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Azzano Destination Guide

Discover Azzano in Italy

Azzano in the region of Umbria is a town located in Italy - some 65 mi or ( 105 km ) North of Rome , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Azzano

Local time in Azzano is now 05:53 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Rome " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Vallo di Nera, San Marino, San Lorenzo, San Brizio, and Rome. When in this area, you might want to check out Vallo di Nera . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Azzano ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Harvesting Olives Using a Machine

0:17 min by OlivePickingHolidays
Views: 5255 Rating: 4.00

A modern and quick method for harvesting olives. If you are interested in finding out more about the olive harvest and discovering holidays where you can pick olives yourself visit www.OlivePicking.co ..

Olive Pressing 2 - 2008

1:48 min by artnbarb
Views: 4810 Rating: 3.00

The crushed olives are stirred then extruded onto fiber mats which are stacked one on top of the other until... (see Olive Pressing 3) ..


Olive Pressing 5 - 2008

1:43 min by artnbarb
Views: 3851 Rating: 3.00

At our favorite frantoio in Pigge, Umbria! AFter the wheels crush the olives and the mats are squeezed together, the oil and water are separated and the finished product is ready! ..

Olive Pressing 1 - 2008

2:00 min by artnbarb
Views: 2972 Rating: 1.00

The olives are crushed by the giant stone wheels, just as they have been for centuries. The only difference is that now electricity turns the wheels instead of donkeys or other animals! ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Clitunno (river)

The Clitunno, in Antiquity the Clitumnus, is a river in Umbria, Italy. The name is of uncertain origin, but it was also borne by the river god.

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Located at 42.83 12.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Rivers of the Province of Perugia, Tiber

Spoleto Cathedral

Spoleto Cathedral (Italian: Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta; Duomo di Spoleto) is the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia created in 1821, previously that of the diocese of Spoleto, and the principal church of the Umbrian city of Spoleto, in Italy. It is dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The church is essentially an example of Romanesque architecture, with a nave and two side-aisles crossed by a transept, although subsequently modified.

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Located at 42.74 12.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 12th-century church buildings, Cathedrals in Italy, Churches in Umbria, Romanesque architecture in Umbria, Spoleto

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia

The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia, historically the diocese of Spoleto, and an archdiocese since 1821, is directly subject to the Holy See.

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Located at 42.73 12.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Pope Pius IX, Roman Catholic dioceses in Italy, Spoleto

Monteluco

Monteluco is a frazione (borough) of the comune of Spoleto, in Umbria, central Italy. Having a population of just 27, it is located on a limestone mountain covered by woods, at 780 meters over the sea level. The name derives from the Latin lucus, meaning a wood sacred to Jupiter. At the entrance of the wood was found a stone copy of the Lex luci spoletina, written in Old Latin and dating to the 3rd century BC. St. Francis of Assisi lived here for a short period in 1218.

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Located at 42.72 12.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Spoleto

Papal States

The Papal States were territories in the Italian peninsula under the sovereign direct rule of the Pope, from the 500s until 1870. They were among the major states of Italy from roughly the sixth century until the Italian peninsula was unified in 1861 by the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. After 1861 the Papal States, in less territorially extensive form, continued to exist until 1870. At their most extensive they covered most of the modern Italian regions of Romagna, Marche, Umbria and Lazio.

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Located at 42.82 12.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 1870 disestablishments, Former theocracies, History of Catholicism in Italy, History of the Papacy, Papal States, States and territories established in 752