Between apples and flowers, nursery on display
In Calvi of Umbria (TR) 11 and September 12, 2010, fair featuring nursery "Among apples and flowers." The event, the first of its kind held in Umbria and now in its tenth edition, avra'luogo in the center than in the two-day event sara'animato by the presence of selected growers from different Italian regions, which will provide visitors their production and their experience, to satisfy a po'tutti gardening enthusiasts and the world of green.
In the streets and squares in the center of citrus, roses, fruit trees, the vines, unusual shrubs, succulents, the carnivores, the tillantsie, orchids, peonies, the acidophilic, perennial weeds, the sage, the pelargoniums and how much can the season 'offering will compete to offer a very special green scenery.
Will be 'available a "stand of exchange", where those who want to be able to barter with other fans of green plants and seeds
Do not miss the various productions and craft specialita'enogastronomiche.
Space, as with previous editions, sara'riservato to botanical painting with the participation of nationally known artists
In its place "The Showcase" you can admire the works of sculptor Joan De Sanctis
You can sample local foods and menus at the local floral refreshment
Calvi is reached along the A1 motorway exit at Magliano Sabina or the Via Flaminia
A chance to visit Calvi, known as "the door happy Umbria" perched on a rocky outcrop between green hills that slope down towards the Tiber near the Mount St. Pancras, in the main square which is worth visiting the church of S.Brigida, front of the monumental work of the Ursuline Convent of the Fugue, built in 1744 along with the adjacent Church of St. Anthony in which 'accommodates a crib precious polychrome terracotta works of the sixteenth sec.dei brothers Giovanni and Raffaele Montereale.Notevoli from the church octagonal shape of the SS. Trinita'e that of Santa Maria Assunta
During the holidays 'can visit the Christmas nativity scenes that earned the name of Calvi country of nativity, the nativity scenes' are depicted in some murals painted on the walls of old houses
A visit is well worth the nearby Otricoli, 10 Km with its historic village, the Church of Santa Maria Assunta, its buildings and in particular the archaeological site of Ocriculum, old town 'and important Roman port on the Tiber where you can admire the remains, almost all of the Augustan age, as the theater, the baths, the capitol where he allegedly was found the head of Jupiter, currently on display as well as the mosaic of the Baths, in the Vatican Museums
HOURS: from 10 to 19
TICKETS: 3 €
For information: Secretariat 333 6841760
Umbrian town of Calvi 0744 710119
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