Anne's Italy

14/01/2023

When in Palermo, you can’t miss a visit to the local markets. One of them is Ballaro’.Do contact me for unforgettable guided tours at: [email protected]. I...

14/01/2023

I shot this short video at Ballaro' market on a brief early December trip Pino to his Palermo - shot a few videos (to see on Anne Robichaud YouTube) - and various notes on my blog https://www.annesitaly.com/blog/) as well

When in Palermo, you can’t miss a visit to the local markets. One of them is Ballaro’.Do contact me for unforgettable guided tours at: [email protected]. I...

20/07/2022

Let’s cook together a buonissimo summer dish made with fresh baby tomatoes, walnuts and basil. A recipe created by Neapolitan friends, Giuseppe and Salvatore...

16/07/2022

Rural friend,Giuseppa is a master at baking and teaching the Umbria rural hearth bread, la torte.Read more about eating and cooking with Giuseppa here:https:...

13/07/2022

Hi everyone! My name is Anne Robichaud, I am the only American certified regional tour guide of Umbria, with over 25 years of experience! Let me open your ey...

05/07/2022

Ready to come and stay in one of our Assisi countryside apartments?

Don't miss touring the Umbrian hill towns with me. See more on https://www.annesitaly.com/And don't miss a stay in one of our 3 rental apartments, 1 in Assis...

29/06/2022

Experienced Tour Guide and Lecturer based in Assisi, Italy with a passion for all things Italian: art and history, festivals and folklore, rural life and cui...

27/12/2021

Ah, the joy and fascination of Italian gestures: learn a few to get ready for your next Italy trip. Started planning? (Glad to help!)

My first presentation (of 36 ZOOM talks) highlights gestures - yes, this is Italians, HANDS ON!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSCjrYuyWgs&feature=youtu.be

Italians, HANDS ON: From the Family to the Piazza is the first of a series of ZOOM meetings to share my passion, knowledge and insight on all things Italian....

26/12/2021

If you're ready for some quiet time now - and a link to Assisi appeals - you might enjoy this talk (if you did not see it "live" last year when I presented it ZOOM):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvx0QQLSwyo

⭐ This holiday presentation celebrates Italy’s wintertime traditions: Naples’ Christmas craftsmanship, Umbria’s “living manger scenes,” Gubbio’s world-famous...

17/12/2021

18/11/2021

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13/10/2021

Here is my latest newsletter! Enjoy!

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15/05/2021

No Corsa dei Ceri in Gubbio this May 15th. Sigh. News here about the splendor...and pazzia (madness):

Italy’s Uplifting Pagan-Christian Rites is one of a series of ZOOM meetings to share my passion, knowledge and insight on all things Italian.💚 Since my guid...

08/05/2021

03/05/2021

Deruta: a hymn to maiolica (so much to share in that May 8th ZOOM talk - how to do it in just an hour?!??)
https://www.annesitaly.com/blog/deruta-a-hymn-to-maiolica/

Deruta, an Umbria small hilltown south of Perugia..... .....is a veritable open-air museum peppered with maiolica touches in the piazzas, on the walls of

02/05/2021

Ready to head to Deruta? The mayor's ready to welcome you - what a warm, royal welcome I received in this small Umbrian gem.
https://www.annesitaly.com/blog/in-deruta-citta-della-ceramica-a-warm-welcome-awaits/

In preparation for my ZOOM presentation May 8, 2021 on Deruta, I needed to see the Museo Regionale della Ceramica, but for now, that museum - like many -

29/04/2021

Deruta- small town with many treasures - and will share in my May 8th ZOOM..in the meantime:
https://www.annesitaly.com/blog/in-deruta-maiolica-splendors-in-the-church-of-san-francesco/

Probably built upon Roman foundations and later devastated by the Goths in the 6th-century and later by the Lombards (6th-8th centuries), the ancient

16/04/2021

Assisi's War Cemetery - peaceful, calming..and heart-rending:
https://www.annesitaly.com/blog/near-assisi-the-war-cemetery-of-the-commonwealth/

Assisi spreads out serenely on the hill backdropping the Assisi War Cemetery where over nine hundred white tombstones stand stalwartly in straight,

13/04/2021

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Narni: center of Italy - and hidden site of Inquisition travesties for 200 yrs (and who knew?). Find out more here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te81ui98oWwNarn

Aired 4/10/2021

01/04/2021

A hint of the Narni wonders in my April 10th ZOOM:

https://www.annesitaly.com/blog/narni-where-majesty-hides-roman-treasures/

Perched on a rocky outcrop in southern Umbria, Narni captivates many a visitor nowadays. As of 299 B.C., the Romans had their eye on it, too: they were