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
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Assisi’s Calendimagggio Reborn…For an Evening
Covid has deprived the asssisani of their beloved May medieval festival, Calendimaggio, for two years now….….but on a mid-June evening, the superb... View article
Bolsena’s Basilica di Santa Cristina: Two Prodigious Acts
Two atti prodigiosi – “prodigious acts” – are inextricably linked to Bolsena’s Basilica di Santa Cristina, named in of honor one... View article
Discovering Ancient Treasures of Bolsena
The imposing medieval castle of Bolsena overlooks Lake Bolsena, the largest volcanic lake in Europe. The lake was a volcano... 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
Il Punto Assisi: Still Uniting All
As I recently entered the gate leading into the cloister of the 11th-century Church of San Giacomo de Muro Rupto ... View article
Assisi’s Embroidery: a Unifying Social Link
Due to cataracts, Signor Vittorio – age eighty-two – doesn’t have a needle in his hands to embroider these days.... View article
Artistic and Artisan Heritage of the Assisi Textiles
“There isn’t a day that I don’t have a needle in my hand,” Antonietta told me as we talked about... View article
In Assisi, Crafting One’s Own Lutes
As a child growing up in Assisi, craftsman of medieval stringed instruments, Luca Piccioni, would have been familiar with such... View article
In Assisi, Wood-working Artisans, Past and Present
The creative output of many Assisi artisans is owed to the inspiration of family members of past generations. And so... View article
Agenzia Viaggi Stoppini in Assisi handles all technical support for my guided visits (bus transportation, organization of meals, etc)