Sometimes, I wonder if our lives are just made of various circles. Some so big that took 10 years to complete, like the one for Niagara Falls. Fortunately, many are smaller.
In the Umbrian town of Bevagna, we met a family of four with two lovely girls. The Italian father told us that he had studied in Spain and led groups along a pilgrimage. From him, we were thrilled to learn how the word โconclaveโ originated in his hometown Viterbo back in the 13th century. Things like this make for the bonuses in our travel memories.
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However, in all honesty, our mind was set on experiencing the Mercato delle Gaite, during which people of Bevagna go back to the Medieval time to hold banquets, processions, and competitions between the four gaite (quarters). And, thatโs the only thing we knew about this โhidden gemโ in the province of Perugia.
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At the end, we concluded this a satisfying experience, being content on all things Medieval, visual, or taste, until one year later, when our travel brought us to the path way of Camino de Santiago. Thatโs when I remembered the gentlemanโs work with Spanish Steps and the 5-star chicken coop that he built for his wife.
Isnโt life interesting in some ways?
