UMBRIA MUSIC FEST 3/26 SEPT 2010

CIAO HERE YOU ARE SOME OF THE MAIN HAPPENINGS...


FRIDAY 10 SEPTEMBER, 8 PM
Spello, Theatre Subasio
Concert
Natalia Morozova – piano
Music by: F. Chopin, A. Ljadov, A. Skrjabin, F. Liszt

SATURDAY 11 SEPTEMBER, 9 PM
Spoleto, Piazza del Duomo Casa Menotti – Monini
Concert
Costantino Frédéric – guitar
Andrea Ferreira - soprano

Music by: A. Mudarra, J. S. Bach, F. Sor, M. De Falla, A. Barrios Mengore, R. Dyens, H. Collet, F. Garcia Lorca. J. Pernambuco, H. Villa-Lobos, B. Powell, F. Costantino. G. Menotti


SUNDAY 12 SEPTMBER, 9 PM
Norcia, Cloister of Palazzo del Vignola
Concert
Andrea Ferreira - soprano
Costantino Frédéric – guitar
Music by: F. Sor, M. De Falla, R. Dyens, F. Costantino, H. Collet. A. Barrios Mengore, J. Pernambuco, F. Garcia Lorca, B. Powell, H. Villa-Lobos


THURSDAY 16 SEPTEMBER, 9 PM
Perugia, Sala dei Notari in Palazzo dei Priori

Nicole Piccolomini - mezzosoprano
Aris Argiris - baritono
Antonio Maria Pergolizzi – pianoforte

In collaboration with the Presidency of the Council of Perugia and the association Penelope

FRIDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 9 PM
Alviano, Piazza Giovanni Paolo II

Experiments
Ballet

Out Rule Fusion Dance Company
Choreographer Simone Ginanneschi


SATURDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 9 PM
Montefalco, Church of St Francis

Il sagrantino in musica
Concert

Oksana Krovitska – Soprano
Andrej Nikolaev - Violin
Victoria Power – Piano

Music by: L. Rossi, J. Antonio Perti, R. Strauss, A. Scarlatti, G. W. Gluck, F. Chopin, J. J. Paderewski, B. Ljatoshynsky, M. Mussorgsky.


SUNDAY 19. SEPTEMBER, 5: 30 PM
Massa Martana, Resort San Pietro sopra le Acque

Eleganza di uno stile (Elegance of a style)
Presentation of the book "Being Armani"
Publisher: Baldini Castoldi
by Renata Molho
Guest: Renata Molho

Church of San Pietro sopra le Acque

Eleganza della voce (Elegance of the voice)
Concert

Daniela Bruera - Soprano
Laura Brioli - Mezzosoprano
Linda Di Carlo - Pianoforte



THURSDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 9 PM
Rome, Papal Basilica of St Maria Maggiore

Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem Mass
For soloists, choirs and orchestras

Walter Attanasi – Conductor
Ines Salazar - Soprano
Nicole Piccolomini - Mezzosoprano
Romanovsky Sergey - Tenor
Gustav Belaček - Basso
Bohuslav Martinu Philarmonic Orchestra
Choir Giuseppe Verdi of Roma
Gea Garatti – Choir Conductor
Choir of Bratislava
Ladislav Holasek - Choir Conductor

With the sponsor and collaboration of: Municipality of Rome, Municipality of Assisi, Municipality of Pescara, Province and municipality of Zlin, Czeck Republic, Czeck Cultural Circle, Embassy of the Republic of Slovakia, Slovakian Institute in Rome, ASSIS Association Italy – Slovakia, Ararat Service S.E. - IXOUS – Justice and Charity.



FRIDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 7,30 PM
Assisi, sala Conciliazione del Palazzo Comunale

Presentation of the book "In cerca dell'anima" (“In search of the soul”)
Authors – Monsignor Vincenzo Paglia and Franco Scaglia
Publisher: Piemme
Guest Mons. Vincenzo Paglia


FRIDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 9 PM
Assisi, Papal Basilica of St Francis

Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem Mass
For soloists, choirs and orchestras

Walter Attanasi – Conductor
Ines Salazar - Soprano
Nicole Piccolomini - Mezzosoprano
Romanovsky Sergey - Tenor
Gustav Belaček - Basso
Bohuslav Martinu Philarmonic Orchestra
Choir Giuseppe Verdi of Roma
Gea Garatti – Choir Conductor
Choir of Bratislava
Ladislav Holasek - Choir Conductor


With the sponsor and collaboration of: Municipality of Rome, Municipality of Assisi, Municipality of Pescara, Province and municipality of Zlin, Czeck Republic, Czeck Cultural Circle, Embassy of the Republic of Slovakia, Slovakian Institute in Rome, ASSIS Association Italy – Slovakia, Ararat Service S.E. - IXOUS – Justice and Charity.


SATURDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 9 PM
Pescara, Teatro Massimo

Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem Mass
For soloists, choirs and orchestras

Walter Attanasi – Conductor
Ines Salazar - Soprano
Nicole Piccolomini - Mezzosoprano
Romanovsky Sergey - Tenor
Gustav Belaček - Basso
Bohuslav Martinu Philarmonic Orchestra
Choir Giuseppe Verdi of Roma
Gea Garatti – Choir Conductor
Choir of Bratislava
Ladislav Holasek - Choir Conductor

With the sponsor and collaboration of: Municipality of Rome, Municipality of Assisi, Municipality of Pescara, Province and municipality of Zlin, Czeck Republic, Czeck Cultural Circle, Embassy of the Republic of Slovakia, Slovakian Institute in Rome, ASSIS Association Italy – Slovakia, Ararat Service S.E. - IXOUS – Justice and Charity.


SUNDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 9 PM
Todi, Teatro comunale

Kalifoo Ground - Una storia vera (ATrue Story)
Show of dance, prose, music and video.art

Skaramacay Dance Company
Choreography – Erminia Sticchi

Charity evening in collaboration with the Italian Red Cross, local committee of Todi – Centenary



THE EXHIBITION

3-26 SEPTEMBER
Photographic Exhibition

“Sulle Ali della Storia” (“On the Wings of History”)
by Eugenio Sirolli

In collaboration with the Dpt. of Culture of the municipality of Pescara, the province of Pescara, the Presidency of the Council of Abruzzo Region, the PescarAbruzzo Foundation.

SPA PARTY - RELAX AND WELLNESS

SPARTY NIGHT

Saturday 4th September

RELAX & WELLNESS!

Thermal pool under the star with music from 8.00 p.m. to midnight!

Thermal swimming pool
€ 15,00 per person

Thermal swimming pool and Bioaquam
(circuit with 22 types of hydromassage)
€ 28,00 per person

Thermal swimming pool and Etruscan Circuit
(hot plate, sauna and hammam)
€ 28,00 per person


GOODBYE SUMMER - Saturday 11th September - MORE - DISCO PARTY AT "LA CASINA DELLE ROSE" - DISCOMUSIC - starting 9.30 p.m.

VINTAGE RAILCARS OPENED ALL THE YEAR

If you like photography and nature, don't miss it....



Vintage railcars

There are common days during which one can travel on vintage railcars and board or leave the train several times at several stations, using the same ticket even on the regular trains of the Siena railway.
It is the best train for those who wish to visit many places, combining travel and other activities like hiking, biking, museum visits, or food and wine tasting at local farms.

Booking: recommended.
Tickets are purchased on board the Nature Train.
Itinerary: Siena-Asciano-Monte Antico-Siena.
Departures: three departures from Siena at 8:30 a.m., 11:12 a.m. and 3:35 p.m.
Fare: € 18.00.
The return fare on the Asciano-Monte Antico stretch is € 13.00.
Children up to 10 years of age travel free.


INFORMATION AND TICKETS

"Il Nucleo" no-profit organisation Social Cooperative in collaboration with Val d’Orcia Railways
t. +39 0577 207413
f. +39 0577 207443
Cell. 338 8992577
trenonatura@ferrovieturistiche.it

Tourist Information Office
Railway Station
t. +39 0577 270600

Aphrodisiac Festival - Città della Pive - 9/12 of September 2010

Città della Pieve – It is an invitation into the sensual world of tastes, scents, words, sounds and sights brought about by aphrodisiacs. “Aphrodisiac" is the first Festival of this type in Italy.
This Festival has been created by the “Fabbrica delle Idee” Association and promoted with the sponsorship of the City of Citta’ della Pieve and the collaboration of the Sedicieventi Agency. Besides the fun and entertainment, such as tasting events, theme dinners organized by qualified chefs and multiethnic dinners accompanied by shows: the Festival will also offer cultural activities stimulating the knowledge of aphrodisiacs, such as creative workshops where people can learn about and experiment the extraordinary properties of these foods, figurative art exhibitions on the theme, film showings, theatre and dance shows, concerts and reading from literary works. There will also be seminars and debates and workshops where participants can learn the secrets of particular recipes thanks to courses in aphrodisiac cuisine held by culinary arts experts. Some of the most picturesque sites of this township in Umbria will host readings and conversations on the theme of aphrodisiacs and sexuality during this four-day festival.



Citta’ della Pieve is an ideal location for this Festival due to its traditions tied to the production of saffron but there are also other territories in Italy and abroad which will participate in the Festival as protagonists thanks to their “exciting” typical products. All with the objective of rendering “Aphrodisiac” an international reference point for all those interested in this topic.

4 more info contact: alina@fontanaro.it

14° LIVE ROCK FESTIVAL - 8/9 -12/9 - Acquaviva, Montepulciano

14° LIVE ROCK FESTIVAL
- 8/9 -12/9 - Acquaviva, Montepulciano

The Live Rock Festival, organised by the youth, for the youth, presents five nights of music with over one hundred artists from all over the world. Ou- mou Sangare, Ebony Bones!, Speed Caravan, Asian Dub Foundation and a hundred other artists over five eclectic and sparkling nights featuring rock, electronic music, reggae, world music, blues and jazz, with a focus on care for the environment and great food and drink in the best Tuscan tradition.

Honey fest in Montalcino - from 10th to 12nd of September)

Montalcino’s Fortezza hosts stands with honey producers from all over Italy.

This is one of Italy’s most important honey fairs. The trade fair is accompanied by a convention and an awards ceremony to recognize the year’s best producers. The fear also includes market-exhibit of bee-hive products, make-up made from them and bee hive equipment.

It is not an everyday experience: An extraordinary and very original dinner entirely based on honey, from the antipasto to the dessert. There is a large market where every honey product imaginable can be found.
Montalcino

Montalcino is a small hill town in Tuscany with a population of about 5,115 inhabitants. The town is located to the west of Pienza, close to Crete Senesi. It is 42 km from Siena, 110 Km from Florence and 150 km from Pisa.

It is famous for its Brunello di Montalcino wine.

NARNI BLACK FESTIVAL - STARRING CHAKA KHAN, MACEO PARKER & MANY MORE

DON'T MISS IT!!!

Todi ART FESTIVAL

One of the most important event of summer in Umbria, the Todi Arte Festival, back from 29 August to 5 September 2010.
This edition will feature drama, music and dance as well as exhibitions and concerts-drink with wine tasting and local products.
Are involved in the event international and national artists who will perform in shows worth seeing. We remember the cabaret show "S'è fatta notte..." with the best Italian actors!
Piazza del Popolo, the Teatro del Nido dell'Aquila, the Complesso delle Lucrezie are spaces ad hoc spaces for concerts of classical and popular music, for interesting scenic readings or readings taken from poems, told through the voices of famous actors.
The detailed schedule is still being finalized and will soon be on the official website of the event.

ROSSO, BIANCO & BLUES - from August 28th to October 30th 2010

During Autumn season, from August 28th to October 30th, ten events called Bianco Rosso & Blues takes place, crossing the paths of winemaking and the blues. All ten events have great appeal having at the centre stage not only the notes and the protagonist of Soul, Blues, Jazz and Folk music, but also the aromas and the flavours of the very particular wine and the gastronomic specialities of Trasimeno lake and Umbria region. The events follow an itinerary through the most beautiful spots of the lake and Perugia territory, including museums, theatres and historical palazzos, with the presence of some of the best wine producers of the area, and have as a common thread the connection between good music and good food. The festival highlights the convivial aspect of musical events through a different pairing of food and wine at every date, focusing on local wines and foods. The protagonist of these events are the places, the artist and the wines. Thanks to the partnership between Trasimeno Blues and La Strada del Vino dei Colli del Trasimeno its possible this marriage of music and food that is sustained by local recipes and local products, from lake fish to legumes, extra virgin olive oil and cold meats. The fashionable Palazzos della Corgna in Città della Pieve and Castiglione del Lago, the suggestive atmosphere of the “Pieve del Vescovo” Castle in Corciano or the Lambardi Tower in Magione, the amazing small squares of Paciano, Panicale and Tuoro, the historical sites of The Glass Museum in Piegaro and the Medieval Rock in Passignano or Palazzo Malizia in Torgiano, are the scenarios for the great sound of Italian and international artists like Fabrizio Poggi & Chicken Mambo, Raphael Gualazzi Band, Herbie Goins & Davide Pannozzo, Tia Architto Trio, Francesco Piu Trio, Veronica & The Red Wine Serenaders, Elisabeth Cutler, Awa Li, Dago Red, Kozmic Blues, The Black Sheep Duo. Bianco Rosso & Blues festival is a unique chance to enjoy the romantic atmosphere that Trasimeno Lake offers during the Autumn season with its sunsets, aromas and beautiful colours: the ideal spot for the Soul music.

Palio dei terzieri, Città della Pieve, Wednesday, 11. August 2010 - Sunday, 22. August 2010

It is a race between three carts representing the Terzieri of which they report the respective symbols.
The circuit of the race is 800 meters long. The departure takes place near the "Porta Nuova" and the race develops itself along the antique walls up to the "Piazza del Comune" (city hall square), the heart of the city. There, the “Mora”, a bust in wood representing the Saracen is waiting that the "bàlio" (man or woman from the people to whom is committed the conclusive gesture of the race) pulls away the key from his right hand to open the door of the tower and give the bell knock, symbolic sign of the conquest of the city.


For more info and pictures: http://www.paliodeiterzieri.it/?gclid=CNutwaOzn6MCFQ2S3wodA2UGug

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paliodeiterzieri/4834026712/

What’s on in Paciano by the 6th to the 15th of August

August
Friday 6
21,30 FOLK DANCE ENSEMBLE “Goretz” – piazza Santa Maria
organized by Amministrazione Comunale e Pro Loco

Saturday 7
9.00 A chance to paint!! And win prizes!
organised by Pro-Loco
For children from 6 to 15 years –
registration: 075.830430

Saturday 7
21.00 ‘It’s a knock out’ ‘Jeux sans Frontieres’
A competition involving crazy games between teams from Paciano
organized by Centro Sociale Anziani
23,30 Prize Draw

Sunday 8
Dinner and dancing in the piazza Santa Maria
Organized by Pro-Loco
19.30 Dinner - at area la Valle -
booking 339 6701232
21,30 Mirko and his piano accordian

Monday 9
21.00 ‘Not Renato, not him but a part of him…’- Mr. Amiel Show - A tribute to the legendary Renato Zero - Organized by: Pro-Loco

Tuesday 10
21.00 An evening’s walk to the top of Monte Pausillo to watch the falling stars…
Organized by Pro-Loco
Meeting point: p.zza della Repubblica

Wednesday 11
The five-a-side football tournament between the five sections of the village
Organized by Congrega Gioventù Muscolosa
21.00 First semi final
22.15 Second semi final

Thursday 12
21.00 ‘Dancing underneath the stars’
Organized by Pro-Loco
A Dance spectacle and competition for amateurs

Friday 13
20.30 The mass for Saint Bonosa
organized by the parish - Piazza Santa Maria

Friday 13 - 21.30 The final of the five-a-side football tournament between the five sections of the village
Organized by Congrega Gioventù Muscolosa

Saturday 14
19.30 Dinner for the Parish
At Area la valle - booking 075 830320

Saturday 14
21.00 A spectacular downhill race on home-made Carts - organized by Congrega Gioventù Muscolosa

Sunday 15
Festa SS.ma Assunta
Organized by Parish
10.00 Blessing of cars and motorbikes at Piazza Santa Maria
11.00 Mass & Procession

Sunday 15
16.00 A junior downhill race on home-made carts - organized by Congrega Gioventù Muscolosa
Sunday 15
19.30 Pizza and other local delicacies as an appetizer for ‘La corrida’

Sunday 15
21.00 “LA CORRIDA” Pacianesi allo Sbaraglio!
organized by Pro-Loco
Whether you can sing, dance, are a comic or simply
a ‘phenomenon’, this is the event for you! Come and
join in!


Monday 16
18.00 Festa di San Rocco
organized by the Parish
Mass for Saint Sebastian e Saint Rocco


September

Saturday 11
21.00 the company “Il Futuro e la Memoria”
in”Il piacere ha fatto il suo Dovere”
A brilliant comedy loosely based on a text by P.G. Bertoli in the Theatre in Piazza della Repubblica

Sunday 12
12.00 “Mille & Una Umbria”
organized by Ammistrazione Comunale & Pro-Loco
‘Safari supper’ style lunch: each course is served in a different part of the village; the lunch is based around typical local food
15.00 Entertainment for children & music in the Piazza della Repubblica

Sunday 12
18.00 At theatre: “Il piacere ha fatto il suo Dovere”
– Piazza della Repubblica -
organized by “Il Futuro e la Memoria”

Soul dinner under the Umbrian stars

A special summer here at Fontanaro, thanks to the chef Luigi Buitoni.

The experience by Luigi Buitoni will bring you to appreciate and to enjoy the secrets of a 5 stars cuisine done with few selected ingredients bring directly from the eco-organic vegetables garden.

The attention to detail becomes the essence of the art of cooking.
As is logical, the pasta is a great passion for Luigi and his preparation is a skilful talent.


For Information & Reservetions:
+ 39 338 7408 884 (Alina Pinelli) alina@fontanaro.it
+ 39 393 - 4179273 (Luigi Buitoni)luigibuitoni@live.it

About Luigi Buitoni

"Master Chef Luigi Buitoni says about himself, My ancestors, founders of the famous food industry, have transmitted to me the great love for the food and for the kitchen, a gift that I have always seen as the seeds of culinary adventure in a run of growth of my natural talents. The great food tradition and the Italian influence characterize my style.

Chef Luigi Buitoni's professional formation has seen some of the great zeniths of Italian cuisine. Angelo Paracucchi and Angelo Troianni were his first teachers in the culinary art. Luigi participated in professional culinary courses both near her Locanda dell'Angelo with Chef Angelo Paracucchi, and near restaurant Il Convivio with Chef Angelo Troiani in Rome. He worked with great international chefs, such Jean Francoise Daridon in the Restaurant Le Coq au Vin in Perugia, before making the great leap over the ocean. In the United States he brought the Italian cuisine to New York in the two famous restaurants Pasta and Dreams and Al Bacio, interpreting it with refined innovations while respecting the simplicity of it. Returning to Italy in 1991, he started the Inn of the Fortress in Paciano.

Through all these years Luigi accelerated his path as professional chef to a high-level by maintaining menus and the organization of the kitchens of great Italian and foreign restaurants, and tutoring other chefs (Sean Lynd of the restaurant Pasta Moon, San Francisco, California, USA and Chris Byron of the Restaurant Lindonis in Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia) who came to his Inn to learn the secrets of the Italian cuisine.

Here you are some of the main restaurants where Luigi Buitoni played the role of master chef: New York City, Al Bacio and Pasta and dreams- Boston, il Bico - British Vergin Island, Virgin Gorde, Little Dix Bay Hotel - Orvieto, Decugnano dei Barbi - Perugia, I Quattro gatti.

UMBRIA JAZZ PERUGIA, FROM THE 9TH TO THE 18TH OF JULY

Since 1973 the Italian summer in Umbria goes with the rhythm of Umbria Jazz. This relatively small region, at the heart of Italy, is hosting one of the greatest Jazz events in Italy. 10 days of concerts; 9 different stages (including the ones at the main Arena, the theatres, squares and restaurants); more than 220 great music events, most of which free. During these days saxophones, trumpets, guitars spread their sounds along the streets of Perugia.

The eclectic line of Umbria Jazz Festival wants to tell the spectators at what extent music can be different and that all types of good music deserve attention. Following this motto, Umbria Jazz stages host the main Jazz players (Pat Metheny, Keith Jarrett, BB King … to mention a few of them), but also pop music groups famous all over the world, such as the REM that played last past years.

Mark Knopfler, Mario Biondi, the Incognito, Pat Metheny group, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller, Manhattan Transfer, Randy Crawford, Joe Sample, Tony Bennet and Sonny Rollins are just an example of the great artists that will make 2010’s edition as success full as the 37 previous ones.


more info at www.umbriajazz.com

The colors of Giotto, up to the 26th of September 2010 - Assisi

The Colors of Giotto - The Basilica of Assisi, between virtual restoration and restitution. This is an innovative exhibition, an art project of great stature, where the visitor is actively involved in restoration work and is enabled to know the works of Giotto, both physically and virtually.
In the Saint Nicola Chapel in the Lower Basilica are ongoing restoration works on the Franciscans frescoes of Giotto.
During these months visitors are given the chance to stand on scaffolding to admire the restoration works, so to know actively and timely the peculiarity of this art and the painstaking work of the restorers.
The Chapel of Saint Nicholas is presented and therefore designed as a "work in progress", an example of recovery "physical" work of art...
In perfect match to this instead, in the Palace of Monte Frumentario (not far from the Basilica), is a recovery "virtual" work of art.
Franciscan stories that are reconsidered and returned to the public through high definition technology.
The virtual frescoes can be compared with their current appearance, through a series of screens, touch screen placed at each group stage.
On the occasion of eighth centenary of Pope Innocent III, the exhibition proposes to scale the fresco dedicated to the Confirmation of the Rule of Saint Francis, just by Pope Innocent III.
Also a section for setting up and can get virtually in the fresco, where the 3D scene comes alive with the voices of the characters.
A wonderful progect designed and coordinated by the CNR, by Eva Pietroni and Francesco Antinucci.
Colors of Giotto is an initiative promoted by the city of Assisi with the collaboration of the Sacred Convent, the Ministry of Heritage and Culture through Regional Directorate, the Superintendence of Umbria competent Higher Institute for Conservation and Restoration, the Umbria Region and the National Research Council, with support from the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Perugia and organizational coordination of Civita. The catalog is published by Silvana Editoriale.

For information:
Basilica di San Francesco e Palazzo del Monte Frumentario

Gubbio - each 15th of May - Festival dei Ceri

It is not easy to "tell the story" of the Festival of the Ceri. It is one of the oldest, if not the oldest Italian folklore display. The festival has always played a fundamental role in the heart of the Eugubina community. An in-depth study of the festival's origins and numerous meanings is something that we are happy to leave to scholars. Its origins are obscure, it is enough to know that there are two basic hypotheses: one religious and one pagan.

The first, which is well-documented and set, out sees the festival as a solemn act of devotion on the part of the Eugubini towards their Bishop Ubaldo Baldassini which started in 1160, the year of his death. Since then, every 15th May, the eve of the day of mourning, the devotional offering to the patron Saint is a fixed appointment for the people of Gubbio who are said to have taken part in a great mystical procession, carrying candles all around the town and up Mount Ingino (where since 11th September 1194 the body of Saint Ubaldo lies, in the church which bears his name). Certainly, the Eugubini dearly loved their important townsman, especially from 1154 onwards, when Gubbio conquered no less than 11 allied cities. The victory seemed miraculous, and was also thanks to the intervention of Bishop Baldassini.

The wax candles, offered by the Arts and Crafts corporations, probably became difficult to transport with the passing of time, and towards the end of the 16th century were substituted by three wooden structures, which were agile and modern. They have been replaced a number of times. They have kept their original form up until today and on the same date; they follow the same route to the same place.

The second theory, which is more suspect and hypothetical, sees the festival as being a continuation of a pagan festival in honour of Ceres, goddess of the harvest, reaching us after having come through the glory of communes, renaissance power, papal domination and the battles of the Risorgimento.


more info @: http://www.ceri.it/ceri_eng/index.htm

video @: http://www.ceri.it/ceri_eng/video/index.htm

Steve McCurry exhibition in Perugia up to the 5th of September

Steve McCurry (born February 24, 1950) is an American photojournalist best known for his photograph, "Afghan Girl" that originally appeared in National Geographic magazine.

McCurry began studying film history cinematography and filmmaking at Penn State in 1968, but ended up getting a degree in theater arts and graduating cum laude in 1974. He became very interested in photography when he started taking pictures for the Penn State newspaper called The Daily Collegian.[1]
[edit] Career

His photojournalism career began with his coverage of the Soviet war in Afghanistan. McCurry disguised himself in native dress and hid his film by sewing it into his clothes. His images were among the first of the conflict and were widely published. His coverage won the Robert Capa Gold Medal for Best Photographic Reporting from Abroad.

McCurry continued to cover international conflicts, including the Iran-Iraq war, Beirut, Cambodia, the Philippines, the Gulf War, and Afghanistan. McCurry's work has been featured worldwide in magazines and he is a frequent contributor to National Geographic. He has been a member of Magnum Photos since 1986.
[edit] Recognition

McCurry's most recognized photo is that of "Afghan Girl", a previously unidentified Afghan refugee. The image itself was named as "the most recognized photograph" in the history of the National Geographic magazine and her face became famous as the cover photograph on the June 1985 issue. The photo has also been widely used on Amnesty International brochures, posters, and calendars. The identity of the "Afghan Girl" remained unknown for over 15 years until McCurry and a National Geographic team located the woman, Sharbat Gula, in 2002.

Although McCurry shoots both in digital and film, his admitted preference is for transparency film. Based in New York, McCurry offers weekend photography workshops, as well as extended 2-week digital photography workshops in Asia (currently scheduled in Nepal, India, and Burma.

Here in Perugia (palazzo nazionale) 240 shots and 6 tematics areas!


please have a look on this interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-W7TKxiJLQ

more info and booking at:
http://www.stevemccurryperugia.it/

Il Fontanaro joint VINNATURE ASSOCIATION

The association VinNatur reuintes winemakers and farmaker from around the world that intend to defend the integrity of their territory respecting the history, the culture and the arts that have been handed down over time taking inspiration from a strong ecological ethic.

Finally we joint the association and we've been at Villa La favorita for the Expo this last week end.
We're sure we will be again next year, hopefully with our friends!

Please se the istitutional video on:


http://www.wineindulgence.org/?p=511

For more info:
http://www.vinnatur.it/Produttore-148

1-9 August 2009 TUSCAN SUN FESTIVAL

Schedule of Festival to came soon...

FESTIVAL DEI DUE MONDI - SPOLETO - JUNE26/JULY12

Calendar displays all shows of Spoleto 52. For Exhibitions program, please browse related section of the website.

A.N.A.D = Accademia Nazionale d´Arte Drammatica Silvio D´Amico
A.P.R.T. = Accademia Perduta - Romagna Teatri


Friday 26 June
19:30 MUSIC Teatro Romano Opening Concert
21:30 OPERA Teatro Nuovo Gianni Schicchi

Saturday 27 June
12:00 EVENTS Limonaia Poli Meeting with Frédéric Mitterrand
17:00 IDEAS Sala Frau Readings - Benché il parlar sia indarno...
17:00 THEATRE Auditorium della Stella A.P.R.T. - Tom Thumb
18.00 OPERA Teatro Nuovo Gianni Schicchi
18:00 THEATRE San Simone Luca Ronconi: Un altro gabbiano
20:00 EVENTS Sala Frau Frédéric Mitterrand documentariste - Les Aigles foudroyés
20:30 THEATRE Caio Melisso Beckett-Wilson: Happy Days
22:00 THEATRE Chiostro San Nicolò The Kitchen Company: A little game without consequence

Sunday 28 June
17:00 IDEAS Sala Frau Readings - Benché il parlar sia indarno...
17:00 THEATRE Auditorium della Stella A.P.R.T. - Hänsel and Gretel
18.00 OPERA Teatro Nuovo Gianni Schicchi
18:00 THEATRE San Simone Luca Ronconi: Un altro gabbiano
18:00 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - A Midsummer Night's Dream
18:30 MUSIC San Gregorio A Church Concert
20:00 EVENTS Sala Frau Frédéric Mitterrand documentariste - Mémoires d'exil
20:30 THEATRE Caio Melisso Beckett-Wilson: Krapp's Last Tape
22:00 THEATRE Chiostro San Nicolò The Kitchen Company: A little game without consequence
22:00 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - A Midsummer Night's Dream

Monday 29 June
16:00 EVENTS Sala Frau Frédéric Mitterrand documentariste - La Délivrance de Tolstoï
18:00 THEATRE San Simone Luca Ronconi: Un altro gabbiano
18:00 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - A Midsummer Night's Dream
20:30 THEATRE Caio Melisso Beckett-Wilson: Krapp's Last Tape
22:00 THEATRE Chiostro San Nicolò The Kitchen Company: A little game without consequence
22:00 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - A Midsummer Night's Dream

Tuesday 30 June
12:00 MUSIC Caio Melisso Noontime Concerts
12:00 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - Meeting with Massimo Popolizio
21:00 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - Free Experiments #1
22:00 THEATRE Chiostro San Nicolò The Kitchen Company: A little game without consequence
22:30 MUSIC Piazza Duomo Tribute to Nat 'King' Cole

Wednesday 01 July
12:00 MUSIC Caio Melisso Noontime Concerts
19:00 THEATRE Auditorium della Stella A.P.R.T. - The Pied Piper of Hamelin
21:00 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - Tribute to Mario Ferrero
22:00 THEATRE Chiostro San Nicolò The Kitchen Company: A little game without consequence
22:30 MUSIC Piazza Duomo Tribute to Nat 'King' Cole

Thursday 02 July
12:00 MUSIC Caio Melisso Noontime Concerts
19:00 THEATRE Auditorium della Stella A.P.R.T. - The Pied Piper of Hamelin
20:00 THEATRE Caio Melisso Beckett-Wilson: Happy Days
22:00 THEATRE Chiostro San Nicolò The Kitchen Company: A little game without consequence
22:30 MUSIC Piazza Duomo Tribute to Nat 'King' Cole

Friday 03 July
12:00 MUSIC Caio Melisso Noontime Concerts
18:00 THEATRE Caio Melisso Beckett-Wilson: Happy Days
19:00 THEATRE Auditorium della Stella A.P.R.T. - Bandiera
20:00 OPERA San Nicolò Mozart
20:00 THEATRE Fonti Clitunno Out at Sea
22:00 BALLET Teatro Romano Choreographing Today
22:00 EVENTS Teatro Romano S.I.A.E. Award
22:00 THEATRE Chiostro San Nicolò The Kitchen Company: A little game without consequence
22:30 MUSIC Piazza Duomo Tribute to Nat 'King' Cole

Saturday 04 July
10:30 EVENTS Sala Frau Energeticamente - Sigma Tau Foundation
12:00 MUSIC Caio Melisso Noontime Concerts
12:00 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - Meeting with Michele Placido
15:00 OPERA San Nicolò Mozart
17:00 THEATRE Auditorium della Stella A.P.R.T. - The Pied Piper of Hamelin
17:00 THEATRE Caio Melisso Beckett-Wilson: Happy Days
18:00 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - Grand Hotel Schnitzler
19:00 BALLET Teatro Nuovo Pina Bausch - Bamboo Blues
20:00 IDEAS San Nicolò Signs of the Times
20:00 THEATRE Fonti Clitunno Out at Sea
21:00 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - Tiergartenstrasse 4
22:00 BALLET Teatro Romano Choreographing Today
22:00 THEATRE Chiostro San Nicolò The Kitchen Company: A little game without consequence
22:30 MUSIC Piazza Duomo Tribute to Nat 'King' Cole

Sunday 05 July
10:30 EVENTS Sala Frau Energeticamente - Sigma Tau Foundation
12:00 MUSIC Caio Melisso Noontime Concerts
12:00 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - Open Class Exercises
15:00 OPERA San Nicolò Mozart
16:00 BALLET Teatro Nuovo Pina Bausch - Bamboo Blues
17:00 THEATRE Auditorium della Stella A.P.R.T. - Bandiera
17:00 THEATRE Caio Melisso Beckett-Wilson: Happy Days
18:00 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - Tiergartenstrasse 4
20:00 IDEAS San Nicolò Signs of the Times
20:30 EVENTS Teatro Nuovo - Sala XVII Settembre Robin Heidi Kennedy
21:00 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - Grand Hotel Schnitzler
22:00 BALLET Teatro Romano Tribute to Jerome Robbins
22:00 THEATRE Chiostro San Nicolò The Kitchen Company: A little game without consequence
22:30 MUSIC Piazza Duomo Tribute to Nat 'King' Cole

Monday 06 July
12:00 MUSIC Caio Melisso Noontime Concerts
12:00 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - Meeting with Luigi Lo Cascio
20:00 BALLET Teatro Nuovo Pina Bausch - Bamboo Blues
21:00 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - Free Experiments #2
22:00 THEATRE Chiostro San Nicolò The Kitchen Company: A little game without consequence
22:30 MUSIC Piazza Duomo Tribute to Nat 'King' Cole

Tuesday 07 July
12:00 MUSIC Caio Melisso Noontime Concerts
18:00 MUSIC Duomo Les Trompettes des Plaisirs
20:00 THEATRE San Nicolò I prodotti
21:00 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - 4.48 Psychosis
22:00 THEATRE Chiostro San Nicolò The Kitchen Company: A little game without consequence
22:30 MUSIC Piazza Duomo Tribute to Nat 'King' Cole
22:30 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - 4.48 Psychosis

Wednesday 08 July
12:00 MUSIC Caio Melisso Noontime Concerts
17:30 EVENTS San Nicolò A matter of Identities
18:00 THEATRE San Nicolò I prodotti
19:00 THEATRE Auditorium della Stella A.P.R.T. - Tom Thumb
20:00 THEATRE Caio Melisso Appuntamento a Londra
21:00 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - 4.48 Psychosis
22:00 THEATRE Chiostro San Nicolò The Kitchen Company: A little game without consequence
22:30 MUSIC Piazza Duomo Tribute to Nat 'King' Cole
22:30 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - 4.48 Psychosis

Thursday 09 July
10:00 EVENTS San Nicolò A matter of Identities
12:00 MUSIC Caio Melisso Noontime Concerts
12:00 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - Open Class Studio
18:00 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - Meeting with Paolo Bonacelli
19:00 THEATRE Auditorium della Stella A.P.R.T. - Tom Thumb
20:00 THEATRE San Nicolò I prodotti
20:00 THEATRE Teatro Nuovo The Clouds
21:30 THEATRE Caio Melisso Appuntamento a Londra
22:00 THEATRE Chiostro San Nicolò The Kitchen Company: A little game without consequence
22:30 MUSIC Piazza Duomo Tribute to Nat 'King' Cole

Friday 10 July
12:00 MUSIC Caio Melisso Noontime Concerts
16:00 EVENTS Caio Melisso L'avocat de la terreur
17:00 IDEAS Sala Frau Readings - Benché il parlar sia indarno...
17:00 THEATRE Teatro Nuovo The Clouds
18:00 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - Reading Pinter
18:30 EVENTS Caio Melisso Meeting with Jacques Vergès
19:00 THEATRE Auditorium della Stella A.P.R.T. - Hänsel and Gretel
19:00 THEATRE San Nicolò Lady Mother, Dearest Father
21:00 MUSIC Piazza Duomo Apokàlypsis
22:00 MUSIC Teatro Romano CopyNight
22:00 THEATRE Chiostro San Nicolò The Kitchen Company: A little game without consequence

Saturday 11 July
10:30 EVENTS San Nicolò - Sala Convegni Energeticamente - Sigma Tau Foundation
12:00 MUSIC Caio Melisso Noontime Concerts
16:00 IDEAS Sala Frau Readings - Benché il parlar sia indarno...
16:00 THEATRE Teatro Nuovo The Clouds
17:00 THEATRE Auditorium della Stella A.P.R.T. - Hänsel and Gretel
17:00 THEATRE Caio Melisso Serial Plaideur
18:00 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - Meeting with Adriana Asti
18:30 EVENTS Sala Frau Le Chant des Mariées
19:00 THEATRE San Nicolò De Profundis
20:00 THEATRE Teatro Nuovo The Clouds
21:00 THEATRE Teatrino delle 6 A.N.A.D. - Free Experiments #3
22:00 MUSIC Teatro Romano Figaro the Barber
22:00 THEATRE Chiostro San Nicolò The Kitchen Company: A little game without consequence

Sunday 12 July
10:30 EVENTS San Nicolò - Sala Convegni Energeticamente - Sigma Tau Foundation
12:00 MUSIC Caio Melisso Noontime Concerts
16:00 THEATRE Teatro Nuovo The Clouds
17:00 THEATRE Auditorium della Stella A.P.R.T. - Hänsel and Gretel
17:00 THEATRE San Nicolò De Profundis
19:30 MUSIC Piazza Duomo Final Concert


http://www.festivaldispoleto.com

Umbria Jazz 09 - July 10 - 19

A great event in a small Region. The summer jazz Festival is back in Umbria with its old formula, meaning artistic quality that matches big numbers.

Umbria Jazz 09: 36 years of history
7 editions at Arena Santa Giuliana as main stage
10 days of concerts (10 – 19 July )
9 stages including the ones at the Arena, the theatres, squares and restaurants
220 events, free for the most part
550 performers
66 Grammy Awards on the main stage at the Arena


The eclectic line-up of Umbria Jazz Festival tells the spectators at what extent music can be different and the reasons why, if we talk about good music, it all deserves attention. Popular songwriters will be performing in Perugia ( Paolo Conte, Burt Bacharach, James Taylor) along with some extreme vanguards ( Cecil Taylor and George Lewis presenting the AACM project)and the sophisticated accredited pop authors (Steely Dan and Simply Red);the orthodox jazz with McCoy Tyner and Bill Frisell, the Roy Haynes Trio, Ahmad Jamal) ; the ever-green standards (three tributes to Nat King Cole: George Benson with a big string orchestra, the crooner Allan Harris, Freddy Cole, the great singer’s brother) and the Black music (BB King, Solomon Burke, Maceo Parker, John Scofield with the New Orleans project). It is worth mentioning the two encounters between the USA and Italy with Wynton Marsalis –Francesco Cafiso and the never seen before duo Chick Corea – Stefano Bollani. Charles Mingus music will be celebrated with the Mingus Dynasty and Quintorigo. Italian Jazz will be well represented, as usual with, among the others Enrico Rava, Paolo Fresu, Gianluca Petrella, Enrico Pieranunzi, Renato Sellani, Danilo Rea, Roberto Gatto and Gabriele Mirabassi, plus the curious “intrusion” of Gino Paoli who shares a good feeling with the jazz music.
All tickets available from May 14 onwards.

28 February 1 and 2 March - Arezzo Wine

Why visit this festival?
Arezzo Wine is a unique event in Italian territory, which suggests the wine: "Yesterday, today, tomorrow."

Admired private collections of the museum and inns Boccali wine. Visit the second edition of the Festival Marketplace vintage wines, with the possibility of buying and historical Scabia bottles.

Attend a forum conducted by professionals on trends and innovations in the field.

Tasting wine by the glass "Arezzo Wine" tribute to all visitors of the event and buy bottles of wine.

Attend a spectacular show that will frame inside the exhibition.

Spend an unforgettable weekend in the city of Arezzo between culture and enology view the combination of the prestigious Antique market in Arezzo.

For visitors from Arezzo Wine will be possible to reach the Old Town via a free shuttle service that will remain in operation for the duration of the event.

FROM THE 30TH OF DECEMBER - UMBRIA JAZZ WINTER - AND SPECIAL CONCERT BY JOAO GILBERTO - ORVIETO

UMBRIA JAZZ WINTER#16 will be held in Orvieto from the 30th of December, up to the 4th of January.

Don't miss the Joao Gilberto performance on the 2nd, 3th and 4th of January.
And also the Funk Off Street parade on the 30th of december.
From the others performances, I highlight:Martial Solal, Stefano
Bollani, Enrico Rava, Ernesto Jodos, (from Argentina), Gerald Clayton, (USA), Enrico Pieranunzi,
Renato Sellani, Danilo Rea, Cristiana Pegoraro, Joe Locke,
Lionel Loueke, (from Benin), Roberto Gatto, Paolo Fresu, Daniele Tittarelli e
Rosario Bonaccorso and many more.

For tickets and info:
www.umbriajazz.com

29Th December TRASIMENO BLUES CONCERT In Panicale

Don't miss on the 29th of December

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TERRY MC CONNEL & GOSPEL QUINTET
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ENTRANCE AT 21.30 (Ticket € 5,00)

Teatro Caporali PANICALE

INSPIRATIONAL GOSPEL SINGERS

Friday December 19th, 2008 in Piazza del Mercato, in the center of Siena starts the Monthly experimental organic market.

The Monthly experimental organic market is a market for organic farmers and sells mainly organic products. A good way to taste typical Italian food: seasonal fruits and vegetables, honey, wine, oil, pasta, bread, cereals, cheese and more.

Opening: from 8.30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Where: Piazza del Mercato (Market Square) - Siena.

Free entrance.

For further information:
Municipality of Siena - Office for Trading on Public Areas
Ph.: +39 0577 292401

8TH OF DECEMBER TO THE 6TH OF JANUARY - UMBRIA GOSPEL FESTIVAL

FREE ENTRANCE

N'HARMONE' GOSPEL SINGERS

SAN GIUSEPPE'S CHURCH

PACIANO


DON'T MISS ALSO ON THE 29TH OF DECEMBER
PANICALE
ENTRANCE AT 21.30 (Ticket € 5,00)
Teatro Caporali
INSPIRATIONAL GOSPEL SINGERS

FOR ALL THE CONCERTS, PLEASE SEE: http://www.trasimenoblues.net/

First week of December - Paciano - extra virgin olive oil fest

The Olive Oil Festival will be held in the first week of december in the Paciano hinterland.
This year this festival is yet again promoted by Comune di Paciano.
Many olive oil producers of Paciano, will be involved in this event.

There is a rich program for these olive oil days, with tasting, events, concerts and so on.
You will have the chance to know everything about the oil process visiting the Oleificis with me, Alina Pinelli.

From November 8th until Sunday, November 16th -The Crete Senesi White Truffle Fair

San Giovanni d’Asso (Si) – Crete Senesi (various townships south of Siena in Tuscany but a part of the Province of Siena) is a crossroads of flavours and culture. The township of San Giovanni d’Asso, in the heart of Tuscany, invites visitors to discover this land full of history and wines and foods during the 23rd White Truffle Fair.

This happening is in the ambit of “Crete d’Autunno”, an Autumn event proposing a rich program calendar beginning the first weekend of November until December 8th, in the townships of Asciano, Buonconvento, Monteroni d'Arbia, Rapolano Terme and San Giovanni d'Asso.

The Crete Senesi White Truffle Fair will remain open to the public from Saturday, November 8th until Sunday, November 16th. The main event of the Fair will be, as usual, the “Truffle for Peace” Award Ceremony. This year’s award will be given to someone who has distinguished himself/herself in committing to the welcoming and acceptance of people. Every day, the white truffle (or white diamond as it is called here) will be the star of the market stands in the centre of the town. It will also be the desired object of a “guided search” (Saturday, November 8th) and a competition between truffle dogs (Saturday, November 15th) coordinated by the Associazione Tartufai Senesi.


A partnership with the Enoteca Italiana of Siena and the Vini Doc Orcia Consortium will guarantee the quality of the wines used. These two wine associations will have stands for the public for the entire duration of the Fair. This year’s edition will also have the traditional “Sapori Senesi” award for the best pecorino cheese from the territory (the morning of November 9th) and the journeys into the past on board the truffle steam train, departing on November 9th and 16th from Siena and Grosseto. Information of the 23rd White Truffle Fair is available on the website www.terresiena.it. This small capital city of the Siena white truffle will also be the stage for a special event. On Sunday November 9th, the Overland long vehicle will be arriving to the Fair. Overland is the expedition which has been travelling around the world since 1995. Following the arrival of these unique motorized means of transportation, a special event will be dedicated to Overland inside the 14th century Castle of San Giovanni d’Asso and all of the people, means of transportation and social initiatives of this very famous transcontinental expedition will be presented. The day of the 9th of November will conclude with a special award given to the charity activities of the “Overland for Smile” project.

EUROCHOCOLATE - PERUGIA - FROM THE 18th TO THE 26th OCTOBER

Eurochocolate will be Play Chocolate to celebrate game, joy and music, another sweet challenge to free our breeziest part and let our imagination find in the taste of the chocolate, the ludic dimension that belongs to everyone.

Chocolate makes us be back children and Eurochocolate is a great festivity, where everybody comes to know the God’s Food, to taste it in its innumerable, traditional or unusual varieties, to be involved and wrapped in a lively atmosphere that we can live in the historical city center.

The edition 2008 of the most famous chocolate exhibition, therefore, for its fifteen years of life is shown still more amusing and joyful than ever, with new playful and greedy products that will be presented on this occasion by Costruttori di Dolcezze, the new brand by Eurochocolate.

Many initiatives will animate Perugia from the 18th to 26th October and the innovations, still top secret, will be numerous. The irrenounceable appointments, like chocolate courses for children and adults, the international area of Eurochocolate World, dedicated to the cocoa Producers and the not to be missed Chocolate Show, animated by an endless variety of products made of cacao and chocolate will not lack!

Eurochocolate, for the fourth consecutive year, will be preceded, the 12th October, by the Chocoday, the day dedicated to the celebration of pure Chocolate for the defense and the promotion of high quality of the product, in the respect of the criteria of fairness and tenability of the productive row, created and promoted by Eurochocolate with the involvement of many subjects that operate in the world of chocolate.

SOPHIA LOREN AND ROBERT REDFORD AT THE TUSCAN SUN FESTIVAL -4/16 of AUGUST - CORTONA -

The Tuscan Sun Festival, has ben called “Ten Best Summer Arts Festivals in Europe” by The Independent newspaper in the UK, celebrates its fifth anniversary with its most spectacular artistic line-up to date.

Italy’s beloved Sophia Loren will officially open the Festival during a gala concert in honour of her late husband, legendary film producer Carlo Ponti, on August 4th.

The open-air symphonic concert will pay tribute to Ponti’s life and career and will be conducted by their son, Maestro Carlo Ponti Jr. This year’s festival will also feature performances by the Belcea Quartet, Joshua Bell, José Cura, Stéphane Denève, Elïna Garanča, Emmanuelle Haïm, Angelika Kirchschlager, Nina Kotova, Viktoria Mullova, Anna Netrebko, the Takács Quartet, Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Nikolaj Znaider.

Robert Redford will performe with a reading of Giacomo Leopardi's poetries.

In addition to its musical programme, the Tuscan Sun Festival will also be celebrating its fifth year with art exhibitions, lectures, cooking demonstrations, wine tastings, and wellness sessions, which will be taking place in lovely settings and venues inside the town of Cortona.

MORE INFO AT:
http://www.festivaldelsole.com/

ps don't miss:
COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS
A local chef will demonstrate how to prepare popular Tuscan dishes, such as Ribollita, Gnocchi and Tuscan meat sauce. The demonstration will be accompanied with copies of the recipes and a tasting sample of what is has been prepared. The cooking demonstrations will take place in the courtyard of Sant’Agostino Monastery.


WINE TASTINGS
In a series of tastings, the Wine Consortium of Cortona will showcase the very best wines of Tuscany, selected from the wide range of high quality wines produced in Val di Chiana. The Consortium, established in 2000, now comprises 19 wineries, 12 of whom will present their wines during the Festival:

Avignonesi
Baldetti Mario
La Braccesca
I.S.I.S. A. Vegni
La Calonica
Tenimenti L. d'Alessandro
Vitivinicola del Cavaliere
Giannoni Fabbri
Baracchi
Fabrizio Dionisio
Cantine Faralli
Querciagrossa

THE SAGRANTINO WINE FESTIVAL AT MONTEFALCO WILL START AT SEPTEMBER

Special guets of the event: the Sagrantino wine special 2004, that is considered one of the best wine in the world.

It will be held in Montefalco (Umbria) but also in Bevagna, Castel Ritaldi, Gualdo Cattaneo and Giano dell'Umbria, from the 20th al 23th of Spetember.

Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG or Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG wines are named after the Sagrantino grape from which they are made. Cultivated for centuries on the hills of Umbria, Sagrantino is considered autochthonous, although there are various theories as to its origin. Some believe it to have come from Spain, others say it was imported by the first Franciscan friars, and others still claim that it was brought into Italy by the Saracens. This DOCG makes a major contribution to the reputation the Region of Umbria has earned as producer of fine wines, known and consumed by popes and governors during the Renaissance. The production zone covers the entire territory of the Communes of Montefalco, Bevagna, Gualdo Cattaneo, Castel Ritaldi and Giano dell’Umbria, within the province of Perugia. The maximum grape yield must not be over 8,000 kg per hectare of specialized vineyard. The vinification and mandatory aging operations must be done within the communes included in the production zone.

Don't miss a visit to this cellar:
www.arnaldocaprai.it

To reach the place, please see:
http://www.stradadelsagrantino.it/canale.asp?id=1941