Traditional Textile Weaving

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March 19th 2021
http://www.heygo.com 18th March - Traditional Umbrian hand weaving techniques. A Franciscan Church - What a fascinating location for our tour of a working museum of traditional Umbrian textiles. Dating back to 1212, it is the oldest Franciscan Church in Perugia and one of the first Franciscan settlements in Italy. The name Saint Francis of the Women ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more