LIFTING THE VEIL

 Are you looking for a special trip, an original walking tour, an unforgettable experience through hilltowns and sacred mountains in Central Italy? Are you dreaming to visit artistic...

February is the month of mother’s milk, that has always been associated with  the element water, the idea of fertility and the world of women. February is also...

The flower of life is an ancient symbol that was considered sacred by many cultures worldwide from Europe to Egypt and from the Middle East to China.The basic form resembles...

Some scrolls found in the archives of the monasteries of Santa Giuliana (Saint Juliana) and San Domenico (Saint Dominic) in Perugia, indirectly provide some very useful information to help us understand the...

The church of St. Ponziano, built outside the medieval city walls of Spoleto and close to the paleochristian temple of St. Salvatore, is considered one of the most...

Near the medieval castle of Preci (formerly Castrum Precum), in the pristine mountainous area of Umbria which is called Val Castoriana (the valley of Castor), lies the Abbey Sant’Eutizio, a medieval monastic benedectine complex which...

In the cycle of the twelve months of the year, carved by Giovanni and Nicola Pisano in 1278 on the Main Fountain of Perugia, May is represented by...

The Fontana Maggiore, also known as Main Fountain, is like a book of stone that unfolds while walking around it.It’s like a great clock that transcends both cosmic and...

A few nights ago, as he ate a lemon slowly bite by bite, my son unintentionally swallowed a seed along with the fruit of the lemon, and then...

The Tempio Sant’Angelo in Perugia is a medieval circular church, considered one of the finest early Christian buildings of Italy. Inside the church, that was dedicated to St. Michael...

This was the first time that I really took advantage of the opportunity of traveling to Italy, to find a deeper meaning behind the visit to one of...

The female protagonist of the double scene of April, carved by Giovanni and Nicola Pisano in the lower basin of the Main Fountain of Perugia, holds a floral...