Assisi’s Roman Forum Museum: the Confirmation of an Ancient Spirituality
As of 1826, Assisi’s cultural association, l’Academia Properziana del Subasio, decided to gather together the ancient inscriptions and Roman remnants of the... View article
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In Assisi, Hidden Treasures in the Roman Amphitheater
Assisi’s Piazza Matteotti is not just an accessible parking lot on the east end of town….. …but also site of... View article
Bolsena Infiorate to Celebrate Corpus Domini
Bolsena celebrates in floral splendor the Feast of Corpus Domini, for after all, this feast promulgated in the 13th-century –... View article
Renaissance Masterpieces Live On in Deruta’s Museo della Ceramica
In Deruta, a sacred spot of the Middle Ages holds sacred treasures. In this small Umbria hilltown, a 14th-century Franciscan... View article
Near Deruta, That Chapel Opens – with the Key
We’re all so overwhelmed always by the innumerable art treasures ready to welcome us in magnificent churches, famous museums and... View article
Deruta: a Hymn to Maiolica
Deruta, an Umbria small hilltown south of Perugia….. …..is a veritable open-air museum peppered with maiolica touches in the piazzas,... View article
Deruta’s Maiolica Wonders: the Key Ingredient?
What’s absolutely essential to the production of bellissima glazed earthenware, maiolica? Passione. I very recently spoke to five young women in “la citta’ della... View article
La Rocca di Narni: Papal Power Reigns
During the late 9th to early 10th century, Narni was both a stronghold of, and threatened by, the Saracens –... View article
A14th Century Holy Thursday Ritual in Assisi
I dropped in recently at Assisi’s Cathedral of San Rufino: I needed a couple photos. Built in the 12th-century on... View article
Mercato delle Gaite: Medieval Majesty in Bevagna
It all started with a celebration of roast suckling pig, la porchetta. As of the 1970’s, the Sagra della Porchetta had gathered the... View article
Agenzia Viaggi Stoppini in Assisi handles all technical support for my guided visits (bus transportation, organization of meals, etc)