Today we witnessed Autumn in all her glory riding electric bikes through the Umbrian hills. Our first stop from Spello was Bevagne where we stopped at the very hospitable Cafe Miccheletto in Piazza Gramsci. They plied us with their freshly baked rosemary focaccia which supplied us with the energy to proceed up the long winding ascent to Montefalco although only a limited amount of our own effort was expended.
We stopped towards the top to marvel at the glorious panorama of gold, yellow, orange, green and brown drenched in bright sunlight and capped by a flawless blue sky.
We were spoilt for choice at Il Ristorante L'Alchimista who showcase the best of the season's produce, at this time it was the renowned black celery.
Descending the hill at considerably higher speed than we ascended was an exhilarating experience and as we reached the flat outskirts of Foligno we were enfolded in cascading leaves falling from the breeze rustled trees lining the strada.
A magic experience that none of us will forget. Thank you to our manager Anja for organising the bike hire.