15/08/2026
Ferragosto at Donna Nnì ☀️🌿
Today is Ferragosto, the heart of the Italian summer.
Not everyone knows that its roots go all the way back to Ancient Rome, to the Feriae Augusti — a time of rest and celebration after the hard work of the agricultural season. Centuries later, August 15th also became the Catholic feast of the Assumption.
Today, Ferragosto means family, beaches, long lunches and slowing down.
But this year, mine feels a little different.
For the past few days, we have actually been living at Donna Nnì. And when you live in the countryside rather than simply visit it, everything changes.
You wake up with it and follow its rhythms.
Figs to pick and dry, tomatoes drying under the August sun, tomato preserves to prepare for winter, herbs to gather, lavender to prune so it can grow back stronger next year, soaps to make, jars to fill, things to clean, cook and put away.
And then there are friends and family stopping by, turning ordinary days into long conversations, shared meals and unexpected moments around the table.
In between all of this, Cici and Cocò, Artù following us around, dirty hands, full baskets and that beautiful kind of chaos that belongs to country life.
Maybe this is my Ferragosto this year: not really stopping, but simply living the countryside fully.
And somehow, that feels like a celebration too.
Buon Ferragosto from Donna Nnì. ☀️🍅🍋🌿