Wednesday, April 24, 2013

U is for Umbria, a Perfect Vacation Location

Simonetti, 1927  Dover Press
Ah the ubiquitous "U," just had to use the word although ubiquitous does not fit, meaning "being everywhere."  U's are not everywhere.  Today I chose the only poster in the collection that had a U in the title.  Umbria is a region in Italy, another one unknown to me until now.  

 Spleto, or in Latin, Spoletium, is an ancient city in east central Umbria, below the Apennines mountains.  But consider this:  what about taking a trip to Italy, but instead of staying in the expensive major cities, stay in a 16th C. Convent, that sleeps 7, is a suburb location, not far from Rome, and only 64-74 Euros a night?

 Notice the Roman Aqueduct in the poster,c. 1927.  Those Italians understood tourism.  If you click on the link, and then "16thc Ex Convent," it should show you this rental and others. 

 16c Ex Convent, Huge Arched Windows, Views, Garden, Private Terraces - La Passionata.

http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/europe/italy/umbria/spoleto



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9 comments:

  1. Tracy MooreApril 24, 2013 at 12:31 PM

    That would be a lovely trip! :)

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  2. RowenaApril 24, 2013 at 1:30 PM

    I love Italy,not been to Umbria yet but it looks fab.

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  3. Nick WilfordApril 24, 2013 at 1:59 PM

    Looks good to me!

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  4. loverofwordsApril 24, 2013 at 4:06 PM

    Soleto, Umbria -- who knew? But here in the US, Italy seems so far away and we are not as familiar with Europe as you Brits are. Thanks, Tracy, Rowena, and Nick.

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  5. Lynn ProctorApril 24, 2013 at 4:13 PM

    one of my favorites of your posters!

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  6. loverofwordsApril 24, 2013 at 7:43 PM

    Thanks, Lynn. Tomorrow's poster is difficult.

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  7. Mary HillApril 24, 2013 at 9:33 PM

    Umbria sounds nice. I love your pic of the Alaska Inside Passage. Was that another trip?


    Mary from
    http://mary-anderingcreatively.blogspot.com/

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  8. loverofwordsApril 25, 2013 at 5:22 AM

    Thanks, Mary. We did visit Alaska on a short cruise. It is a beautiful country (in the summer). Everything is larger than life, the glaciers,all the scenery. We never saw the sun the whole two weeks, but we didn't mind.

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  9. pam levyApril 27, 2013 at 10:13 AM

    Another plug for vrbo. We use it and sister site Home Away a lot and have never had a bad experience with any of the properties we've rented: London, Edinburgh, Dublin, Austin, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Denver.
    Before so many rentals came online, we used some service or other (can't remember) to rent a charming stone cottage on an olive farm north of Spoleto. We took day trips all over Umbria. Spoleto has colorful hilly streets, cafes, and a beautiful church.
    Bonus for me at the farm---momma cat and a littler of kittens that visited us.

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