Visit to the San Francesco Museum in Trevi, inside whose rooms is housed, in addition to the Pinacoteca, the Antiquarium and the Olive Civilization Museum. Enchanting Trevi, which fascinates from afar, so nestled on the top of a hill, from where it slopes, surrounded by olive trees. Olive trees to which its identity is strongly linked (in this area the Trevi…
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Did you know that the reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci “Last Supper” in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, where Michael Jackson is buried, was made by Moretti Caselli studio in Perugia? Let’s discover this huge heritage of culture and art! Perugia. An ancient fifteenth-century building that belonged to the noble Baglioni family during the Renaissance, miraculously still there and not destroyed…
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In the historical center of Narni, the fabulous Narnia, one of the richest of Umbria, for atmosphere and ancient buildings, stands Eroli Palace, in whose rooms the Museum of the city and the territory is housed. Narni was first Umbrian then Roman, the famous Narnia, its name derives from Naar = river: the Nera river flows at the bottom of…
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The domus found under Palazzo Valentini, the current seat of the Province of Rome are brought back to life and the archaeological finds are completely understandable, even for those who, alas, do not have much ability to imagine imposing buildings where he can now admire only a few remains of what it once was. During some works of consolidation of…
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The charm of the village of Monte Castello di Vibio is certainly due, at first glance, to its medieval structure still well preserved. Already from afar, its silhouette, nestled on a hill, fascinates for its strategic position on the surrounding valley, foretelling an atmosphere that, entering the castle walls, envelops those who stroll among the ancient buildings. Narrow paved streets…
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The view of the temple of Jupiter Anxur, arriving in Terracina, is nothing less than amazing. From the top of Monte Sant’Angelo it imposes its majestic structure inspired by the Hellenistic scenographic architecture of which it is one of the most important examples in our country. The temple of Jupiter Anxur belongs, in fact, to the series of ancient sanctuaries…
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If you have the chance to visit the Villa del Boccaglione, in Passaggio di Bettona, usually closed, you can enjoy a rural villa from the mid-seventeenth century built on an existing building. Many are its peculiarities that make it a place of artistic and tourist interest: it seems that even the famous architect Piermarini could have taken part in his…
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The church of San Nicolò in San Gemini is part of a Benedictine complex just outside the walls of the town. The church, dedicated to San Nicolò, was built shortly after the year one thousand, and is among the oldest, if not the oldest, of the entire region, on pre-existing buildings “adapted” for the purpose. At first glance it looks…
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Each year, on September 3rd, the excitement of the traditional feast of the Macchina di Santa Rosa renewes itself in Viterbo, the imposing 30-meter-high structure that, along the streets of the town, celebrates the devotion to the Saint. It is a celebration of big shoulder-borne processional structures, UNESCO intangible heritage of humanity. Seeing it parading is like to see a…
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Once in the countryside, in Umbria or wherever, close your eyes and enjoy the sounds that your eyes don’t allow you to hear and feel a lost sound landscape. We live in a world of sounds that surround us in our daily lives, creating a musical background, noisy or pleasant, which we sometimes forget to perceive. Sight is the most…
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In Pergola, a small town in the Marche region, there is a treasure unique in the world, a very important example of Roman statuary of enormous historical and artistic importance: the group of the Gilded Bronzes from Cartoceto. The Bronzes, known as “Golden Bronzes from Cartoceto di Pergola” is one of the few equestrian groups from the Roman era that…
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The tradition of celebrating the arrival of spring is lost in the mists of time and returns every year to Assisi, on the first Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays after May 1st, with the medieval parade of Calendimaggio. The Nobilissima Parte de Sopra (Noble Part of the Above) and the Magnifica Parte de Sotto (Magnificent Part of the Below), in…
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