The Transport of Macchina di Santa Rosa is an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and it is held in Viterbo every year on the night of September, 3rd. The Macchina di Santa Rosa is a huge tower lit by torches and electric lights, made of light metals. It is about 30 meters high and is …
Encounter with the Italian/American Bluesman Pat Girondi My encounter with Pat Girondi (Patrick Finley Girondi) was really an amazing experience, and it touched my heart for so many reasons. Pat, as friends are used to calling him, is an Italian/American singer/songwriter and CEO of Errant Gene Therapeutics (“EGT”), a gene therapy company established to invest …
If you are a lover of the Italian way of life, do not miss a visit to San Martino al Cimino, a small architectural jewel, and best-kept secret, just a few kilometers from Rome. Wandering through the streets of this small village, you might have the sensation of coming across Donna Olimpia Maidalchini Pamphilj, sister-in-law …
The story you don’t expect about the discovery of the Etruscan Pyramid Salvatore Fosci is a truly extraordinary character. He is an almost mystical figure whom it is easy to come across when you set out in the woods of Bomarzo to discover the Etruscan Pyramid. Everyone knows Salvatore Fosci, who for years has been …
Roccalvecce, in central Italy, is one of the best destinations to come across experiences that can capture your heart and elevate your spirit. It is a centuries-old village where you can encounter history and traditions, breathing the healthy oxygen of its unspoiled nature. It is the ideal destination to practice meditation and soul purification. …
The noble art of ceramics in Viterbo has deep roots in the Middle Ages, and it is still possible to create beautiful pottery using those ancient techniques.
The ancient workings require time, patience, and somehow slowness. In a world where everything spins fast, even art can be contaminated by rush, but the ancient traditions have the power to sweeten the creative moment, making it immersive and more profound.
The Middle Ages are also obscurity, mystery, occultism, and esotericism, and Cinzia Chiulli, a local artist, manages to portray that era in her ceramics, also drawing on the world of Tarot cards.
Roy Heffner had a career in computer science and founded his company in New York and then Chicago. He moved to Italy (his wife’s country) when he retired. He offers us an insight into the Italian way of life and invites Americans to visit Villa San Giovanni in Tuscia, the small village he likes to call “The Real Italy”.
Risen from Oblivion Celleno is One of the Most Surreal and Enchanting Villages in Italy Sometimes I need to move in space and time to have the feeling of living in parallel worlds that follow one another but do not overlap. In Italy, my country, this journey of the senses is very easy to experience. …
Each village is a small natural nativity scene Italy is a relatively small country but boasts thousands and thousands of little villages mostly with medieval origins. Some of these hamlets are real architectural and artistic gems with their castles, magnificent palaces and untouched boundary walls. Other villages are more modest and almost forgotten, but they …
In any destination your eyes will be delighted by beauty, your brain by discovery, your palate by new tastes but all these senses will be disconnected as soon as you get back home. Only your soul will be connected lifelong because it is delighted by human connections, and anytime you can develop them strongly, you can be sure that a little piece of your heart will belong to your destination forever.
