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  • Assisi's Living Crib Scenes Nativity

Assisi’s Living Crib Scenes: Remembering a “Profound and Mysterious Event”

December 16, 2020

For many in Umbria, Christmastime is inextricably linked to visits to the presepi viventi (“living crib scenes”) of medieval villages surrounding Assisi.... View article

Christmas Links: Greccio and Assisi

December 15, 2020

For periods of contemplation, meditation and restoration ,St. Francis of Assisi  often withdrew to various retreats – grottoes, caves, primitive... View article

Assisi to Greccio: On the St. Francis Christmas Trail

December 14, 2020

Pino and I headed into Latium to the Franciscan sanctuary of Greccio on our first icy cold December day. We... View article

Lighting Up for an Assisi Christmas

December 12, 2020

On this December 7th at nightfall, we weren’t able to gather around the towering blazing bonfire – il focaraccio (literally, “big ugly fire”)... View article

Umbria’s Prized Olive Oil: the Perfect Christmas Gift

December 12, 2020

Why not give gold as a gift this year? “Liquid gold”: Extra-virgin olive oil of Umbria, “Italy’s green heart.” Our... View article

Assisi’s Christmas Illumination

December 11, 2020

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

From Naples to Milan: Christmas Solidarity in Italy

December 11, 2020

Glorious Naples is not only the Italian capital of pizza but also of espresso;  in fact, here in Umbria if... View article

Ceramics of Orvieto: Artisanal Masterpieces Spanning the Ages

December 4, 2020

Perched on a  porous volcanic rock plateau, the geology of Orvieto is characterized by layers of volcanic materials, such as... View article

In Orvieto, from Beato Angelico Majesty to Luca Signorelli Humor

December 3, 2020

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

On Stage, Etruscan Splendor in Orvieto

December 2, 2020

What has always uniquely characterized Orvieto is the harmony of the surrounding countryside with the tufaceous rock plateau on which... View article

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