Day 11.

I walked today to an historic place called Biscina (snake in Italian. Today it is a partly ruined, partially renovated castle and a farm B&B. On this stage of the walk, there are not great options to stage out your trip; Gubbio to Assisi is too far at over 40km so most people choose one of the ‘Agriturismo’.

My Gubbio hotel the Bosone Palace was good. It was high on the hill inside the walls of the old city. The views over the countryside were amazing. As their restaurant was closed I was sent to the Taverna Del Lupo. I’ll start with the wine list … AMAZING … 14 very large pages of mainly Italian wines. I had 2 great courses:-

• Steak tartare with capers, onion, quail egg and black Sardinian salt.
• Ravioli made with unsweetened cocoa, stuffed with pears, thyme and sausage
• Washed down with some great Umbrian red; a 2009 Montefalco Sagrantino

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