Montone Celebrates the Donation of the Holy Thorn

In Montone, every Easter Monday and the penultimate Sunday of August (this year, therefore, from 17 to 24 August), the celebrations of the feast for the Donation of the Holy Thorn take place, an event capable of polarizing around itself the attentions of all the inhabitants of the village and neighbouring towns, as well as the many tourists who flock every year, more and more numerous, to attend and participate in the event

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Trattoria Lea: a Family Story and Authentic Welcoming

The secret of Trattoria Lea does not lie only in the recipes handed down, in the fresh mushrooms or in the fine wines. It lies in the ability to make anyone feel welcomed, listened to, part of a story that continues to be written every day. And in a world where everything runs fast, finding a place like this, where the table is really warm, is a great little privilege

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Raphael’s Banner of the Holy Trinity at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

Raphael’s Processional Standard of the Holy Trinity, kept in the Municipal Art Gallery of Città di Castello will be exhibited at the Met, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, on the occasion of the exhibition “Raphael sublime poetry”, curated by Carmen Bambach, scheduled from March 23 to June 28, 2026, a complete itinerary on Raphael’s work with over 200 works from museums of international profile such as the Vatican Museums, Vatican Apostolic Library, Uffizi, Louvre, Prado, British Museum and National Gallery, to name the most illustrious institutions.

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“METALLICA. Sculpture in Italy 1947-2025”

The exhibition “METALLICA. Sculpture in Italy 1947- 2005” curated by professor, Bruno Corà was conceived with significant works of art signed by Italian artists in the last eighty years; the exhibition thus intends to anticipate the inauguration of the Documentation Centre, also allowing the public to view the environmental redevelopment works, consolidation of spaces, restorations and decoration works.

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Festival of the Paths of Francis 2025: a Journey through Joy, Harmony and Fraternity

“Joy, Harmony, Fraternity”: this will be the leitmotif of the Festival of the Paths of Francis 2025, a journey through culture, environment and spirituality that for nine years has linked communities and territories of the Upper Tiber Valley, and beyond, in the name of the Franciscan experience.

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The Rebirth of Basketball in Anghiari: The New ‘Libertas San Bartolomeo’

The colours of Libertas San Bartolomeo are white and green, chosen to honour the local tradition. Although the original colours of the Libertas were white and red, the decision to adopt white and green reflects a deeper connection with Anghiari and its patron saint, St. Bartholomew. This choice is not only aesthetic, but represents a strong symbol of identity and belonging.

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An unpublished Sanzio

Among the novelties, the scientific color reconstruction of the first documented work of Raphael, the Coronation of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, edited by Francesco Paolo Di Teodoro and Filippo Camerota, visible in the exhibition through a digital installation produced by the Museo Galileo in Florence, and the scientific account of the important restoration work, by the Central Restoration Institute (ICR), the banner of the Brotherhood of SS. Trinità, the only mobile work of the artist left in Umbria, now located at the Municipal Art Gallery of Città di Castello in the same room of the “Martirio di San Sebastiano’, by Luca Signorelli, one of the most studied artists by Raffaello in his youth. The restoration has allowed to fill some of the gaps present in the work and left ‘exposed’ in the previous intervention of 2006, always edited by the ICR.

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My Saint Francis of Assisi

In a recent edition of Valley Life (n. 163, spring 2021) we had already told the passionate historical-documentary research of Umberto Pippolini on Francesco di Bernardone, better known as “Saint Francis of Assisi”. The exciting research of Umberto – esteemed professional and inexhaustible creative – ended with the release of the text, already available in the bookstore: “Il Mio San Francesco di Assisi – Alla ricerca della sua unica e vera immagine”.

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