Years ago I first heard of Perugia when a Japanese friend of mine went there to study Italian at the University for Foreigners.  She would send me a picture postcard from time to time, telling me about her new friends, neighbors and life in Italy.  I had a chance to visit this charming Umbrian town long after she had lived there, but it didn't quite feel like the first time because of all I had heard.

By the way, I have been a fan of Baci just as long as I have known Perugia.  Baci (meaning kisses in Italian) is a name of popular chocolate with hazelnut filling made by Perugina.  Those delicious morsels in signature silver and blue wrapping are irresistible.  A birthplace of Baci, Perugia is no doubt a chocolate capital of Europe.


Perugia, Italy V

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Media: Original watercolor on paper
Image Size: 11.5 x 8.25  in. (on 12 x 9 in. paper)
Purchase: Sold