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Driving to Castelfranco Emilia, our next stop, the mountains got much higher and the views were spectacular, but we were moving to fast to capture the real ruggedness of Northern Umbria
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You don’t want to know about Castelfranco Emilia. The next morning we went off in search of Acetaia Fabbi. These are barrels of aging Balsamic vinegar and Signore Fabbi, the 3rd generation of Fabbis to make the liquid gold
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Some of these barrels have vinegars that have been aging since 1930. The barrels themselves are a mix of newer ones and ones that have be re-used for generations
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Signore Fabbi locks up the vinegar attic
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Vinegars on display – we tasted vinegars that were 8, 15, and 30 years old – we bought a nice sized bottle of the 8 year old and a teeny tiny bottle of 25 year old. We couldn’t afford the 30 year old, but it was mighty tasty!!
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The vineyard
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The Scrovegni Chapel isn’t much from the outside, but the inside is covered with breathtaking frescos by Giotto – WOW!!!
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Finally a mushroom that William could love!!
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We didn’t stay long in Padova, but went as soon as we finished at the Scrovegni to our B&B in Terme Eugenee – Our room
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Terme Eugenee is geothermally very active and that stuff that looks like pond scum is steam
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The B&B, Covo dell’Arimanno had a few other houses nearby, but mostly was surrounded by beautiful fields of corn and other crops.
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The house was a 150 year old barn/house combo that had been renovated beautifully
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Renza Rampazzo, the sweetest B&B host there ever could be
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