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SPORT FACILITIES AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES AT THE PROPERTY OR NEARBY |
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Hydromassage Shower At the Palazzo Bocci itself one can admire the remarkable painting by Benvenuto Cripoldi and several masterpieces by masters of the period that exalt the magic of the rooms of this refined and exclusive residence. |
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Palazzo Bocci suggests the following activities: |
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MINICOOKING CLASSES Either in Spello or surroundings |
SHOPPING TOUR OF TYPICAL LOCAL PRODUCTS Such as linen, ceramics etc. and during beginning of November with “Fiera dei Morti” exhibition market |
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WALKING TOURS On the Subasio’s mountain or local tracks with professional walking guide |
BIKING TOURS Two specialized professional agencies co-operate with us for the organizing of biking itineraries and biking rentals
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WINE TASTING CLASS AND VINEYARD VISIT With professional sommelier |
GUIDED VISIT ON REQUEST, Not many people know about the Villa fidelia in Spello or Botanic Park in Perugia or Foresta di Dunarobbe, a fossil forest near Terni or other beautiful spots |
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CERAMIC CLASS IN DERUTA |
DINNER AT A CAFE' WITH MUSIC, Possibility to arrange particular music or tasting with rhum and cigarettes ! |
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HORSE RIDING IN SPELLO |
TRUFFLE HUNTING |
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The above quotation will be given and charged as supplement of the accommodation rates or in a programme basis. |
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Principal events during the year in Umbria (click here) |
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ABOUT SPELLO |
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ABOUT PERUGIA (At 20 Kms.) |
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steep slope introduce us to the heart of Spello, an ancient village
whose history goes back up to the Roman Age. Two well preserved
augustan gate surround the town: Porta Venere, with its towers,
Porta Consolare, Porta Urbicale. Anyway the most precious treasure
of Spello are the wonderful frescoes of Pinturicchio, in the church
of S. Maria Maggiore. For its position, Spello enjoys a beautiful
view over the Umbrian plain from Perugia to Spoleto.
Perugia is a capital city in a medieval hill town's clothing -- a town of Gothic palaces and jazz cafes, where ancient alleys of stone drop precipitously off a 19th-century shopping promenade. It produced and trained some of Umbria's finest artists, including Gentile da Fabriano and Perugino (born Pietro Vannucci in nearby Città della Pieve), from whose workshop emerged Pinturicchio, Lo Spagna, and Raphael. It's a respected university city whose student population ensures a lively cultural calendar. After a long and bloody history, Perugia seems to have settled well into its role as capital of Umbria. 
Perugia was one of the 12 cities of the Etruscan confederation, and though it submitted to general Roman authority in 310 B.C., it remained a fractious place, always allying itself with a different Roman faction. It chose the losing side in Octavian's war with Marc Antony, and when the future emperor defeated Marc Antony's brother here in 40 B.C., a panicked Perugian noble set fire to his house in a suicide attempt. The flames spread quickly, and most of Perugia burned to the ground. Soon after, Octavian, now Emperor Augustus, rebuilt the city as Augusta Perusia. Throughout the Dark Ages, Perugia held its own against the likes of Totila the Goth, but it became subject to the Lombard Duchy of Spoleto in the later 6th century.
It's home to one of Italy's largest state universities as well as the Università per Stranieri, the country's most prestigious school teaching Italian language and culture to foreigners. Local industry's biggest name is Perugina, purveyor of Italy's finest chocolates, and the city stages an urbane and stylish passeggiata stroll every evening and one of Europe's most celebrated jazz festivals every summer.