From 1988 to 1992, an excavation campaign was conducted in the archeological site of Poggio Gramignano, directed by prof. Soren of the University of Tucson, focused on the architecture of a Roman villa, bringing to light an extraordinary colonnaded atrium of which the lower part of the walls and the polychrome mosaic floor still exist. However, the richness of the…
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Lugnano in Teverina, whose origins are still uncertain, is a characteristic small village near Amelia. Entering through the door of the turreted wall and strolling along its narrow streets, on which unexpected glimpses open, unexpected treasures of art and history are waiting to be discovered. Between elegant palaces, squares and convents, as you go further you take a journey back…
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Passing quickly along the road from Perugia to Foligno, when the eyes are still full of the view of Assisi, wonderful on the slopes of Mount Subasio, with its load of history and sacredness, the gaze rests on the neo-Gothic shape of the Franciscan Sanctuary of Rivotorto, born to protect the Sacred Hovel, of the small and miserable building that…
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The First World War Museum in Lugnano in Teverina is an important reference point to approach the historical period of the First World War and the stories of so many young soldiers who fought and perished in a bloody way, very young and far from their affections, overwhelmed by events. The First World War Museum in Lugnano is housed in…
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The Auditorium of Mecenate, now submerged in the traffic of Rome, was a place of entertainment and delights Probably even to many Romans, who hastily pass along the busy via Merulana, the auditorium of Mecenate is almost unknown. Inside an anonymous urban garden, nothing leads us to suspect that, passing through a small door, you find yourself catapulted into the…
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The Treasures Gallery preserves furnishings, objects, works of art, from San Pietro abbey and from the two fortresses of Casalina and Sant’Apollinare In 1892 the Agricultural Foundation was born in Perugia, established to manage the assets owned by the Benedictine community of the abbey of San Pietro, expropriated with the Pepoli decree of 1860, with which the ecclesiastical assets…
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Discovering the stunning art of San Francesco Museum in the remarkable village of Montefalco. Montefalco, the so called railing of Umbria, fills the eyes and regenerates the mind. Park your car and enjoy the beautiful panorama of the Umbrian valley that opens all around, dominated by the green countryside that you will find, almost identical, frescoed by Benozzo, in the…
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Sabaudia, in Southern Latium on the Tirreno sea, is a small city built in only 253 days and inaugurated in 1935, under the fascist regime. Eugenio Montuori, Alfredo Scalpelli, Luigi Piccinato and Gino Cancellotti were the four rationalist architects who in 1933 won the national competition for its design. Italian rationalism is an architectural trend that developed in Italy in…
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In Sansepolcro, the elegant Bourbon Dal Monte palace hosts the Aboca Museum, dedicated to the centuries-old use of plants in the treatment of diseases. Through thematic rooms, each object tells about the close relationship between wild herbs and their use by man, since the most remote history. The first room is the mortar room: indispensable apothecary and cook utensils, made of…
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Nestled in the heart of the Italian countryside, the small town of Castiglione in Teverina is home to a hidden gem – the Wine Museum of Castiglione in Teverina. This museum is a must-visit for anyone interested in wine and the history of winemaking in Italy. The Wine Museum of Castiglione in Teverina is housed in an old cellar owned…
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Andrea opens his Garden of a Hundred Roses, and time stops, while the intense perfume of the roses reveals their presence. The garden was born, like any private garden, from the owner’s passion. In the case of Andrea Emiliani gardening, besides being his great passion, is also his profession. Passion that is born and grows together with Andrea, thanks to…
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Discovering the underground path of Orte, the ancient Etruscan city on the Tiber river Orte lays on the top of a tuff spur with its particular “ham-shaped” layout. Probably founded by the Volsinii as a military outpost at the confluence of two rivers: the Tiber and the Nera, it became Etruscan, then Roman from 299 BC, and became a Municipium…
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