Charming farmhouse in the
Umbrian hills, on the border
with Lazio, from which one can
admire the marvellous view of
the valley below and the
intruiging village of Civita di
Bagnoregio in all their splendour.
Civita di Bagnoregio, almost
suspended in mid-air between
the Tevere and Lake
Blosena, can only be reached
on foot across a long vi
An old farmhouse set in the hills near Monte San Savino, an ancient town with but all modern services. Birthplace of the great Renaissance sculptor Andrea Contucci, called Il Sansovino, it still retains some of his masterpieces. Ceramics are also produced here. Careful restoration has transformed the old farmhouse into a comfortable modern home wit
Pisa lies 13 kilometers from the sea on a vast flood plain protected on the northeast by Monte Pisano where the lower Valdarno joins the coastal plain. The origins of Pisa are still now uncertain. Some Latin historians, including Livy, claim that it was founded by the Liguri- ans. Others, including Servius, maintain that it was built by Phocaean merchants.
