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Residenza Antica Canonica

Rebecca — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 10:27:09 +0000

Amidst the green panoramas of the Umbria region and ancient medieval towns, the Alta Valle del Tevere opens up almost suddenly: a stretch of paradise on the border with the Marches Region and Tuscany. Residenza Antica Canonica rises up from within Città di Castello, right in the heart of the valley, in perfect harmony with the beauty of the surrounding area.
A dream made of wood and stone that will let you relive the past.
The old fifteenth century building that houses the Residenza Antica Canonica rises up from within the old town of Città di Castello, right beside the Cathedral. The building was originally used for accommodating the canons of the Cathedral: bearing witness to this far gone era, the imposing doorways have remained in the corridor, that still allow for access to the Cathedral today as they did then.
Throughout the residence, an atmosphere of times gone by still prevails, it has remained intact thanks to the restoration work that was respectful of the original structure. On the inside of the building we can admire the doorways made of pietra serena with ancient inscriptions, the lacunar ceilings and an important fresco from the 1500′s that reproduces the famous Crucifixion by Raphael, which is today housed in the Louvre.

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Castello di Magrano

fways — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:52:54 +0000

The Castle of Magrano is surrounded by a large loop of the Chiascio river, in the territory of Gubbio, in Umbria, on a promontory from which the view arrives up to the Cucco Mount, has been built. Immerged in an uncontaminated landscape, bordered by woods, grasslands and waters, the history of Magrano is dating back to the middle ages, when it was the heart of the defence of the Commune of Gubbio against Perugia.

In 1391 Melchiorre Montaiti, Lord Magrano, undertook against the Noble Antonio da Montefeltro, Lord of Urbino and Gubbio: Magrano was then severely assaulted with the destruction of its mill (then built again and still existing nowadays) but the soldiers of the Montefeltro family did not succeed to take over the Castle. In 1431 Magrano moved under the jurisdiction of the Dukes of Montefeltro. Federico da Montefeltro turned it into his favourite hunting residence. The Duke was active in the hunting of the fallow deers and wild boars that are still populating the residence; this hunting was always finishing with a banquet during which were appreciated the most precious fruits of this land, among which in particular the truffle.

It is in this charming corner of nature, in this place so full of traditions and history, that you can spend some nice days of relax and entertainment, not far away from fascinating cities of art such as Gubbio, Gualdo Tadino, Nocera Umbra, Perugia and Assisi in addition to the park of the Cucco Mount with its summer sports (trekking and delta plane) and winter sports (skiing).

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Hotel Ristorante La Bastiglia

fways — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:37:01 +0000

La Bastiglia restaurant hotel in Spello is mentioned among the most important gastronomic and hotel guides, located in the historic center, in the upper panoramic zone of the ancient medieval village, 6 Km far from Assisi, at the foot of Mountain Subasio‘s Park, the enchanted mount of San Francis, where love and wisdom have transformed, like magic, an ancient mill of seventeenth-century into the Hotel Restaurant la Bastiglia, an unforgettable place, where customers are welcomed as friends, and may find modern comforts and ancient atmospheres.

The thirty-three rooms of the Hotel are divided into four different types, looking at the Umbrian landscape, marked by green-black cypresses and green-grey olive trees. The restaurant, favorite meeting-place of international customers, creates a high-level cuisine of the Territory, with ancient recipes and modern creations, using highly selected foods.

Inside La Bastiglia Hotel Restaurant there are some important creations of ceramics, antique furnitures and important paintings from the private collection of Schifano and Norberto.

In 2014, in the ancient seventeenth-century cellar, has been created a suggestive Wellness Center, where customers may relax during their stay.

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