The video below is the second snapshot of the Acquasparta Summer festival in 2016 shot by Siobhan, Il Rinascimento ad Acquasparta. The festival runs during the first 2 weeks in June and is the best time in Acquasparta.
Il Rinascimento ad Acquasparta 2016 Part II from Siobhan Hegarty
A rustic Umbrian restaurant in Portaria This little restaurant in Piazza Giuseppe Verdi in Portaria is a very homely, rustic spot. They have a big fire in the restaurant on which they cook all the meats and during the winter months, it is a joy to walk in out of the cold and be met…
Casa Lilla Wedding – May 2011, Guest Comment from Irina Tomova. “Dear Conor & Siobhan,I have just got married and come out of Casa Lilla as a bride. Your home became mine for a week and I will never forget it in a lifetime. Thanks to your help and generosity I could welcome my family…
Mille Miglia Rally Last Friday, 7th May we took a spin over to Spoleto to catch the Mille Miglia rally as it passed through the town. A few years ago it came through Acquasparta, I think because there were road works in Spoleto at the time. Anyway, it is a famous Rally that runs from…
Homemade pasta | the method The simplest way is to get your food processor out, bung in the flour, toss in the eggs, give the processor a few pulses till the mixture comes together and tip it out onto a work surface. At this stage you just need to bring it together with your hands,…
Homemade Bread at Casa Lilla This is not a recipe as such, but my latest diversion, passion, call it what you will but after trying for many years on and off to master the art of home-baked bread I think I have finally got it. Thanks to a really wonderful book I recently purchased called…
Isn’t Nature Fabulous? Our cherry blossom is As regular as clockwork our cherry tree has once again come to blossom in the first week of April. Last week there was not a bloom in sight and behold, this week it looks like someone has stuck balls of cotton wool all over it. It is a…