Discover Bevagna with UmbriaSì

In the flourishing valley of Umbria stands the city of Bevagna, originally populated by Umbrians with Etruscan influences. The original name, Mevania, is perhaps due to an Etruscan noble named Mefana, which became Mevania with the arrival of the Romans.
The bond that unites Sagrantino and Bevagna with deep-rooted origins is important and strong:
in fact, we read in the Historia Naturalis of Pliny the Elder, of a black grape variety produced in the municipality of Bevagna.
Enclosed in its walls, Bevagna experienced a flourishing building development with the construction of an amphitheater and Roman baths adorned with beautiful mosaics. The amphitheater itself, in medieval times, was then transformed and became part of a craftsman’s workshop on the ground floor with his residence on the upper floor: hence the famous saying “house and workshop”.
Among the Umbrian historical events and re-enactments, the one linked to the Mercato delle Gaite is singular and very fascinating, which for over 30 years has been proposing what medieval everyday life was like between 1250 and 1350: how people lived, what they did in the alleys of drink.
The event takes its name from the four main districts of Bevagna, the Gaite, and every year, at the end of June, it brings back to life the ancient uses and customs of the drinkers engaged in four competitions, Gastronomic, Trades, Market and Archery. Music, food, instruments, clothes…everything recalls the Bevagna of that century, a historical leap in time that fascinates and amazes.
Another experience is the Circuit of Medieval Crafts: real laboratories to be able to experience the arts and crafts of that time, among ancient machinery, engineering instruments, which have made the history of commerce and artisan production of Bevagna: the Setificio , the painter’s workshop, the Mastro Cecco paper mill and the wax factory.

Stroll along the streets, among taverns, clubs, wine bars and more modern wine bars where you can sip a glass of Montefalco Sagrantino or even in its sparkling version to have vivacity and freshness on spring days when the sun is still shy but warms up just enough to make you enjoy a walk in the open air.

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Visit Bevagna

Tasty weekend in Umbria among the villages more beautiful in Italy

In Umbria between wine and chocolate

In Umbria between wine and chocolate

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FIRST DAY 

Arrival in the afternoon, the first stage is between Montefalco and Bevagna, a wine-growing area made famous by Sagrantino. It will be possible to visit a cellar with wine tasting.

Accommodation in the structure. Overnight.


SECOND DAY

The day will be entirely dedicated to the discovery of the city of Perugia.

The city, in addition to offering itself to visitors with all its historical and artistic excellence, has a history linked to chocolate and the well-known Perugina and Bacio factory. Walk through the historic center of the city. Entrance to Perugia Underground

Free lunch

In the afternoon visit a chocolate workshop in the historic center before continuing to a cellar for a wine tasting.

Free dinner and overnight


THIRD DAY

After breakfast, on returning to your destination, we suggest a stop in Gubbio, the city of the Middle Ages. Here a sightseeing tour of the city will take place with the Gubbio Express, a small train with audio guide that allows you to discover the symbolic places of the city.

Lunch with truffle-based specialities.

Our best offer is starting from € 297,00 per person

The rate is per person and includes:

  • 2 nights accommodation in a double/twin room with breakfast
  • Wine tastings in cellars in Montefalco or Bevagna
  • Chocolate tastings
  • Entrance to Perugia Underground
  • Wine tasting in Perugia
  • lunch in the historic center of Gubbio with truffle-based specialities
  • Sightseeing tour with the Gubbio Express
  • Europ Assistance insurance

The rate does not include:

  • Extras, tips and offers
  • Means of transport
  • City tax where introduced by the Municipality of reference
  • Anything not expressly indicated in “the rate includes”

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    The madman’s license in Gubbio

    To feel a bit like Alice in Wonderland, a bit like the Hatter, we take you to Gubbio, one of the most beautiful medieval towns in Umbria, also known by the Roman name of Iguvium, rich in history, monuments, architectural works and … also famous for being known as the City of Fools!
    Well as such, in the Gubbio city you can also take the Fool’s License complete with Parchment. Everything starts and revolves around the Bargello Fountain, built around the 16th century, located in front of Palazzo Bargello in the heart of the historic center of Gubbio and renowned for being the Fools’ Fountain! 

    It all dates back to an ancient practice of 1880 and still in use today for the citizens of Gubbio but also for all the tourists traveling to Gubbio!
    Attention! The Madmen’s license also requires requirements and is based on strict regulations:
    1. It must be a genuine Eugubino to apply for the Madman’s License on your behalf
    2. Pay a contribution to the Maggio Eugubino Association
    3. Make 3 laps around the Fontana dei Matti in the presence of a genuine Eugubino Matto!
    4. Being “baptized” by the spray of water from the Fontana dei Matti itself.

    After passing the test, the same Association will grant you the Parchment of the Fool’s License written in medieval style.
    The tradition of the Matti is linked to the laps, the “birate”, which take place around the main flagpole of Piazza Grande during the famous and folkloristic Ceri festival which is held every year on May 15th.

    EUGUBINI, ROCKY CRAZY!
    According to some geological studies, around the city they would have detected rocky conformations contaminated by a highly toxic chemical substance, iridium, which could in some way explain the “madness” of the Gubbio inhabitants.

    Strolling Through Perugia’s History

    Strolling Through Perugia’s History

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    FIRST DAY

    Arrival in Perugia in the early afternoon, where the family will be able to begin the discovery of the history of the Perugia Underground. Perugia, in fact, beautifully preserves the remains of ancient civilizations within an exceptional cultural context

    Accommodation and overnight


    SECOND DAY

    In the morning, free walk through the historic center of the city of Perugia, which will allow you to admire the main city monuments. We continue with another piece of the “history” of the city, which has made the city of Perugia famous throughout the world: Chocolate. Tasting at an artisan laboratory

    Our best offer is starting from €156,00 per person

    The price per person includes:

    • Fee for 1 free child up to 10 years old
    • 1 night accommodation with breakfast
    • Entrance fees to Perugia Underground
    • Chocolate tasting
    • Europ Assistance travel insurance

    The fee does not include:

    • Extras, tips and offers
    • Meals
    • Means of transport
    • City tax to be paid on site
    • Anything not expressly indicated in “the rate includes”

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      UmbriaSì tells about “Il Perugino”

      UmbriaSì racconta il Perugino, Il Meglio Maestro d'Italia


      There has been great excitement in recent months in Umbria for the preparations for the great exhibition dedicated to Perugino the Divine Painter.
      From 4 March the exhibition for the 500th anniversary of the death of Pietro Vannucci will be held in Perugia at the Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria until 11 June, with the name “the Best Master of Italy” as defined in 1500 by Agostino Chigi, great art connoisseur and patron of his time.

      Let’s retrace Perugino’s life together, his artistic works, to let you experience the art of the Divine Painter that echoes not only throughout Umbria and Italy, but throughout the world.

      Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci
      Born in 1448 in Città della Pieve and died in 1523 in Fontignano, from a wealthy and important family in the Umbrian political panorama; in fact Perugino’s father, Cristoforo di Pietro di Giovanni, held the position of Prior of Città della Pieve in 1459.
      The name Vannucci, as the family was known, derives from the name of the great-grandfather, Giovanni, known by the diminutive of Vannuccio.

      Many names that distinguished his art, production and fame beyond the definition of “Best Master of Italy”, of Divine Painter, as we read in the verses of the Painter Giovanni Santi, Raphael’s father, of whom he was master, and “Il Perugino” outside the regional borders. Perugia, in fact, was much better known and thriving from the point of view of artistic productions, compared to other Umbrian cities.

      Pietro Vannucci, in his early twenties, began his artistic training in Città della Pieve, in the workshops of Sienese painters. In 1460 he was already recognized for his talent so much that he was an apprentice accompanist in Arezzo to Piero della Francesca. Ten years later, he frequented the most famous workshop in Florence, that of Andrea Verrocchio where the art of goldsmithing, sculpture and painting was practiced. The Florentine environment gave Pietro Vannucci the opportunity to know and come into contact with other artists such as Botticcelli, Filippo Lippi and Leonardo.
      In 1472 Perugino finished his apprenticeship and began his career as a painter after enrolling in the Compagnia di San Luca as a “painter“.

      An important work of his lost, but testified by the payment made in his favour, was the commission of the decoration of the Great Hall of the Palazzo dei Priori by the Municipality of Perugia in 1475.

      Perugino’s fame continues to grow and from 1478 he will be engaged in Rome, by will of Pope Sisti IV, for the decoration of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican first, and then the Sistine Chapel, with the famous scene of the “Delivery of the Keys” (in which a self-portrait of the Painter is visible). On this occasion he will come into contact with other painters such as Cosimo Rosselli, Bernardino di Betto Betti known as Pinturicchio and Luca Signorelli.

      In 1493 he marries in Fiesole the woman who will be his great inspiring Muse for him, above all for the faces of the Madonnas he painted (such as the Madonna with Child and Madonna with Child between Saints John the Baptist and Sebastian), Chiara Fancelli, daughter of sculptor and architect Luca Fancelli, a pupil of Brunelleschi. From their marriage 5 children were born, and she decided to settle in Florence, also in consideration of the fact that the Divine Painter had his workshop in Florence, as well as in Perugia.
      In 1498, the Divine Painter was called to fresco the Hall of the Collegio del Cambio (seat of the money changer) with the Cycle of the Virtues.
      Since 1500, Perugino has dedicated himself to creating works in his native Umbria, evidenced by the presence of the typical features of the region such as rolling hills and landscapes full of greenery in Città della Pieve, his native land, but also Spello Foligno, Panicale, Trevi and Perugia.
      The Divine Painter died in 1523 of the bubonic plague in Fontignano, and was buried under a tree. In 1925 his remains were found next to small pots of paint. In 1929 it was placed in the urn with the epigraph PETRVS-PERVSINVS-PICTOR and transferred to the church of Santa Maria dell’Annunziata, also in Fontignano, where Perugino was probably painting “The Madonna with Child” commissioned in 1521 by the confraternity of the Announced.


      Credit photo:
      Nation Gallery of Art

       

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