It's been a very hot July according to the locals, temperatures haven't gotten below 35 for most days. We arrived in Montecastello di Vibio on July 8th or 9th if memory serves. We couldn't find our place using the directions the owners gave us (not great with maps OR directions it seems) so Danilo, who lives on the property with his wife and son and are the official 'caretakers' drove up to town to meet us and lead us down. A lot of the streets outside of town have the same names - Via del Furioso, Via della Barca, and Via Le Favette - our 'street', which is a dirt road near some pretty savage hills...
The day we arrived, Nick and Jo W joined us for a couple of nights - they'd joined us at the end of their France/Italy holiday. We walked into town on the first night and found a festival, after the hike up the hill with some welcome assistance from Nick, the boys ran wild and had a dance with the locals on the dance floor with a band that made me feel like I was at an Italian wedding...
The next few days were spent idyll by the pool, visiting Todi and me trying to drive a manual car with 5 people giving me moral support - despite best intentions, a four year old yelling 'CLUTCH MUMMY' isn't that helpful!
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| poolside |
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| funicular up to Todi |
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