Last night we went to a restaurant at the foot of Mount Cucco. We had to drive ½ mile down a dirt road to get to it. We thought we’d be the only ones there, but it must be a popular place because it got pretty full. At the waiter’s recommendation we ordered risotto with truffles (Umbria is well known for truffles). We expected strong taste, but we were disappointed because they had very little flavor.
This morning we went to the neighboring town (Fosatto di Vico) with a large supermarket. Now we will not run out of beer, wine, cheese, and salami. We then took a drive to Gubbio, about 15 miles away. It is an old medieval town, very picturesque. It is located on a pretty steep slope so it even has elevators that take people up to the duomo and the Palazzo Ducale. The buildings are all made of grey stone and the look very imposing and austere. We walked the old town for miles then took a funivia, which is like a cable car, but it’s baskets on a cable (2 persons per basket), to the top of the mountain Ingino. Bo has overcome her fear of heights since there is no alternative. At the top of the mountain, there is a basilica of saint Ubaldo, the patron saint of Gubbio and inside is his embalmed body. Between 12:30 and 4pm the town shuts down. Stores are closed and all people disappear. At 4 pm they reappear. We saw a little storefront that said pizzeria so we went in. It turned out to be a cavernous first class restaurant where we had a nice lunch.
When we got home we decided to walk up the street where there was a sign for pottery called Futuro d’Arte. Turns out it was a ceramics factory (one man shop). We had a nice chat with the young owner and he gave us 3 free pieces, which he said were “experiments”.
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