Perugia’s Rocca Paolina: Papal Power Manifested
In the 16th -century, Perugia was described not as just one of the loveliest cities not just in Italy but... View article
In the 16th -century, Perugia was described not as just one of the loveliest cities not just in Italy but... View article
Perugia’s most prestigious medieval guildhall? Certainly that of the Nobile Collegio della Mercanzia (the Noble Merchants Guild), already active in the... View article
In 1872, Henry James spent a week in Perugia, Umbria hilltown and one of the region’s two provincial capitals, lauding... View article
Living on a hill overlooking Norcia…. …..the Benedictine monks – affectionately called by all “the Monks of Norcia” – are... View article
Best known as birthplace (in the late 5th-c A.D.) of San Benedetto, founder of western monasticism, and his twin sister... View article
For many in Umbria, Christmastime is inextricably linked to visits to the presepi viventi (“living crib scenes”) of medieval villages surrounding Assisi.... View article
There’s usually a life-sized creche scene on the lawn in front of Assisi’s majestic Basilica di San Francesco, right across... View article
Perched on a porous volcanic rock plateau, the geology of Orvieto is characterized by layers of volcanic materials, such as... View article
As you enter the Cappella di San Brizio in the Orvieto Duomo (cathedral), the venerated Madonna di San Brizio will be facing you,... View article
What has always uniquely characterized Orvieto is the harmony of the surrounding countryside with the tufaceous rock plateau on which... View article
Agenzia Viaggi Stoppini in Assisi handles all technical support for my guided visits (bus transportation, organization of meals, etc)