Olive Harvest 2011 Frontignano, Umbria

Posted by Casa Betti on Nov 6, 2011 in Activities, Umbria Vacation Blog | 0 comments In Frontignano, olive harvest is usually done the first week of November. The weather has to be dry, no rain, because the olive tree can be damaged as well as the olives that are going to be used for olive oil. This year, we sarted on November 1st and worked on one grove for two days and another grove for 3 days. Lots of fun and cultural but you get a good workout. Olive oil is green in color and pure virgin. Buono! Ciao, Arlene
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Sights and Sounds

Posted by Casa Betti on Oct 25, 2011 in Umbria Vacation Blog | 0 comments Hunting season has started and sounds of barking dogs and gun fire surround the area.  For some, this is part of “living off the land” and stocking their freezers with meat that will take them through the winter.  It is not so primitive  (as there are stores to buy food) as it sounds but most rely on this way of life.  They hunt pheasant, birds, libre (wild rabbit) around the...
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Autunno a Frontignano

Posted by Casa Betti on Oct 18, 2011 in Wine & Food | 0 comments Autumn has arrived in Frontignano with the leaves changing colors and the crisp air. I am looking out my window at the vineyards that have already been harvested and the olive trees that are ready for harvest in a few days.  The sun is shining which is a good day to go and gather the walnuts from my trees.  The walnuts are in a pod, which you break open, and if the shell of the nut is black it...
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Spring in Frontignano

Posted by Casa Betti on Mar 24, 2011 in Umbria Vacation Blog | 0 comments Spring has arrived in Frontignano…………thank God after such a cold winter.  Europe had the coldest winter in 100 years.  Now the flowers are starting to bloom, flower boxes are being put outside with new plantings and the sunflower fields have been planted. The landscape is an endless vista of rolling hills with sunflower fields.  Bellisimo! The weather is in the 60′s and the days...
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Cortona

Posted by Casa Betti on Mar 10, 2011 in Umbria Vacation Blog, places to see | 0 comments Today is a beautiful day in Frontignano, tempo bell0, temperature beautiful. The little town of Cortona, which is where the movie Under The Tuscan Sun was filmed, is about a 45 minute drive from Casa Betti. It is quaint and as you are driving up to the town center the countryside is very pretty.  There is a leather shop that has very nice things and the leather is from Florence, which is about a...
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