Culture
250 anniversary of Gaspare Spontini
The name of our neighboring municipality Maiolati Spontini intrigued me from the moment we came to live in Poggio Cupro. Spontini turned out to be the name of a very Read more…
Famous Characters
The multi-faceted art of Luigi Bartolini
Who was Luigi Bartolini? Luigi Bartolini (1892-1962) was only known to me as a writer born in Cupramontana who wrote the book Bicycle Thieves. It became internationally famous when it Read more…
Hikes & Walks
A walk around Cupramontana.. or more than one!
Cupramontana has 4 signposted walks, including a treasure hunt for children: All depart from the water house at Via Alcide de Gasperi 41 in Cupramontana, where there is also a Read more…
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The Woman of Le Marche: La Vergara
On the International Women’s Day we couldn’t talk about anyone else than the unique female figure in Le Marche: La Vergara. But who is a Vergara? If we take the Read more…
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We press the pause button
This month of February we won’t be blogging for a while; Isabelle is travelling around Portugal, Elke is in Germany and I have temporarily moved back to Norway.Next month we Read more…
Villages
Where is the tallest tower? Isola, Aliforni or Pitino?
As we already mentioned in our article 24 hours Ascoli Piceno, in the earlier centuries people built towers as a status symbol, the higher the richer and more powerful they Read more…