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Luca Antonini in Todi, Italy

Age: 30 - 34
Languages: English language: Quite good French language: Simple
My Website: http://www.todiguide.com
I’ve traveled to: Spain (2 times); France; England (2 times); Germany (1 time)
My motto: It's the same the whole world over!!! Tutto 'l monno è paese!!!
About me: Hello!! My name is Luca and i live in Todi, a beautiful town!!! Sorry, a beautiful village, in the middle of Umbria.
I'm 29 years old and I graduated with the Faculty of Literature and Philosophy - Cultural Heritage Science in Perugia. My major is in History of traditions and customs. In october i got the licence as tour guide!!
Location: Todi, Umbria, Italy
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Luca's Travel Service

I offer guides for private and group tours ranging from 2 hours tour (for those with limited time) to a full day( 6 - 7 hours). I’m a regional Tourist Guide certified by the Umbrian Tourist Board and I can take you through each of the Region’s towns. I will guide you through history, art and folklore in special and amazing details!!!!! Besides, i was born in Todi and as a local guide, I personally customized itineraries to discover the hidden side of this parts of Umbria, the "Middle Valley of the Tiber river". In the 1990s, Richard S. Levine, a professor of architecture at the University of Kentucky, chose Todi as the model sustainable city, because of its scale and its ability to reinvent itself over time. After that, the Italian press reported on Todi as the world's most livable city> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todi)

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Archaeological Tours Umbrian, Etruscan and Roman Tour in Umbria, Italy

< Virtually every city and town, large and
small alike, has traces of the ancient
Umbrians, Etruscans, or Romans..>

< Right in the centre of Perugia are the Etruscan Arch dating to the 3rd century B.C. and the archaeological area of Piazza Cavallotti, with fragment of a Roman road.
But the most important sites are the Hypogeum of San Manno at Ferro di Cavallo and the Hypogeum of the Volumni (2nd c. B.C)>

< The territory of Orvieto, at the foot of the cliff, is dotted with Etruscan necropolises of the 6th century B.C.The two most important areas are Cannicella and Crocifisso del Tufo >.

< Gubbio preserves a large theatre from
the 1st century B.C., as well as the mausoleum of Pomponius Grecinus, a section of walls, and several Roman wellings, or domus >.

< In Assisi, a passageway underneath Piazza del Comune makes it possible to visit the ancient Roman Forum.
Above, Piazza del Comune is dominated by the façade of the Temple of Minerva (1st c. B.C.), with six fluted columns and Corinthian capitals >.

And then Amelia, Narni, Todi, Bevagna, Carsulae and the Flaminia street, Spoleto...

Archaeological Tours Archeo-Museum Tour in Umbria, Italy

A tour in the "big" and little museums of Umbria, following an Archeological itinerary...
(not only museums...!!)

Amelia: Archaeological Museum and the Roman Cisterns

Assisi: Archaeological Museum and the Roman Forum

Baschi: Antiquarium

Bevagna: The Roman Baths and a Roman mosaic

Campello sul Clitunno: Little Temple of Clitunno River

Gubbio: Civic Museum (archaeological and Pinacoteca)
and Roman Theater and Antiquarium

Montecchio: Necropolis of San Lorenzo Valley
and Antiquarium of Pliers.

Narni: Narni underground and Carsulae

Orvieto: Musei "Claudio Faina" and civic palace Faina
National Archaeological Museum
Etruscan necropolis of the cross Tuff
Orvieto underground
Pozzo della Cava

Otricoli: Antiquarium and Archaeological Park

Perugia: National Archaeological Museum
Hypogeum of Volumni and Etruscan Well

Spoleto: Casa Roman way of Visiale
National Archaeological Museum
and Roman Theater

Todi: Museum, Walls and Roman Cisterns

History & Heritage Tour Guide in Umbria

You choose which city, town or village to visit: Assisi, Perugia, Spoleto, Spello, Orvieto, Terni, Norcia, Cascia and many many other villages.....
Umbria is a region with strong ties to its cultural past. It is scenic and beautiful. Visiting Umbria is like seeing history first hand and experiencing the world as it was centuries ago. There is no better place to enjoy the romanticism of the past with the conveniences of the future while avoiding the chaos of bustling cities. From misting waterfalls and medieval castles, to ancient ruins and glorious architecture, to religious relicts and stunning artworks, from olive groves and fine wine: Umbria has everything Italian.

Show Me Around Todi & his Comune - Perugia Umbria Italy

Todi is a town and "Comune" (municipality) of the district of Perugia (Umbria) in central Italy.
It is perched on a tall two-crested hill overlooking the east bank of the river Tiber, commanding distant views in every direction.
In the 17th century a census about castles, fortresses and mansions was taken in the whole Commune of Todi: since 365 was the achieved number, the historians stated that Todi owns as many castles as the days in a year. Many of them had been destroyed, many of theme become ruins, but thirty-seven of theme still represent the current communal hamlets. So Today we can admire the ruins of them and 37 still intact castles representing Todi’s hamlets.
You can discover Cultural Heritages and Local products
You can live the History and the Folklore of this hidden side of Umbria

City Walking Tours City Walking Tours in Todi - Perugia Umbria Italy

If you had to inflict the word “quaint” on any Italian town, Todi would be a front-runner. It’s one of the most enchanting hill towns, a warren of narrow medieval streets twisting and plunging off at every angle. And also a It’s a cobble of mottled
It seems frozen in the Middle Ages (modern suburbs aside), with his perfect central square celebrated as one of the finest medieval spaces in Italy.

The visit can begin with the Todi’s High Renaissance masterpiece, the Temple of Santa Maria della Consolazione
Going towards centre of the town, you will see the the massive Franciscan shrine of San Fortunato.
Back to the temple, you will reach the remains of Todi’s 14th-century "Rocca" fortress.

Going furthermore you will reach the marvellous "Piazza del Popolo" where you can see: "Palazzo del Popolo", "Palazzo del Capitano", "Palazzo dei Priori", and the cathedral. Piazza del Popolo is not only the center of Todi but also the center of an ideal, a balance of secular and religious buildings in transitional Romanesque-Gothic style that epitomizes the late medieval concept of a self-governing comune.
The "Duomo" cathedral has inside a "Last Judgment" frescoed by Ferraù di Faenza in 1596 that owes about 80 percent of its figures and design directly to Michelangelo’s Last Judgment in Rome’s Sistine Chapel.

Under Piazza del Popolo it is possible to admire the "Roman Cisterns".
Near Piazza del Popolo there is Piazza Garibaldi From this square, going down Corso Cavour there is the Fontana Cesia. Going on you can see Porta Marzia. On the next corner, on the left, you will find the Nicchioni Romani. Going on this way you will reach the Chiesa di San Carlo and then the Fontana di Scarnabecco and even the Chiesa di Santa Prassede. Follow the same street back to Corso Cavour, go down and turn on the right to see the Chiesa di Santa Maria in Cammuccia. At the end of the slope rises the Porta Amerina. From here, take the main road and you will arrive before Porta Romana. Out of the city walls, there is the Tempio del Crocifisso. From Porta Romana, along the main road, there is Porta Perugina and then the massive remains of Porta Orvietana.
Here there is a long tree-lined avenue that leads to the Convento di Montesanto.

Cultural Experiences Religius Tour in Umbria, Italy

Franciscan, Benedictine, and Saint Rita da Cascia Tours.

Wine Tasting Wine Tasting in Umbria, Italy

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Trekking Trekking in Umbria, Italy

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Cave Tours Cave Tours in Umbria, Italy

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Museums Museums in in Umbria, Italy

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Mountain Biking Mountain Biking Tour with guide in Todi (Umbria)

Mountain Biking Tour in urban and extra-urban areas
A tour within the history and the nature......

Farm, Rural & Agricultural Tours Farm, Rural & Agricultural Tours in Todi, Italy

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