TODI UNDERGROUND : THE “Fabbrica della Piana”

by Benedetta Tintillini

Among olive groves and pine trees, inside the Parco della Piana, a pleasant green area close to the town of Todi, lies the charming Fontana dei Bottini. Delicious in its simplicity and in its functions, with less than 150 years of life, the fountain tells us of a simple peasant life that seems so far away in time. Built in 1872 , it is called “dei Bottini” because it is supplied by small galleries by barrel vaults called Bottini. It consists of three basins, with different functions: one for the watering of animals and two for cloths washing, one for soaping and one for rinsing.

This fountain was, and is, fed by water drained from the galleries to be visited .

The nineteenth-century galleries are fully accessible even to the people less accustomed to this kind of experience, passable on foot and in extreme safety .

The bricks used for the masonry works were made with the material of the excavations, brought outside, worked in a furnace built ​​for this purpose, and reintroduced into the form of bricks.

Holidays: A prestigious location in the heart of Umbria

Roccafiore Resort is situated a few minutes away from Todi, on the top of a hill surrounded by vineyards and olive groves: it is the ideal place where one can enjoy a healthy and relaxing time, taste refined local products, host host unique business meetings. You will find in Roccafiore everything you need to experience an unforgettable stay in the green heart of Umbria.

Situated in one of the greenest areas of Umbria, open 360 degrees over the

ENCOUNTERS – RITA MIRANDA : NATURE, LIFE , ART .

by Benedetta Tintillini

Rita Miranda

I meet Rita in her studio in Todi, city where she was born, lives and works, for a pleasant chat about her art.

She started rather recently, thanks to the lucky prolific meetings with the Maestro Bruno Ceccobelli and Enzo Tilia, with whom she learned the ancient Raku pottery technique knowing the pleasure of giving life, with her own hands, to forms suggested by her sensitivity, and her fantasy.

The concept of Nature expressed in the title is the main theme in Rita’s art. The