 | PANICALE picturesque medieval village Full | UMBRIA
10. 04. 2013 05:06:25
© CLAUDIO MORTINI **Panicale, historic and picturesque village in the Province of Perugia, located on top of a hill at 440 m a.s.l., owes its appearance to its medieval origins, of which it still preserves all structural and architectural features today. ... |
 | Full | THE WOODS OF ST. FRANCIS IN SPRING | ASSISI
10. 04. 2013 18:58:40
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Not just a simple walk through the woods or a nature excursion. The visit to the Bosco di San Francesco di Assisi, a splendid example of Italian rural landscape of 64 hectares and over 800 years of history, is much more. It is a true inner journey to discover that message of perfec... |
 | LUCIGNANO the pearl of Valdichiana Full | TUSCANY
12. 04. 2013 23:17:02
© CLAUDIO MORTINI**The fortunate geographical location of Lucignano, in a dominant position at 414 m a.s.l., overlooking the Valdichiana and the road between Siena and Arezzo, has made it strategically important since antiquity and marked its history as a medieval castle strongly contested between n... |
 | LUGNANO TREKKING Città di Castello Full | UMBRIA
15. 04. 2013 01:38:37
© CLAUDIO MORTINI** 'Waiting for the brooms' walks towards spring. The walks are organized by the Comunità Montana -- Associazione dei Comuni Trasimeno-Medio Tevere in collaboration with C.U.R.I.A.MO. The walk is about 11.5 km long, we cover it in 3.5 hours including stops, the elevation gain is 450... |
 | OFFIDA One of Italy's Most Beautiful Villages full | MARCHE
22. 04. 2013 04:40:48
© CLAUDIO MORTINI °°Center of the Marchigian sub-Apennines (AP), whose territory is entirely located between the valleys of the Tesino river (to the north) and the Tronto river (to the south). The inhabited center owes its irregular layout to the rocky spur on which it rises, carved by the two sourc... |
 | THE COLORS OF SPRING Full | UMBRIA
23. 04. 2013 13:52:11
© CLAUDIO MORTINI °°Spring ... the season of awakening. Nature awakens, there is a great desire for sun, light, green. It is the season with cheerful, bright colors. Warm luminous colors. Trees in full bloom, color everywhere. An explosion of colors, but all touched by the yellow of the sun's rays. ... |
 | Full | VALNERINA IN BLOOM | UMBRIA
29. 04. 2013 13:17:38
© CLAUDIO MORTINI °°From the end of April, this natural spectacle can be seen. Spring paints Valnerina (PG) with the colors of the Judas tree.According to tradition, it is called 'Judas tree' because a medieval legend born to explain the appearance of flowers on the bare bark even before the leaves ... |
 | CYCLOPATH ALONG THE TIBER | PERUGIA
30. 04. 2013 23:11:07
© CLAUDIO MORTINI ** The cycle path of the Tevere river park. Overall 5 kilometers and 947 meters long, the new route connects Villa Pitignano and Ponte Pattoli. The walk, starting on the right bank of the river at Villa Pitignano, then proceeds towards Passo dell'Acqua, after which it continues alo... |
 | AMATRICE the town of spaghetti all'amatriciana Full
3. 05. 2013 03:57:28
© CLAUDIO MORTINI ** Anyone who believes that spaghetti all'amatriciana is an invention of the capital should take a trip to Amatrice and taste the most delicious dish of the local cuisine: they would immediately understand that the credit for the fortunate creation goes to this Lazian town in the p... |
 | CALENDIMAGGIO OF ASSISI Madonnas and Lords Full
4. 05. 2013 00:41:45
© CLAUDIO MORTINI ** The Calendimaggio Festival lasts three days. For several decades the date was always the same: from April 29 to May 1, as the medieval Calendimaggio tradition required. Then, for several years now, it has been decided to celebrate the Festival on a floating date to avoid coincid... |
 | Trekking the hills of Castiglione del Lago Full | Umbria
4. 05. 2013 23:49:52
© CLAUDIO MORTINI ** Spring trekking, called of the brooms, present in this period of the year. We are in Vaiano, in the hilly area south of Castiglione del Lago. To get there, coming from Perugia, take SS 599 Trasimeno Inferiore from Magione towards Chiusi. After Panicarola continue straight toward... |
 | ERICE timeless beauty Full | Sicily
7. 05. 2013 23:02:47
© CLAUDIO MORTINI ** A leap into the past is reaching the magical atmospheres of Erice. 'On the highest peak in the sky a medieval village bristling with towers. It is the small village of Erice, once dominated by the most famous temple of the most famous goddess, Venus.' With these admiring words, ... |
 | UMBRIA JAZZ 10 Full | MARK KNOPFLER
9. 05. 2013 22:59:37
© CLAUDIO MORTINI ** Guitar strings are the blues roots of Dire Straits - Mark Knopfler live at Umbria Jazz in Perugia. Thus headlined the Umbria Jazz newspaper and other Perugia papers announced the appointment with Mark Knopfler as the most anticipated musical event of 2010: the Santa Giuliana are... |
 | CITRNA ancient medieval village Full | Umbria
10. 05. 2013 14:35:48
© CLAUDIO MORTINI ** The medieval village of Citerna is located in the province of Perugia and surprises visitors with highly evocative walkways, walls, towers and a complex system of tunnels.... |
 | TREKKING BETWEEN FONTIGNANO AND MONTALI Full | Umbria
12. 05. 2013 00:37:33
© CLAUDIO MORTINI ** Broom trekking, spring walks in Umbria - Between Fontignano and Montali - We will start from Fontignano mt. 280 (from Perugia direction Città della Pieve) and follow a road that gently climbs to the high hills overlooking the lake, before us Monte Solare, Mongiovino, Montalera. ... |
 | Trekking hills of Lake Trasimeno Full | Umbria
12. 05. 2013 20:55:46
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Broom trekking, among villages and Umbrian hills. From Magione to Mount Ruffiano on Lake Trasimeno. We start from Magione PG (245 m) towards the watchtower and cemetery. Bypassing Mount Bersaglio, we climb along the road up to the ridge of Colle Castelluccio (455 m).... |
 | Full | The Carapace by Arnaldo Pomodoro | Umbria
15. 05. 2013 00:21:57
© CLAUDIO MORTINI We are in the province of Perugia, exactly at the Castelbuono estate in Bevagna. A 'carapace' that houses barrels and wine. 'This project represents a completely new experience for me, because it involved creating a work that was both architectural and sculptural': these are the wo... |
 | Full | The Ceri Festival | Gubbio
16. 05. 2013 14:29:01
© CLAUDIO MORTINI In the heart of Italy, Umbria, the landscape and architectural beauty is everywhere enhanced by a fine array of traditions, and in Gubbio (Perugia) there is a suggestive and passionate example. The mythical Festa dei Ceri, an unmissable event that recurs every 15 May after centuri... |
 | Agrigento | Scopello | Segesta | Selinunte | Sicily
17. 05. 2013 21:14:46
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Located on a plateau about 30 meters above sea level, Selinunte takes its name from Selinon, wild parsley. It was founded by colonists from Megara Hyblaea led by the oecist Pammilos, in the 7th century BC. Subsequent migrations of Megarian Sicilian colonists occurred both in the l... |
 | Full | Landscapes of Umbria in spring
21. 05. 2013 22:59:42
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Umbria is a collection of environmental scenes, a gentle and harmonious succession of landscapes and natural settings. The Umbra Valley is nothing but a hilly undulation upon which an exceptional series of art cities are situated, surrounded by vines and olives.... |
 | UMBRIA - PIEGARO TREKKING Full
27. 05. 2013 04:54:28
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Grand finale of the broom trekking. Between Gaiche and the Montalvino hill - Meeting in Castiglion Fosco square (Piegaro) in collaboration with the Valnestore mangialonga of the Municipality of Piegaro.... |
 | VALNERINA Scheggino and Vallo di Nera Full | UMBRIA
27. 05. 2013 19:46:21
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Scheggino is a hillside castle triangular in shape, with a keep and watchtower at the top, built on the left bank of the Nera, guarding the ancient road and one of the few river crossings. Its original core dates back to the 13th century, when houses of refugees began to be added ... |
 | THE CASTLE OF GREPPOLISCHIETO Full | UMBRIA
29. 05. 2013 20:48:53
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Greppolischieto, small castle rising on the southern borders of the municipality of Piegaro (657 meters) and recently renovated by Anna Fendi, noted Roman stylist. It is currently used as a private residence and only three families reside there permanently. The origins are unknown ... |
 | Full | SPELLO Flowering balconies, windows and alleys
30. 05. 2013 22:09:00
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Spello (PG) is like a precious book made up of many pages to leaf through calmly and with a desire for beauty, among the smells of good cuisine and the scents of flowering balconies. Starting from the southern part (the 'Borgo' area) to climb up to the Porta dell'Arce (the 'Belvede... |
 | | FLOWER CARPET 2013 | MONTEFIORE DELL'ASO
5. 06. 2013 08:21:37
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Montefiore dell'Aso (AP). Typical medieval-style village in the Marche hinterland, the historic center is today quite well preserved:considerable sections of the city walls equipped with gates and six towers dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries remain.... |
 | Full | GROTTAMMARE Pearl of the Adriatic
5. 06. 2013 23:19:22
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Along the Marche coastline, where the Tesino river plunges into the bright blue of the Adriatic Sea, rises the seaside town of Grottammare, jewel of the province of Ascoli Piceno, with its historic core considered one of Italy's most beautiful villages. Populated by about 15 thousa... |
 | Full | Rome the Eternal City | ROMA LA GRANDE BELLEZZA
10. 06. 2013 21:36:17
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Rome, also known as the 'Eternal City', is a metropolis whose inestimable charm cannot be described in words but must be experienced. Even the smallest and most insignificant stone has something to tell, having lived the splendor of an empire whose greatness would never be reached ... |
 | Full | The BLOOM of June '13 | CASTELLUCCIO DI NORCIA
19. 06. 2013 01:58:16
© CLAUDIO MORTINI - All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal.Castelluccio di Norcia, in Umbria, in the heart of the Sibillini Mountains National Park, a place where fairy tales, legends, traditions and reality blend with nature in a unique and unrepeatable evocative charm.... |
 | | The beautiful beaches of San Teodoro and Budoni | SARDINIA
30. 06. 2013 07:58:00
© CLAUDIO MORTINI - All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal.Sardinia, north-east coast, Gallura d'Oviddè, Province of Olbia-Tempio (from 2005) here is where some of the island's most beautiful beaches are located: San Teodoro and Budoni. They are among the m... |
 | | The most beautiful beaches of the Gulf of Orosei | SARDINIA
30. 06. 2013 23:49:26
© CLAUDIO MORTINI - Where the mountains of Gennargentu descend towards the sea, the high coast of eastern Sardinia draws a wide and curved profile, the setting for the most beautiful and wildest Sardinian beaches: the Gulf of Orosei. This stretch of sea lacks a coastal road, which has perhaps protec... |
 | Full | VAL D'ORCIA IN SUMMER Tuscany in summer | TUSCANY
4. 07. 2013 04:00:59
© CLAUDIO MORTINI - All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal.The Val d'Orcia is a wide valley located in Tuscany, in the province of Siena and partly in that of Grosseto, north and east of Mount Amiata and close to the border with Umbria. Crossed by the Orcia river in the center, which... |
 | Full | Tuscany | MONTICCHIELLO Medieval Village | TUSCANY
4. 07. 2013 23:18:24
© CLAUDIO MORTINI - Between Pienza and Montepulciano (SI), overlooking the Val d'Orcia is the village of Monticchiello, a wonder, full of delightful glimpses, different from the classic postcard Tuscany tourist spot full of fake and touristy shops: here there is a restaurant, a bar and a fabric shop... |
 | | UMBRIA JAZZ ® 13 FUNK OFF marching band
6. 07. 2013 17:55:45
© CLAUDIO MORTINI - All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal.The Funkoff are a marching band born in Vicchio (FI) in 1998, from an idea by saxophonist Dario Cecchini.To the matrix of bandistic origin, the Funkoff combine different rhythms, fusing funky, soul, jazz, latin and rock, crea... |
 | | UMBRIA JAZZ ® 13 Music on the street
7. 07. 2013 16:38:37
© CLAUDIO MORTINI - All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal.40th anniversary of Umbria Jazz ®, 2013 edition, a unique event for all music lovers. In the setting of Perugia's historic center, one finds oneself immersed in the best of jazz music with over five hundred artists, afternoon... |
 | | Rockin' Dopsie & The Zydeco Twisters | UMBRIA JAZZ ® 13
8. 07. 2013 23:15:29
© CLAUDIO MORTINI - All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal.Rockin' Dopsie & The Zydeco Twisters, performers of the typical 'zydeco' music from Louisiana, return to Umbria Jazz on the occasion of the 40th anniversary.... |
 | | The Flowering | CASTELLUCCIO DI NORCIA
11. 07. 2013 12:26:54
© CLAUDIO MORTINI - The Castelluccio plateau bears witness to an event of particular importance, from the first days of June to the end of July, La Fioritura. For several weeks, the chromatic monotony of the pasture is broken by a mosaic of colors, with shades ranging from ocher yellow to red. Altho... |
 | Full | UMBRIA JAZZ ® 40° anniversary
13. 07. 2013 17:28:35
© CLAUDIO MORTINI - All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal.40 years and doesn't show them! It was 1973, when Carlo Pagnotta, a Perugian merchant and jazz lover, proposed to the newborn Umbria region the idea of organizing a world-class jazz festival.... |
 | | SUNFLOWERS | UMBRIA
15. 07. 2013 20:38:14
© CLAUDIO MORTINI - All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal.The Sunflower is a flower with ancient origins: in North America remains of this flower have been found dating back three thousand years before Christ. Its yellow petals bring joy just by looking at them.... |
 | | Tuscany | SAN GALGANO ABBEY | TUSCANY
18. 07. 2013 12:35:08
© CLAUDIO MORTINI - All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal.The Abbey of San Galgano and the Montesiepi Hermitage rise in the valley of the Merse River, between the medieval villages of Chiusdino and Monticiano, in the province of Siena.... |
 | | Tuscany Landscapes | SIENA Landscapes of rare beauty
19. 07. 2013 03:34:49
© CLAUDIO MORTINI - All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal.A 'lunar' and magical landscape, known throughout the world. Navigating through the waves of earth in the Crete, each of us will find places that 'speak' with the breath of the wind and the magic of unpredictable lights. Ther... |
 | | Umbria | MONTELABATE ABBEY
19. 07. 2013 19:20:24
© CLAUDIO MORTINI - Ancient and imposing Benedictine abbey, it dominates the lands of the vast agricultural estate to which it belongs. Inside, we find a splendid cloister, from which access is gained to the ancient crypt, the frescoed Chapter Hall, and a suggestive cellar carved out of what was pr... |
 | | Lej da Segl | ENGADIN (Switzerland) LAKE SILS
29. 07. 2013 17:57:14
© CLAUDIO MORTINI - The Lake of Sils is the largest lake in the Grisons and, together with the Lake of St. Moritz, the Lake of Silvaplana and the Lake of Champf, belongs to the lake region of the Upper Engadine.... |
 | | WHITE LAKE | BERNINA EXPRESS
30. 07. 2013 11:38:24
© CLAUDIO MORTINI - The White Lake is a lake near the Bernina Pass between Valposchiavo and Valbernina in the Grisons, Switzerland. It covers a surface area of 143 hectares and the maximum depth is 53 meters.... |
 | | LUGANO cosmopolitan center of Canton Ticino
30. 07. 2013 18:43:51
© CLAUDIO MORTINI -Main urban center of the Canton of Ticino and ninth largest Swiss city by population. Located in the southern part of the country, on the border with Italy, Lugano juts out from the shores of the homonymous Lake Lugano, of which it occupies the northern shore, at an altitude of 27... |
 | Morteratsch Glacier (Switzerland)
31. 07. 2013 03:58:23
© CLAUDIO MORTINI -Extreme trekking to the Morteratsch Glacier, in the heart of the Rhaetian Alps which from over 3000 meters descends to 2000, changing color from white to blue to gray, melting into the Inn River.... |
 | | St. Moritz chic, elegant and luxurious
31. 07. 2013 21:33:35
© CLAUDIO MORTINI -St. Moritz is one of the world's most famous tourist resorts. Chic, elegant and exclusive with a cosmopolitan atmosphere, located at 1856 m a.s.l. in the center of the lake landscape of the Upper Engadine. Its legendary dry and crisp climate is called 'champagne climate' and the f... |
 | Full | Umbria | Postignano Castle
4. 08. 2013 00:17:49
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Postignano Castle is one of the most beautiful villages in Umbria, abandoned since the sixties, brought back to life thanks to a restoration work that lasted many years. The village was inaugurated in June 2011.... |
 | Cairo | Egypt
6. 08. 2013 18:27:30
© CLAUDIO MORTINI -Cairo is the capital and the most populous city of Egypt with about 7.5 million inhabitants and over 15 million in the metropolitan area and the homonymous governorate. The city was founded on the Nile.... |
 | Oasis of EL FAYUM الفيوم | EGYPT
7. 08. 2013 19:49:40
© CLAUDIO MORTINI -Fayoum is the largest oasis in Egypt and the closest to the Nile River and Cairo. Lake Qarun present in the region formed about 70,000 years ago, when the Nile flooded the depression that today occupies the current Fayoum region. Currently, the canals connecting it to the river ac... |
 | Full | COLFIORITO IN SUMMER | UMBRIA
9. 08. 2013 02:44:44
© CLAUDIO MORTINI - The Colfiorito Plains (PG) or Plestini plateaus consist of seven karst sinkholes, occupied in distant eras by lakes. Ancient harmony between agricultural activities and the natural environment, which reveals itself among wide plateaus with gentle undulations where wet environment... |