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Perugia’s Amusement Park: Città della Domenica
Città della Domenica (“City of Sunday” in English) is the first amusement park in Italy, inaugurated in 1963. It was designed and achieved at the end of the mid-century by Mario Spagnoli, a smart businessman native of Perugia, son of Luisa Spagnoli (the woman who...
The fish of Lake Trasimeno
The special characteristics of the Lake Trasimeno make it an ideal habitat for several species of varying qualities. Years ago fishing was one of the mainstays of the local economy, and still today many fisherman go out every day for their daily fishing. Nowadays they...
Earthquake: The damages of a wrong communication
Not the entire Umbria is "destroyed". Only two municipalities situated along the Apennines and on the border of Marche and Abruzzo have been stricken by the earthquake. To feel the earth tremor doesn't mean to be a "earthquake victim", or seeing a chandelier swinging...
Castagnaccio – Chestnut cake
Castagnaccio is a super famous Italian cake originated in Tuscany and was usually made in the late fall after the chestnut crop had been dried and made into flour. It is now found all over Italy. It is a very simple, dense cake made with chestnut flour, olive oil,...
Birdwatching at “La Valle” Natural Reserve
The “La Valle” natural reserve is located in San Savino (between Magione and San Feliciano) and it belongs to the Regional Park of the Trasimeno Lake. It is a strategic location along the flyways of many bird species distinctive of wetlands and coming from the North...
The Fishing Museum of San Feliciano
Do you want to know the history of the Trasimeno fishermen? The Fishing Museum is situated in San Feliciano, an attractive village of fishermen in which is still present and active a historian dock. The Fishing Museum tells the fishing history and the life of the Lake...
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