Earthquakes, miracles and frescoes

by | Jun 2, 2014 | art, Italy, museums, people

We travelled north towards the Lake of Bolsena, the largest volcanic lake in Europe and the town where the miracle of Corpus Christi took place in 1263. Bolsena is on the Roman Via Cassia, often called Via Francigena (the road of the Franks) or Via Romea, the route...

What is Tuscia

by | May 11, 2014 | art, General interest, history, Italy, museums, people, theatre

There was talk about Viterbo being the capital of ‘Tuscia’. I wasn’t quite sure which area it referred to. Today was the day we would venture out into this area, moving east to explore the hilltop towns of Lugnano and Amelia, better known to some as a girl’s name, now...