In the Todi DNA, Santa Maria della Consolazione
Bordering a Todi hill side, Santa Maria della Consolazione rises like a veritable temple, “perhaps the most limpid of all... View article
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In October, Todi Celebrates San Fortunato
Perched on a double-crested hill overlooking the Tiber River, Umbria hill town Todi – “the world’s most livable city”... View article
In Montefalco, More Treasures in the Church of San Francesco
Certainly the highlight of a vist to Montefalco’s 14th-century Church of San Francesco will be the splendid mid-15th-century fresco cycle of... View article
In Montefalco, a Five-Start Luncheon at Locanda del Teatro
I’d last been to the buonissimo Montefalco ristorante, La Locanda del Teatro, a few years ago; at that time, housed in the... View article
In Montefalco, Benozzo Gozzoli’s Renaissance Splendor
There’s no better place to start your visit to Montefalco than in the Church of San Francesco, a synthesis of... View article
Enologica in Montefalco: More Than Wines
Medieval hill town Montefalco, – often called “the balcony of Umbria” – is noted for stunning views surrounding the town... View article
A Tuscany Jewish Ghetto: Pitigliano’s Little Jerusalem
“How far my people have traveled! And not for pleasure….” exclaimed in an interview Elena Servi, over ninety, last Jewish... View article
Pitigliano’s Palazzo Orsini: Renaissance Seat of Power
Palazzo Orsini is a defensive complex constructed by the Aldobrandeschi counts of nearby Sovana in the 12th-century, probably built on... View article
Discovering Pitigliano: the Town of Roman Thieves…?
Pitigliano, the town of Roman thieves? Well, only according to a legend that traces the name of this southern Tuscan... View article
Monumental Splendor in Spoleto’s Monumental Cemetery
What is a cimitero monumentale? As you might imagine, notable funerary monuments highlight a monumental cemetery. Just steps away (literally) from... View article
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