Rogaia Blog

Healthy food in spring: Artichokes

01.03.2019

Food and Drink, Travel Tips, Tuscany, Umbria

Power packages against spring tiredness

A few days ago, Ornella came in by in surprise. And since it was lunchtime, we decided to cook together. She got out of her car a big basket of artichokes that she had just bought at the market. "Little power packages," she said. Then we went to the preparation and a little later we had two simple, delicious dishes on the table, which we want to share with you.

If life gives you lemons make Limoncello !

17.02.2019

Now is the time of citrus fruits and as every year we have just received two large boxes of organic lemons from Apulia.
We are happy to tell you what we do with them ...

Palazzo Baldeschi Perugia Sala dei Quattro Elementi. Photo: www.fondazionecrpg.com

Museums in Perugia: Palazzo Baldeschi

09.02.2019

Travel Tips, Umbria

Perugia is home of some of the most interesting museums and art collections in Italy. In the coming weeks we will take you on a tour to some of these outstanding places to visit in Perugia. We will introduce you not only to the main sights but also to some hidden treasures. The first stop on our virtual city tour is the "Palazzo Baldeschi", presented to you by our daughter Aurora.

Radicchio - a delicious winter vegetable

29.01.2019

Food and Drink, Umbria

Radicchio is mostly known as salad or as a plate decoration only. The slightly bitter taste is not for everyone. But radicchio is delicious also cooked or grilled. Here is a recipe for a "Torta al radicchio" by Mamma Ornella

Easter-Tango at Villa La Rogaia

19.01.2019

Tango, Travel Tips, Umbria

Dancing into the spring on a tango holiday in Umbria.

From April 20 to 27, 2019 we open the tango season 2019 at La Rogaia with the teachers Daniela Feilcke-Wolff and Raimund Schlie from Berlin.

"Tango is embrace in motion, we connect with our partner, the music, the other dancers and the space."

How to become a Tango god or Tango goddess

09.01.2019

Tango, Travel Tips, Tuscany, Umbria

In order to dance Argentine tango well you do not need to memorize many steps.
Rather, tango is a matter of inner and outer attitude.

Filippo Avignonesi and Anna Yegorova will tell you what this is all about - here in our blog and during their next Tango course at La Rogaia September 7 to 14, 2019

Olive tree in Umbria — Olivetree in Umbria

Olive oil, the liquid gold of Umbria

24.11.2018

Food and Drink, Olive trees, Special Offers, Umbria

We just have finished the olive harvest 2018 at La Rogaia.

This year the harvest was very satisfying, after several years with high losses.

Together with guests and friends from Germany and England, we picked the precious olives from the trees for almost four weeks and had them pressed into the "liquid gold" of Umbria.

Read more about our olive harvest and facts about olive oil ...

A sea of flowers - Umbria in early summer

14.05.2018

Special Offers, Travel Tips, Tuscany, Umbria

At the moment we are experiencing a flower explosion in La Rogaia:
April has brought a lot of water and has turned our garden into a sea of flowers.

One more reason to come to La Rogaia in May and to explore Umbria in the Whitsun holidays.

Last minute discount of up to 30%!

Siena - Pearl of Tuscany - Places worth to see in Tuscany

03.03.2018

Amidst the rolling hills of the Crete, Siena looks like a stranded ship, with the town hall tower "Torre del Mangia" and the zebra-striped cathedral tower as the mast trees.

It was our destination for a family trip on a February weekend.

Sculptures by Wolfgang Sandt in the snow

A Winter Fairy Tale at La Rogaia

28.02.2018

Umbria

The winter had seemed almost over in Umbria. But now it has turned back!

If you go on a holiday in La Rogaia in the spring or even in a hot summer, you can not imagine how it might look like in winter.

Here are a few impressions from the garden of La Rogaia and the surrounding area

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