Gabe’s final essay, focused on his admiration of medieval people’s customs and culture.
Read MoreGabe’s worldschooling project during our week in Venice.
Read MoreGabe’s schooling continues as he answers the question: “Why do olive trees live so long?”
Read MoreGabe’s imagining of a correspondence between Etruscan and Greek potters.
Read MoreFrom retired-fishermen’s social clubs to any piazza’s stone table, you’ll find scopa played throughout Italy. You can join the fun, with these instructions for how the game is played in Spello, written by Gabe.
Read MoreWebsite for Michelle Damiani, author of Il Bel Centro: A Year in the Beautiful Center, the funny and heartfelt memoir of an American family living in Spello, as well as Santa Lucia, a page-turner set on the Umbria border.
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Festival participant, speaking about “Il Bel Centro: A Year in the Beautiful Center”
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