{"id":15931,"date":"2021-05-06T15:57:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T21:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/?p=15931"},"modified":"2025-08-11T16:56:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T22:56:58","slug":"postcard-piedmont-peaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/postcard-piedmont-peaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Postcard from Piedmont: Peach Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Ciao from northern Italy!<\/p>

I am in the Piedmont region, about two hours from Milan, staying at a beautiful country villa.<\/a><\/span> My dear friends are getting married here tomorrow. I had a funny and charming experience this morning and immediately thought of you and wanted to share it.<\/p>

The day was warm and the air was fragrant. I walked down the road from the villa to take some photos of the countryside. Sprawling lavender bushes were alive with buzzing bees. I stopped at a peach tree that was bursting with ripe fruit. No one was around, so I moved a little closer and stood on my toes to smell the peaches.\u00a0 Yes, I was tempted to reach up and grab one (I can hear you asking…) And as I stood considering it, the roar of an engine broke the still air. I turned to see a small car pull to a stop a few feet away. An Italian gentleman hopped out and walked toward me. Was it his property? I felt my face flush and began thinking about how to explain why I was loitering.\u00a0 He greeted me in Italian and reached up into the tree. With a quick motion, he pulled a peach from its branch and handed it to me with a smile.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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He was elegantly dressed, in a light summer suit, linen maybe, and obviously on his way to or from some “al fresco” meal, no doubt with a view of vineyards and a medieval hill town. I was in shorts and a t-shirt that said “Another Mother Runner” –\u00a0 <\/span>embarrassingly underdressed for this impromptu meeting.<\/p>

I smiled and thanked him. He smiled and waited.\u00a0 Then he motioned at the peach and said \u201cmangiare”. He wanted me to taste it. I took a tentative bite and peach juice dribbled down my chin. It was delightfully peachy, with a full flavour, but a little more tart than the peaches I eat at home. The flavour and tartness illuminated for me the true genius of an Italian Bellini – peach puree combined with Prosecco.<\/p>

I took another bite or two and he watched me happily. I thanked him again and he hopped back into his car. I waved as he turned down the drive toward his villa. I snapped one more photo of the peaches, to remember the moment. Sometimes it pays to loiter under Italian peach trees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The La Villa Hotel<\/span><\/a>\u00a0where we stayed on this trip was absolutely beautiful.\u00a0 It’s a 16th-century palazzo converted into a boutique hotel. I highly recommend it – a story with photos is coming soon.\u00a0<\/p>

If you are planning or dreaming of Italy travel, you might also enjoy the story of my stay at an Umbria Agriturismo.<\/span><\/a> It has a wonderful location in the green hills of Italy and is very well priced.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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