How the history of glassmaking in an Umbrian village meets a personal dream
/In this installment of my “Local Guide Series”, Colleen introduces us to Piegaro and the delights that await visitors to her village.
Read MoreStep into Umbria, an undiscovered Italian region that reshaped my family and still shapes my writing. These reflections come from years of living among its olive groves, cobblestones, and fiercely kind neighbors—stories of belonging, blunders, beauty, and how a place can change you if you let it.
In this installment of my “Local Guide Series”, Colleen introduces us to Piegaro and the delights that await visitors to her village.
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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