http://www.umbria-traveller.com www.Umbria-Traveller.com - Itineraries en Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:31:57 +0200 http://www.umbria-traveller.com/en/i/art-nature-and-jazz http://www.umbria-traveller.com/en/i/art-nature-and-jazz Itineraries Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0200 <p><img src="http://files.caprionline.it/article/2754_Tra_arte_e_natura_a_ritmo/image/01_i.jpg"></p> <p>Well on the way to being considered a miniature New Orleans, for more than thirty years, during the month of July, Perugia provides the stage for <strong>Umbria Jazz</strong>, the most important Jazz festival in the whole of Europe. Over the years, a steady flow of internationally renowned artists have played here; talented musicians such as <strong>Stan Getz, Keith Jarret, Sting, Miles Davies, Dizzy Gillespie</strong>; to name just a few of the performers to have honoured the festival with their presence. </p> <p>For the sweet toothed, October is the ideal month to visit this stunning Umbrian city; when the great <strong>Eurochocolate</strong> exhibition takes place, and the streets are lined with stalls brimming with chocolate in every form imaginable. Of course, Perugia offers mush more than this delectable combination of music and confectionary, and, in fact, is home to one of the region's most important art collections.<br /> <br /> The walls of the <strong>National Gallery of Umbria</strong>, situated in the splendid <strong>Palazzo dei Priori</strong>, are hung with the...</br></br></p> http://www.umbria-traveller.com/en/i/from-citta-di-castello-to-assisi http://www.umbria-traveller.com/en/i/from-citta-di-castello-to-assisi Itineraries Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100 <p><img src="http://files.caprionline.it/article/3191_Da_Citta_di_Castello_ad_A/image/1_i.jpg"></p> <p>Our journey commences at <strong>Citt&#224; di Castello</strong>, one of Umbria's most visited tourist destinations, a place where <strong>ancient and contemporary art</strong> forms live side by side in perfect harmony. The tour of the town starts in <strong>Piazza Garibaldi</strong> with a visit to <strong>Palazzo Vitelli</strong> a Sant'Egidio, built in the mid 16th century and on to <strong>Palazzo Albizzini</strong>; historic edifice which is now home to some 130 works by the <strong>Citta di Castello-born artist, Alberto Burri</strong> (1915-1995). The impressive collection includes sculptures, paintings, and sketches for the designs of stage and film sets. A number of Burri's works are also housed in the buildings of Citt&#224; di Castello's old tobacco drying plant. <br /> Those interested in sacred art will, no doubt, enjoy a visit to the <strong>Duomo Museum</strong>, located next to the cathedral. Last, but not least, there is the <strong>Pinacoteca Comunale</strong>, which occupies a part of the prestigious Palazzo Vitelli alla Cannoniera, and contains important <strong>renaissance masterpieces by Raphaele and...</strong></br></p>