Church of the Dead, Chiesa dei Morti, is a tiny church in Urbania that holds an interesting and slightly macabre display. Going through the Baroque doorway into the chapel, previously called the Capella Cola, one enters the Mummies Cemetery, Cimitero delle mummie. Eighteen mummies, each standing in a glass case were put on display in [...]
7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Central Italy
September 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
It comes as no surprise that the high profile historic centers of Rome and Florence are designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Central Italy along with renowned places such as the stunning Val d’Orcia in Tuscany. However, here are 7 more remarkable sites in Central Italy, many of which are off the beaten path. Urbino, [...]
Le Marche Accommodation: Valle del Metauro, Montemaggiore al Metauro
September 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Although submerged in the green hills that flank the Metauro River Valley, The Metauro Valley Country House is the ideal place for people who love to live a period of rest marked by quality and naturalness, an oasis of tranquility and well-being ready to welcome you all over the year. Born from the renovation of [...]
“Law and Order” in Le Marche
September 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
With an area of only 88 square miles, Urbino is a small city. Because it is so intimate, the local police officers get to know the citizens well, and it is that personal relationship that marks their enforcing the law. “What I like most is getting to know people more,” Branchesi says. After being a [...]
Marche’s Majestic Maceratino
August 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Like most of Italy’s eastern/Adriatic regions, Marche is largely unknown outside of Italy, and let’s hope that it stays that way. It’s got everything that its neighbor Tuscany has – hills, mountains, beautiful seacoast, stone Medieval towns, art, and arguably a superior cuisine – and you and a few others in the know can have [...]
The Ducal Star has illuminated noble homes for 500 years
July 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Ducal Star, a glass lampshade based on a mathematical design that dates back to the 1400s, is a symbol of Urbino’s Renaissance. The shape of this star is considered mathematically perfect and was first described in De Divina Proportione (About the Divine Proportions), a book by mathematician Luca Pacioli, illustrated by Leonardo da Vinci, [...]
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