New Year's Day itinerary in Umbria

Have you ever thought of spending a New Year's Day different than usual, perhaps on the road?
Today we propose a route for the 2011 New Year's Eve to the discovery of Umbria with our tips for discovering the best of this region during the transition to the new year.
Sit back, prepare your bags, book countryhouse in Umbria and begin our journey.
It starts from Perugia, the capital city of the region, where between Christmas markets, street performers and many college students can discover the charm of the old town walking through the narrow medieval streets to discover corners very suggestive of a lovely city.
Going up to the high Umbria, Lake Trasimeno are small with its ancient villages where the New Year is colored reflections of the fireworks over the water, these days you have the chance to discover the sounds of one of Gospel's most important festivals in Italy, the Umbria Gospel Festival, which will accompany the transition to the new year with the great artists of the international gospel scene

Going to the south we come to Gubbio, where the New Year is celebrated in the square, the "Piazza Grande in New Year's Eve event ... waiting for the New Year" sponsored by the town of Gubbio offers a program rich with an evening of live music and shows the streets of the old town with the traditional sound of the bell.
We now move to the province of Terni, where the appointments are so many New Year 2012: Umbria Jazz Winter begins with the show of Orvieto with Happy New Year! Funk Off on Stage, the New Year's Day discovering Marmore Waterfalls, the highest waterfall in Europe and the New Year's Day in many villages of Valnerina, where tradition and folklore come together into a spectacular New Year's Day.

The occasions eg spend New Year's Eve 2012 in Umbria are many, and if you have not yet chosen your destination, try searching through the many last minute to stay that offers Umbria.

The Ways of the Nativity in Gubbio

Umbria is a region closely linked to the traditions and during the Christmas holiday many countries in Umbria recall the birth of Jesus through Nativity scenes, real representations of history and Christian tradition.

Among the many nativity scenes of Umbria we recommend you the Nativity of Gubbio, which takes place from 8 December 2011 at 6 January 2012 on the historic district of San Martin, the Christmas crib is set up by life-sized characters that populate the city ​​streets and winding through the narrow medieval streets.

The imagination and the skill of craftsmen and artists give rise to  characters who seem to live with the locals, fell in an almost real busy scenes of everyday life and in the crafts and arts of ancient Gubbio.

For visit Umbria you can book an Hotel in Gubbio

Umbria Jazz at 43° Festival Internacional Jazz Barcelona

From 27 September to 1 December in the 43rd edition of the Barcelona International Jazz Festival Barcelona.

The November 7 to 14 weeks will be dedicated to the Italian Jazz and Umbria Jazz, with a series of concerts and gastronomic events dedicated to Umbria.

On November 7, scheduled Danilo Rea and Flavio Boltro, the trio of Gabriel Mirabassi 8, 9 Gianluca Petrella Guidi and Giovanni, 10 Enrico Rava with his new project Tribe, just out of work for ECM, 11 Paul Fresu in duet with Omar Sosa, 12, a piano solo by Stefano Bollani.

The 14-gourmet food and wine event: the meeting between the Umbrian white truffle and black Catalan.

To book an accomodation in Barcellona: Hotel Barcellona.

Devil in the fresco of Giotto

The 'fresco by Giotto in the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi is known throughout the world and is one of the most beautiful works of art among those kept in our country. This consideration makes it even more important to the discovery of Chiara Frugoni, a historian, as well as specialist Franciscan. Ascent to heaven in the clouds of St. Francis is the devil's nest.

It 'amazing that a painting that has been there for 800 years and was seen by millions of people from all over the world, as well as by hundreds of scholars is still able to keep secrets. This finding is also changing the holder of a single first, that of the first artist to use the clouds to hide others. The primacy of Mantegna was, but now no doubt be assigned to Giotto. The discovery of the devil in the clouds, in some ways, revolutionized the history of art.

It must be said that in medieval times it was not unusual to think of devils and demons as inhabitants of heaven, from this point of view the representation of Giotto is not at all strange. Scientists now are questioning the motives that led Giotto to hide this element in his fresco for a place of worship, even then, very important.

This discovery adds another reason to question the life and works of a saint among the most popular of all mankind. For the Franciscan fathers is just one more reason to objectify evil in our lives to be able to isolate and avoid. Too bad they can not ask the reason of that Giotto demonic face a few meters from an angel.

The exceptional discovery will push many tourists from all over the world to visit the Umbrian town with a different look to admire the work of Giotto, the happiness of many hotel in Assisi.

Best art tours to discover Rome

Rome is one of the Italian cities most frequented by tourists from around the world, the extension of the territory and the wealth of artistic and historic monuments make Rome one of the most visited cities in the world.

To get to know Rome and to discover the beauty that this city has to offer is necessary to proceed in stages and spacing between the various tourism products available. The range of proposals in terms of tourist itineraries is really infinite, today we offer a ticked of the best art tours to discover Rome.

The first advice I give is to take a few days of vacation, book one of the hotels in Rome, and prepare yourself, day after day, to discover pathways that can introduce you to the hidden side of the capital.

• Eternal Rome
  Transport: Bus.
  The first tour includes visits to cultural and artistic points of interest of Rome to the discovery of monuments and architectural works of the Capital.
  Route: Piazza Esquilino, Repubblica Square, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, St. Peter's Square.
  
  
• Imperial Rome
  Transport: Bus.
  The second route is the discovery of Imperial Rome and the most famous monuments built during the heyday of the Roman civilization.
  Route: Piazza Esquilino, Piazza Venezia, Capitoline Hill, Roman Forum, Arch of Constantine, Colosseum, St. Peter.
  
  
• Tivoli villas and gardens
  Transport: Bus.
  The last tour to discover the artistic concerns of the Capital City of Tivoli, one of the most beautiful areas of the Roman province, with the UNESCO world heritage monuments become.
  Route: Piazza Esquilino, Castro Praetorian, Aurelian Walls, the Villa Adriana, Villa'd'Este.

Information for the tours: Romaviva.com

Truffle omelette recipe

A recipe from agriturismo in Umbria.

Ingredients:
- Eggs - 6
- salt
- Black pepper
- Garlic - 1 clove
- Extra virgin olive oil - 4 tbsp
- Black Truffle - 50 gr

Wash the truffles in cold water, rub with a brush, dry and grate. In a bowl, beat eggs with salt and pepper, add the chopped truffles and mix together. In a nonstick skillet to brown the garlic in the oil, at this point, remove the garlic and add the beaten eggs. Cook the omelette on both sides quickly, so that it is well cooked on the outside but soft inside.

Luxury holidays in Italy

In times of crisis seems strange to speak of luxury, yet in a period where most of the Italians to come to terms with their portfolios to organize a journey of low cost, a slice of tourists made ​​in Italy seems to pay no attention to costs to organize a dream vacation.

According to a recent report by the chambers of trade in some regions, the luxury travel market, unlike other sectors, is constantly growing so much so that some types of structures to adapt to an ever more demanding.

Travelers of luxury, despite the small number (but not too much) than the total number of tourists, move very large budgets and in recent years are increasingly turning to Italian tourist destinations.

The choice in this case is extensive, you pass by the islands more like Capri or Sardinia, until you get to the chalets in Trentino Alto Adige.

As regards facilities, the supply is 360 degrees: luxury hotels, villas seventeenth century, farms, charming residences, castles, designer hotel. Any arrangement you choose is always one constant: the exclusivities.
In the luxury holiday can not 'miss a setting of charm in places for a fortunate few, elegant suites with elegant furnishings complete with all amenities, the swimming pool with Jacuzzi, the valet.

With regard to prices is commonplace to say that no expense is spared, for a luxury holiday budget in excess of 4 figures (per night) but it is justified, as they explain the owners of structures, from a service and dining is only able to offer an unforgettable stay.

Even in the luxury present our special prices for those who want to try a holiday in a charming destination using exclusive tour packages made ​​didposizione different structures, and why not .. maybe enjoy a speedboat trip to the Emerald Coast.

http://charming-italy.it/index_eng.html

Planning your trip in Italy - part 1

For those who love Italy there are many tourist destinations to spend their holidays really beautiful places to discover.

One of the first things to think about, once you choose the destination, is to find a hotel, b&b or a house where to stay.


To simplify your choice below is a list of sites, grouped by destination, where you can book your holiday in Italy.


In this first post we will see the Umbria and Tuscany.

UMBRIA
Hotel Umbria
Hotel Gubbio
B&B Umbria
B&B Gubbio


TUSCANY
Hotel Toscana 
B&B Toscana
Hotel Firenze
B&Firenze
Hotel Siena
B&B Siena


Happy holidays!

Holiday in Gubbio

Stay in Gubbio: Hotel Gubbio

Set in the north-east of Umbria, Gubbio is situated on the slopes of Mount Ingino, overlooking a fertile plain. The town of Ceri (chosen as a symbol of the Umbria region) is one of the most important centers and attracts many tourists interested in art. Because of its age-old tradition as a pottery adheres to the Italian City of Ceramics (national brand "Ceramics Art and Traditional

History
Ancient city whose origins date back to the top of the Umbrian civilization, as evidenced by the Tables of Gubbio (seven bronze tablets written in the Umbrian language preserved in the Museo Civico in Palazzo dei Consoli), was named by the Romans and then Iguvium Eugubium. Destroyed by the Goths (552), which took over first the Byzantines (592) and then the Lombards (772), resources in the eleventh century, when it was constituted as a free city. In the twelfth century. Gubbio, with the spiritual guidance of Bishop Ubaldo won a war against Perugia and other nearby cities. With its thriving manufacturing industry (specialized in majolica) reached its zenith in the fourteenth century, a period in which it was enriched with monuments and assumed the characteristic medieval structure that still characterizes it. From 1384 it became part of the Duchy of Urbino and this went to the Church in 1631.

Art and culture
Gubbio is one of the most ancient towns of Umbria, extremely well preserved during centuries and rich of monuments testifying its glorious past. Architecturally it is the masterpiece of medieval civilization and the company's two-fourteenth century, divided into the corporations of arts and crafts. Testimony of its ancient origins are the Tables of Gubbio, one of the most important documents, Italics, seven bronze tablets written in the Umbrian language preserved in the Museo Civico and the Roman Theatre just outside the walls. Dominated from the top by the Basilica of St. Ubaldo, which holds the remains of the patron. Gubbio is home to architectural masterpieces and recall that symbolize the power of this medieval city-state. At the beginning of the fourteenth century dates the construction of the magnificent city complex of the Palazzo dei Consoli, the symbol of the city and home to the Archeological museum and art gallery, hanging from the square and the Praetorian Palace, now the city hall. To remind building heritage, the Bargello palace with the famous fountain and palace of the Capitano del Popolo. Lines of the Renaissance Ducal Palace attributed to Francesco Giorgio Martini, documenting the brilliant period lived under the rule of Montefeltro. Of great interest is the Cathedral (XII century), Santa Maria Nuova, in which there is the Madonna del Belvedere di Ottaviano Nelli, the Church and Convent of St. Augustine (XIII century) with frescoes by Nelli, the church and Convent of San Francesco, San Giovanni, featuring the facade and bell tower in Romanesque style, St. Peter and St. Dominic. Also notable is the square with 40 Martyrs Church and Hospital of the Whites, the lodge of the shooters and the church of St. Andrew or the Monastery of St. Martial. Outside the walls to see the Mausoleum in Rome, the church of San Secondo, the Church of the Madonna del Prato and the Church of Victorina.
Of great interest, as well as to the nature of the Monte Cucco Park, the picturesque Gorge Bottaccione, with the rocks, according to one theory, the hidden secrets of the disappearance of the dinosaurs occurred 65 million years ago.

Marathon Valentine's in Terni

Sunday, February 20, 2011 will take place in Terni, the First edition of the Marathon Valentine's national road race over a distance of 42.195 km and 21.097 km regional.

The track event, which falls within the Programme of Events Valentinians 2011, is organized dall'ASD Amateur Podistica Terni in collaboration with the Diocesi of Terni, Narni, Amelia, with municipalities, institutions and associations Pro Loco di Terni, Ferentillo, Arrochar, Montefranco , Narni, and the patronage of the Umbria Region and the Province of Terni.

The event is open to all, adults of both sexes, FIDAL or sports promotion bodies, in accordance with local sanitary laws, respecting the agreements signed with the FIDAL. By participating, entrants may be accomplished by age 18 and over and foreign athletes enrolled in Italian society.

Although the initiative is the debut, has already attracted significant interest and a lot of success far beyond expectations of the organizers said the chairman of the Beloved runners, Giuliano Fiorini.

Marathon Valentine's Day, besides being an important event from the sporting side is also a way for the enhancement and promotion of the Terni area, thanks to the organizers planned route, runners will have the opportunity to go for the most representative of Terni.

Starting from the marathon route Ferentillo winds along the Valnerina, along the Fiume Nera, through the Marmore Falls and continuing until the middle of Terni.

During this initiative, the Integrated Tourism DITT District of the province of Terni, has established contracts with accommodation facilities in the territory on better promote the acceptance of event participants.

Here is the official program.

Saturday, February 19
- 11 am Opening Marathon Village;
- Guided tours of the city: the Basilica of San Valentino and Show Cavour;
- I greet the runners at the Basilica of San Valentino, 17.00;
- Tacitus course in entertainment center of the city ', with a parade of medieval procession at 18.20;
- Various exhibitions of local products in Piazza Europa;
- Pasta Party.

Sunday, February 20
- 1st marathon Valentine;
- Shuttle bus (with reserved ticket) to visit waterfall Marmore and expected passage runners;
-All 'arrival shows and children's entertainment group METAMORPHOSIS and music, CONCABBANDA;
- Great refreshment reception in the square in Europe.