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.
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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 >After twenty years of experience as an employee in the field of automated systems for hanging garments, on February 12, 2019 Samuele Bottega set up his own business and founded Double Esse, a business that he dedicates to his life partner, Stella.
read more >There is a Perugia on the crest of the wave. And it is the one that last year broke all the records of tourist presences from 2017 to rise, exceeding one million presences. There is a Perugia that is regaining possession of its places, sacred and profane, in which the history and actuality of the city of the Griffin lives. And there is an industrious Perugia, in which the neighbourhoods are experiencing a second great season of infrastructural expansion.
read more >The project is inspired by the Templar vision, a vision of spiritual elevation not only subject to material ends, but inclined to the preservation of the soul. It is here that the Agricosmesi Millesimata was born, which Edoardo and Mattia divide into the Zafferano, Linea Miele and Naturalmente lines.
read more >For more than 50 years, the Paciano mill has been the heart of olive growing in the region. For generations now, olive growers have been producing their most precious commodity in autumn: their olives. Then comes the solemn moment of squeezing the crop into high-quality olive oil and reaping the fruits of this passionate work. But the mill is much more than that. It’s the centre of the community, where people meet, chat, talk about anything and everything (and of course the best olive oil).
read more >Ecologica Umbra deals with the disposal of ‘hazardous and non-hazardous’ waste and, thanks to its management, makes this issue accessible and simple, which is, to date, one of the fundamental processes for our future and that of our children – offering professional, continuous and personalized support for all issues related to the correct disposal of waste.
read more >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.
read more >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!
read more >“We were the first in the city to offer Milanese-style aperitifs,” they tell us.
read more >The place is ideal: located at a height of 280 meters above sea level, in a privileged position and kissed by the sun. The clayey soil – together with the microclimate of the area – contribute favourably to the qualitative growth of agricultural products.
read more >Staying fit is a simple thing: healthy eating, activity and physical exercise, good habits and serenity in social relationships, few indications that, however, to put them into practice, require not only commitment and perseverance but also knowledge of the laws that govern the culture of well-being.
read more >The two brothers come from the world of catering and trade, already having their own business behind them: first of all, “La Bottega Alimentare Italiana”; The perspective is to create a commercial network with local companies, in order to guarantee local and selected supplies. Uncompromising.
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