Monteluco and an Italian lunch...
We stayed local today with more St. Francis with a visit to Monteluco and then lunch, Umbria style, at Villa Marianna.
Monteluco is a frazione (borough) of the comune of Spoleto, in Umbria, central Italy. Having a population of just 27, it is located on a limestone mountain covered by woods, at 780 meters over the sea level. The name derives from the Latin lucus, meaning a wood sacred to Jupiter. At the entrance of the wood was found a stone copy of the Lex luci spoletina, written in Old Latin and dating to the 3rd century BC. St. Francis of Assisi lived here for a short period in 1218 and established a sanctuary (which we delight in exploring as often as possible).
Our multi-course lunch at Villa Marianna, a 16th century farm house, was hours long and exceptional. We delighted in sharing this uniquely Italian experience with Brenton and Christy. 
1 comments:
Your photography is really developing into its own entity. (Not that is wasn't good before!) I love the window shot.
Looks like everyone is having a great time. Steve must be enjoying getting some quality Dad time in before Father's Day. :)
And that carafe of red wine is just calling my name!!
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