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The places to visit
Only a few kilometers
away from the Farm Holidays you will find a series of places that are
testimony of the culture, the art, the traditions of the High Tiber Valley.
Documentation Center of artisan works and popular traditions  Located in a Farm house not far from
the San Martino Farm Holidays; it gives a clear image of the living
conditions of the patriarchal family life of the past.
The Tela Umbra Laboratory. Hand made linens You can admire there the works of
the
weavers. They keep
alive a tradition of pure linens that dates back
to a century ago. To create their fabrics they find inspiration from
original designs belonging to the Renaissance period.Art Gallery 
Città di
Castello. Inside this noble palace of the
Renaissance prestigious religious paintings are
shown. They come from
churches and convents of the region and are a testimony of the unique
position of Città di Castello as a center of cultural influences.
Albizzini Palace. The Burri Collection Città di
Castello. The palace belongs to the Renaissance and inside you can
admire the works by Alberto Burri, one of the greatest painter of
contemporary art. The painter of tars, mildews, bags, rags, combustions, woods,
irons. They disclose the main themes of
Burri’s style.
Arboreal archaeology  The Arboreal
Archaeological Association in Città di Castello. It is located
at San Lorenzo di Lerchi and saves local species and varieties of fruits, taking into consideration also the popular traditions and
uses,
the systems of cultivation and the food
history of the region.
Animated handicrafts A reconstruction
in miniature of the artisan works, showing in detail the
atmosphere and crafts of the High Tiber Valley half a century ago.
Collection of the Umbrian Fauna Situated
inside the Naturalistic Oasis of Candeleto (Pietralunga),
 you
can admire several species of animals
subdivided in various
thematic areas and their songs can be heard through an audio device. Inside the museum two didactic workshops are held and
supervised by a member of the State Forestry Corps.Museum of the Typographical Art  The only museum that still today
prints with systems and criteria of the past century. You can attend to
the creation of a typographic work just like
centuries ago.
For
further information: www.cittadicastello.umbria2000.it
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