Nestled inside the spectacular Resort “Le Cappuccinelle Suites & SpA”, we enter the luxurious room that overlooks the main structure of the property, with large windows imagined in a modern style, yet warm and welcoming; in the summer months you can instead enjoy your meal on the panoramic terrace which offers sensational views over the Umbrian valley.
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Coming from a French mother, Livia nostalgically tells us about her grandfather, a boulanger-patissier in Paris. Her childhood is soaked with the scents of butter, sugar and vanilla: today she puts her enthusiasm and her ethics at the service of her cuisine.
read more >As many as 35 operators, think, who work with manual or electro-medical therapies such as tecar, laser, magnetotherapy and ultrasound. The doctors of the Centre are available for all-round visits and to deal methodically and scientifically with the various questions of patients: cardiological examinations and sessions, ultrasounds, orthopedics, dermatology, gynecology, urology, podiatry, sports medicine, nutrition and psychology.
read more >A careful selection of carpets from Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Anatolia, the Caucasus and Nepal – to be displayed with pride and sold to companies and individuals, both in the region and abroad.
read more >This is one of those workshops where you can still breathe the familiarity and wisdom of trade; such is the curiosity in seeing these craftsmen transform the raw materials into beautiful and long-lasting artifacts.
read more >There are 11 people between partners and employees and today the shop is spread over 300 square meters of exhibition and boasts over 4000 labels of various sought-after products, including natural, French wines (Champagne, Burgundy and Bordeaux), in various formats (magnum, double magnum and celebratory editions), spirits of all kinds, great gourmet specialties both sweet and savoury, artisanal pastas.
read more >“If I have to eat a lobster with heavy thoughts, then I prefer to eat a sandwich with mortadella!” Thus Luca perfectly circumscribes his personal and professional philosophy.
read more >On the ground floor of the building there is a large courtyard which leads to a series of rooms embellished with a delicate cycle of neoclassical frescoes with stories of Elena and Paris, painted by Antonio Castelletti in 1812 on the occasion of the wedding of the then owner of the building: Fabrizio Crispolti della Penna.
read more >In particular, this year there will be 20 foreign artists representing their countries, plus 40 Italian artists, coming from various regions of Italy. The exhibition includes the presence of painters, sculptors and installations. During the period of the event, collateral events of a high cultural level will be held, both inside the Villa and in the park, such as artistic performances, poetry readings, book presentations, classical music concerts, live painting and theatrical performances.
read more >Nicola Antonacci is a well-known entrepreneur in the world of pastry: after eleven years as a commercial agent, proposing raw materials for pastry shops and ice cream parlours, he becomes more and more passionate about this art, conceiving in his mind his laboratory and his’ coffee pastry ‘. The first pilot project, defined by himself, of ‘first marketing’ is born. So, let’s enter the Perugian temple of the “Pasticceria Piazza Settevalli” with our notebook and camera.
read more >The new philosophy is clear: a great choice of international brands, refined and quality made in Italy, footwear on great display and an eye that is always ready and attentive to the novelties of style and the market.
read more >The warm welcome of Artemide and Minus (his two Jack Russels) in his studio in Corso Cavour is truly incredible and puts me in a good mood: Alessandro tells me about his journey which becomes very interesting when he faces the cross-section of life in the 1980s and ’90 – which profoundly marked that generation with its lifestyle.
read more >In the mind of every bride or in the imagination of every couple who intends to announce and seal its (hopefully) eternal union, there is a unique marriage, unrepeatable and never equal to others.
read more >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”.
read more >Bruno and Marisella Batinti, after several productive years of hospitality experience with their business “Le Torri di Porsenna” (named for Chiusi’s ancient and powerful Etruscan king) found a new and inspiring site for their country house in Petrignano del Lago, in the Comune of Castiglione del Lago. Overlooking the rolling hills and vineyards near to Lake Trasimeno, the new location for their country house and working vineyard is well named, as it is certainly fit for a king.
read more >The frescoes of the fifteenth century coexist with an older layer dating back to at least two centuries before, which have a clearly templar nature”. They are part of the original decorative apparatus of this, which could have been a church but also a temple, since the motifs refer to the stone of the temple in Jerusalem.
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