The Institutional Phase of the “Perugia Unesco” Project

The award, in defining the Complex of S. Anna as an “example of constant commitment to the defence of the landscape”, clearly refers to its well-known history, which sees it used since the Middle Ages for humanitarian and educational cultural activities, with the hospitality of orphans, with worship and teaching, but also refers to its most ancient history.

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Sellano, the Ancient Medieval Village in the Green Heart of Umbria

It is clear that the attraction of the moment in Umbria is the Tibetan bridge of Sellano, a brilliant idea made possible thanks to the foresight and determination of the municipal council; in this issue of Valley Life we will tell you about this jewel forged by the waters and set among rocks, woods and crystalline rivers: Sellano, with its stone villages (which comes from the local quarries) clinging to the mountains of the Umbrian Apennines.

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The Fojateria of Sellano

We are at the Valico del Soglio, a crossroads at 828 meters above sea level: an old mountain road that coming from Foligno, passing through Rasiglia, leads to Sellano. It is one of those old connecting roads of our country, (it reminds me of the passage of the Furlo) that even before the advent of the highways, were frequently travelled. Along the way there was, punctually, a refreshment point for travellers…

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Renaissance in the Workshop. Perugino Among the Greats of History, a Major Exhibition at the Civic Museum of Palazzo della Penna in Perugia

The exhibition at Palazzo della Penna chooses to offer visitors an unprecedented reading of Perugia’s story, focusing on the theme of the “artist’s workshop”, which began to take shape in the Middle Ages, in particular with the affirmation of Giotto’s art, and then consolidated, in its most typical characteristics, during the Renaissance period also thanks to Perugino, whose entrepreneurial skills are known no less than their artistic skills.

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Costa Azzurra, a Historic Fishmonger with Kitchen

The fishmonger also offers the new small catering service (only for lunch) in the dining room, offering a monthly menu designed by them; a fishmonger’s shop with a kitchen where you can eat the best that the sea can give us following seasonality, fishing periods and the chef’s imagination, with three formulas to rediscover the taste of the sea – which we recommend you discover directly at Costa Azzurra!

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