SPOLETO – February 1, 2018 marks eleven years since the passing of Gian Carlo Menotti, the visionary who sixty years ago selected Spoleto as home to the Festival dei Due Mondi. A decade and a half since his departure…

PERUGIA – January 29th celebrates San Costanzo, Perugia's patron saint. Grand religious ceremonies and festive civic celebrations enrich the city for two full days, from the vigil on Sunday, January 28th…

DERUTA – There once was a young man who, like many of us, loved the Beatles and Rolling Stones, plus Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Nirvana and Guns N' Roses—the rock anthems, the guitars, the songs…

MIRANDA – One summer night many years ago, everyone in Miranda had the same dream: a brilliant comet illuminating the valley below the small village perched atop the mountain. It was…

It's the seventh day before the Kalends of January, the day of Sol Invictus, and the entire population of Interamna gathers at the Temple of the Sun for ritual sacrifice. Worshippers enter through the single doorway…

SPOLETO – Magnificent seventeenth-century fabrics of dazzling beauty, currently unavailable to visitors. These are the five tapestries of Palazzo Collicola, concealed in a municipal vault, awaiting essential restoration…

PERUGIA – Perugia possesses an extraordinarily ancient history. Even Curzio Malaparte spoke of it: "The stones of the acropolis palaces are aged with centuries." In his well-known book "Maledetti Toscani"…

SIGILLO – A chalice of wine in the heart of the earth, and the chamber takes the name "Margherita." While today cave exploration appeals equally to both genders, this wasn't always the case…