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Art itineraries in Umbria

› The region of Umbria, though it is not particularly large in its dimensions, has a very rich and various art history. The special relationships between man and nature, between art and landscape, are evident everywhere. In Perugia, as in Orvieto, Spello, Todi, Spoleto, Bevagna, Gubbio, etc., the past centuries continue to live in the present, in the splendid harmony of history, nature and art.Bevagna, Gubbio, etc., the past centuries continue to live in the present, in the splendid harmony of history, nature and art.

The walled village

› The villages still conserve their medieval system with a labyrinth of alleys around to the castle (the ancient “castrum”), that was the centre of of the ancient walled citade lifel. The ancient castles, symbols of supremacy : Ficulle, Parrano and Monteleone d' Orvieto.

Orvieto

› The city of Orvieto, in symbiosis with the tuff cliff on which it has been built, is an exceptional example of deep integration between nature and men. Visiting this city is like crossing the history, because there are many stratified and concentrated traces of every age, from the Etruscan to the rinascimental and medieval period.

La Scarzuola

› It seems that in 1218 S. Francesco d’Assisi lived here in a hut made of scarsa ( a palustrine plant from which derives the name Scarzuola). Today the Scarzuola is a charming place that has been transformed by the Architect Tommaso Buzzi from Milan , who bought the convent in 1957 in order to build his “ideal city”.

Pienza and the Orcia Valley

› Pienza is the ideal rinascimental city in the heart of the Orcia valley: an evocative land with its hills and rows of cypresses, charming villages with their olive groves, vineyards. Also, you will visit the towns of Pienza and Montepulciano. Practically, at every stage of your way there will be something interesting and curious to admire: for example, the unique landscape of Asciano, or the beautiful fortress of Montalcino.