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Umbria

Season 1 Episode 103 | 25m 38s

Experience Umbria, the enticing region at the center of Italy. Join Alessandra as she visits with artisans continuing Renaissance-era craftsmanship for generations, attends a festival carried on since the Middle Ages, learns about an architectural wonderland, and makes a visit to a modern Renaissance Man who embodies the spirit of the series.

Aired: 05/04/20
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
Renaissance-era craftsmanship; an architectural wonderland; and making Tuscan biscuits.
Stunning Matera; colorful Carnival; foundry art; embroidery; making wine; Nativity scenes
Architectural wonders; musical stones; a goldsmith, a sea silk embroiderer; and more.
Ancient methods for making bells, cheese and bag pipes; pre-Roman archeological sites.
Transforming wood into art; castle tours; cooking sheep dishes; tasting local gin.
Artisans make cameos, embroidery, and more; archeological underwater park.
Street art district; the Pyramid; Palazzo Colonna; medieval Viterbo; and ghost village.
Behind-the-scenes at the masquerade; making ceramic pipes; Murano glass; historical dances
Maiolic ceramics; Good Friday procession; fishing; artisans use copper, stone, and more.
Skilled artisans carry on family tradition making bread, cheese, glass lamps, and more.
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Renaissance-era craftsmanship; an architectural wonderland; and making Tuscan biscuits.
Ancient methods for making bells, cheese and bag pipes; pre-Roman archeological sites.
Transforming wood into art; castle tours; cooking sheep dishes; tasting local gin.
Artisans make cameos, embroidery, and more; archeological underwater park.
Stunning Matera; colorful Carnival; foundry art; embroidery; making wine; Nativity scenes
Architectural wonders; musical stones; a goldsmith, a sea silk embroiderer; and more.
Maiolic ceramics; Good Friday procession; fishing; artisans use copper, stone, and more.
Behind-the-scenes at the masquerade; making ceramic pipes; Murano glass; historical dances
The art of puppetry; palace tours; making Marsala wine; a historic parade; and more.
Skilled artisans carry on family tradition making bread, cheese, glass lamps, and more.