Saturday, October 4, 2008 Monastero di Santa Brigida Calvi dell’Umbria, Italy The Schedule of Events Friday Oct 3 Tour of Calvi & the monastery Medieval Feast w/ Luca the Vice-Mayor’s Band Saturday October 4 10:30am ~ Wedding ceremony at the Monastery 1pm ~ Lunch Reception nearby 9pm ~ Dancing in the Piazza Sunday Oct 5 Brunch Sagra di Cinghiale (Wild Board Festival) is going on both Saturday & Sunday. It consists of paying a fee and eating pasta with wild boar sauce: a great opportunity to mix with the locals! We’re negotiating the possibilities around joining them in the piazza on Saturday night.) How to Get to Calvi fly into rome (ciampino or fiumicino airports) renting a car (or coordinating with someone who plans to) is ideal. We recommend contacting Mia Martin, the world’s greatest tour coordinator, dear friend, and fabulous Art Monastery collaborator. She is the founder of Cartolina Tours, which specializes in tours of Italy for Americans. She can book your flights, your rental car, your hotel, and even organize a tour for those of you who would like to see other parts of Italy while you’re here. Mia Martin mmartin@CartolinaTours.com www.CartolinaTours.com From the Airport take the a1 north and get off at the Magliano Sabina exit. at the stop sign at the end of the exit, turn left. look for a blue sign pointing to the right labeled “Calvi dell’Umbria.” This is called the Passatore (though it isn’t labelled). Take until it ends in a T-intersection. Turn right, following the sign to Calvi. Continue to follow the signs to Calvi (Left at the following two forks). If you’re up for the adventure that is the italian train system take the train from the airport to Civita Castellana (15 minutes from Calvi) or Orte (25 minutes from Calvi). you can buy tickets at the automated machines or from the ticket agent (they almost always speak enough English to figure out what you need). Call us when you find out what time your train is arriving and we will send the fabulous and generous Paul Jarocki, who speaks Italian and has offered to be the shuttle guy. Watch out because he’s very charming. Hotel and Agriturismo Recommendations the following are some of the great places to stay in calvi. To book your hotel, contact Mia Martin mmartin@CartolinaTours.com www.CartolinaTours.com San Martino Tel (+39) 3281 659 514 or (+39) 0744 710 644 - Fax (+39) 0744 710 644 casalesanmartino@gmail.com ridiculously beautiful views, rooms in suites with full kitchen, pool, sand box and swing set (i recommend this place for those with kiddos) a longish lovely walk or five minute drive from Calvi swedish owner speaks English fluently. 60 to 140 euros Fattoria San Carlo Tel (+39) 0744 710 183 or (+39) 3346 213 735 or (+39) 3473 792 621 Fax (+39) 0744 710 183 - fattoriasancarlo@libero.it vegetarians be warned: this farmhouse converted into charming agriturismo is home to a restaurant that serves what Christopher is willing to call the best steak of your life. enter vegetarian, exit carnivore. Just look what happened to Betsy! 5 bedrooms with double beds and internal bathrooms, shared kitchen This is nearby to everything but you need a car to stay here. - 50 euros per room Il Boschetto Tel (+39) 074 471 8428 (no website) Il Boschetto is a big part of every calvese’s life: it is the most popular restaurant, situated just at the edge of town. (The 6 or 7 minute drive offers great views of Calvi.) Above the restaurant, off of a shared terrace, there are four rooms. One Suite: two doubles with one shared bathroom - 90 euros Two Doubles each with a private Bathroom - 45 euros Run by the same family, but on the other side of Calvi are two apartments. Downstairs Apartment with a small kitchen & two double bedrooms (one has a queen size bed, the other has two singles that can be pushed together), one bathroom - 80 euros Upstairs Apartment with a bigger kitchen, two double bedrooms (both queen beds), two bathrooms - 80 euros What to Bring phrasebook- unless you are traveling with an Italian speaker, bring a phrasebook or at least download some italian lessons and study on the plane. Calvi is a town of just 1600 people. Two of them speak English. (Yes, they are both invited to the wedding.) In general, the people of this town are totally willing to play charades and figure out what you’re trying to communicate. It also means SO much to them if you know just a few words in their language. Warm Clothes- We expect it to be stunning weather during the day- sunny and mid70s- but in the evening it cools down and these old buildings tend to get chilly. bring slippers. They are nice to wear on the plane too. Euros - There are ATM and money changing opportunities at the airports. Make use of those because the only ATM in Calvi only works with Italian banks. Most agriturismos and restaurants in town take credit cards, but the most central cafe does not. European Cell Phone - It is really handy to have a cell phone, as most places don’t have pay phones. You can rent a cell phone in recharge pre-paid minutes almost anywhere (even Calvi!). Mia can make recommendations about this. Our Registry You know how people pick charities to donate to for their weddings instead of registering for gifts? Well, we’re doing that and the charity we’re pointing you toward is the one we’re starting, our living dream, the lifeblood of the next 20 years of our life, if not more. Please Donate to the Art Monastery Project! Alternatively, We have a WishList of items that we need for our new home. IF you can think of a friend who works at Temperpedic, for example, and you facilitated a donation of a bunch of mattresses to the Art Monastery (tax deductible for them, plus we would publicize their donation), it would be a profoundly amazing wedding gift to us. Please take a look at our WishList. Betsy & Christopher Fülling-McCall Casale Santa Brigida Loc. 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