In the ancient capital of the kingdom of the Lombards, Spoleto, each year a fantastic international event takes place: Il Festival dei 2 Mondi, literally “festival of 2 worlds”, which are the European and the American ones. The aim of the festival is to bring together
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You’ve already purchased your dream property in Tuscany or Umbria and are looking to purchase one that needs work. How can you take it to the next stage and actually complete the process of living your dream home? Here are the 5 L’s that are
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Most people think that Romans invented the arch. However, we find the first evidence already from the Etruscan and Sumerian times. In spite of that, only the Romans understood its enormous architectural potential. In fact, by combining simple materials such as brick or stone, with
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In a house by the countryside or in an apartment in a historic city center, probably under the plaster of the walls, some will be lucky enough to find ancient and precious stone masonry. This is a detail that should not be underestimated, since stone
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Umbria, with its abundance of waterways, has widely exploited water as a source of energy for the numerous mills. The oldest mills in central Italy are watermills and they were used for milling grain (to make flour) or olives (for oil). Grain grinding provided the supply of
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