Italy Is Open, Andiamo!

Bicycling is one of the best ways to tour and savor Italy’s rustic countryside with its native flavors.

Assisi, pink and mystical, nestles in the heart of Umbria. Photo by Alessio Roversi on Unsplash

It was October when I was with a lively group, cycling the lush hills of Umbria, Italy’s “green heart.” I was on a bike tour with its heart as well as its sensibility in the right place. By day we cycled leisurely or as hard as we liked. By evening we…