In the days leading up to Easter, the Colomba di Pasqua will show up again on our tables. But, many may not be aware of its Longobard origin. A legend takes us back to Easter Eve in 572, when Alboin,...

This week, the column Long Ago in Spoleto is dedicated to “Dante in the Lands of the Duchy”, the programme of initiatives that Spoleto is dedicating to Dante Alighieri with specific refer...

Monday 22 March on the website and Facebook page of the City of Spoleto, the history of the Morgnano Mines and the Panetto & Petrelli printing house The City of Spoleto has designated 22 March as...

On 7 August, 1921, in the presence of numerous dignitaries, the Vallocchia urban subsidiary aqueduct is inaugurated, a necessary intervention to exploit new sources of supply to bring new water to th...

The IWD is celebrated today 8 March around the world; it would be interesting to discuss women’s role among the Langobards. Among the Langobards, the female condition was still one of extreme s...