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    • Perugia
    • Spoleto
    • Gubbio
    • Bevagna
    • Montefalco
    • Narni
    • Deruta
    • Todi
    • Orvieto
    • Città di Castello
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  • Recipes
    • Antipasti – Appetizers
    • Primi Piatti – First Courses
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    • Sughi – Sauces
    • Dolci – Desserts
    • Other Recipes
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Daily Archives: April 26, 2014

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Good Friday Night in Assisi: Haunting Medieval Street Theater

Folklore, History, Special Events, Umbrian HilltownsBy anneApril 26, 20144 Comments

On every Good Friday, as day gives up to night, evocative medieval street theater unfolds in the winding backstreets. The dull bounding of a drum (the bells ae “tied” from Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday) – battistrangole -accompanies the slow pace of the local people and clergy following hooded, barefoot figures, crowned with thorns and…

Looking for Trequanda’s Treasures

Other Italy FavoritesBy anneApril 26, 2014Leave a comment

There are treasures around every corner in Italy. In every village, no matter how small. You’ll find them just off the piazza, hidden away in medieval backstreets, and behind huge wooden doors. Like those of the checkerboard facade of the SS. Pietro e Andrea church of Trequanda, not far from Pienza in Tuscany. [lcaption]Sogni d’oro[/lcaption]…

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