Montefiascone

The farm where Andy is working is on the outskirts of a town called Montefiascone. I found it to be a little hidden treasure. The historic center is extremely small, but quainter and cleaner than I've come to expect. And there is a well-kept park on top of a big hill, where you feel totally removed from the commotion of the city traffic and you get great views of the surrounding area. See Andy's blog for a panorama view from the park: http://ao-agicolaitaliana.blogspot.com/.

Andy and I had dinner in Montefiascone on Friday night, because Anna and Dario had lots of family visiting that night. At Dante, where they serve very traditional dishes, we ate salami with bread, fresh egg pasta with porcini and tomato sauce, lamb cooked over a fire, sausages, artichokes alla Romana, and green salad. So we indulged again.

On Easter Sunday, Andy and I got the majority of the day off after we stacked some firewood. We walked into town, wandering aimlessly, taking our time, breaking for gelato and cafe. We also had a little aperitivo on the rooftop terrace of Dante, the restaurant where we ate a couple of nights before. After gelato, cafe, and vino, I was in quite a state, and had to climb the hill to the park again to work it off. We also found a little lookout point with my favorite view of all looking into the lake valley. So beautiful!