spoon your purchases onto hunks of crusty bread and find out if you've bought olive tapenade, which is truly delightful, or spleen,which is truly awful.
We did that while spending a glorious week at Eremo del Sole, an ancient farmhouse on a mountaintop outside Spoleto........"

 

".....Then, back at the villa, you can spoon your purchases onto hunks of crusty bread and find out if you've bought olive tapenade, which is truly delightful, or spleen,which is truly awful.
We did that while spending a glorious week at Eremo del Sole, an ancient farmhouse on a mountaintop outside Spoleto........"