I decided to interview the engineer Luciano Vagni because I believe he is part of the soul of Etruscan Perugia, the one who with the excavations under the cathedral brought it to light and who organized the multimedia museum in the monumental complex of Sant’Anna with which he is teaching school children the Etruscan discipline.
read more >Month: July 2024
The Palio di Valfabbrica, from 22 August to 1 September.
“Once upon a time… a center of medieval origin along the ancient road that connected Assisi to Gubbio, “In Vallis Fabricae” or better known as Valfabbrica. Here in the past there was the ancient Feast of the Holy Crucifix dedicated to medieval historical games. Since 1974 it has been known as the Autumn Festival or Palio di Valfabbrica – Giostra d’Italia where the historical re-enactment is carried out with meticulous care, articulated with facts, events and events that took place in the medieval period that gave birth to the territory of Valfabbrica”.
At Conte Fabiani you ‘eat’ the history and culture of the area and gain high-level professional experience.
read more >
On the old Via Eugubina that leads from Branca to Fossato di Vico, in the 60s the social dairy CAMAU (Cooperativa Agricola Montana Alta Umbria) was born, which for over forty years served the area with its local dairy products. With the advent of the 2000s, Silvia and Marcello, two brothers born and raised in the area, took over the company maintaining the company shop which, after three years, increased the offer with the sale of fruit and vegetables, fine meats, a selection of truffle sauces and Christmas gifts.
read more >
We met a radiant and in splendid shape Kornelia Kostadinova (for us simply Ketty) with whom we clarified the reasons why prevention, sport and well-being must coexist and contribute in order to promote a perfect physical and mental condition. Let’s start by telling you her story from the beginning, from her passion for oriental dance to today, as managerial director of the ‘Kinèo Fitness & Wellness’ centre.
read more >
The Bohemian artist beyond the trend.
We enter Giordano Brunelli’s minimalist salon in Gubbio and discover the success of a young talent in his words.
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.
read more >
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…
read more >
Fernando and Andrea belong to the Pioppi family, renowned throughout the territory for the Forno di Mantignana – which has been churning out artisanal specialties for more than 60 years. At the age of 50 (and with twenty years spent in the family business), Fernando had decided to change course, with a precise dream to realize.
read more >
A Perugian family tradition for 70 years now and that has been passed down for four generations. So it was that in 1954, Luigi Berardi and his wife Annunziata opened a laundry in Corso Cavour in Perugia. Luigi himself then advised his son Ernesto and his wife Paola to open a dyeing factory with a workshop in Via Appia. The year was 1965.
read more >
God, nature, fate, have provided us with the sense of taste so that we can maintain our bodies and brain functions. Eating is certainly a fundamental pleasure but remember, it is good that food is ‘deserved’ every day, if only out of a sense of universal justice that ‘giving allows us to receive’ – and every effort brings a reward. This principle takes our lives to a higher plane, where it is our will, where it is the spirit that governs our actions – and it promotes a community cooperation, today one could say empathetic, with one’s family and clan context (what a retrograde term!).
read more >
While one morning at the beginning of June I am absent-mindedly going through the mass of emails on my laptop, I come across the formal and enthusiastic message from Chris Romani – who invites me to visit ‘Poggio Paradiso’, a recently renovated accommodation facility on the hilly spurs overlooking Torrita di Siena, along the road that leads to Pienza and Valdorcia: “Come to us, I would like you to see and touch the care and love that we have put into our project, to which we have completely dedicated ourselves.”
read more >
Recently back from the exhibition of his “Ki” in Forte dei Marmi, now in Martina Franca until April 30, 2025, Andrea Roggi is preparing for the following year to fly to Nice, to the Momentum Art Gallery, where his sculptural project of international appeal will take place in two parts: from July 15 to September 15 at the Castle of Nice and from September 15 to December 15 at the Quai des États-Unis (on the seafront).
read more >
We are visiting Andrea Bossi, in the central square of Sinalunga, a Tuscan village perched on the western slopes of the Valdichiana. Let’s get to know this histrionic master ice cream maker with a story to tell.
read more >
In addition to the family atmosphere, other important aspects of this research are the contact with the so-called meat sommeliers – as well as the opportunity to have cognitive experiences to refine the offer: “We currently have two types of tasting available: one international (often using Rubia Gallega, Emanuele’s favourite Galician meat), the other of Chianina in three maturations of 30, 60 and 90 days.
read more >
Soul, funky and R&B: this is the background music that accompanied us during our visit to the Euromobili showroom, a melting pot of genres that reflects the play of contrasts and harmonies of the furnishings on display. Gianluca Viti, one of the brilliant managers – together with his two brothers Mauro and David and Partner Pietro Paffetti – is ready to welcome us, who immediately shows himself willing to tell us the story of their family business, active in the area with a history of fifty years now.
read more >