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Bruna Destination Guide

Explore Bruna in Italy

Bruna in the region of Umbria is a town in Italy - some 65 mi or ( 104 km ) North of Rome , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Bruna

Current time in Bruna is now 11:18 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Rome " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: San Marino, Rome, Rimini, Petrognano, and Perugia. Since you are here already, make sure to check out San Marino . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Bruna ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

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! ..

Olive Pressing 3 - 2008

2:30 min by artnbarb
Views: 2790 Rating: 0.00

The stack of mats filled with olive paste is rolled over to a hydraulic press. As the mats are squeezed together the oil is released and drips down... ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 7 km away
Tags: 1870 disestablishments, Former theocracies, History of Catholicism in Italy, History of the Papacy, Papal States, States and territories established in 752

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 7 km away
Tags: Rivers of the Province of Perugia, Tiber

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 10 km away
Tags: Pope Pius IX, Roman Catholic dioceses in Italy, Spoleto

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 10 km away
Tags: 12th-century church buildings, Cathedrals in Italy, Churches in Umbria, Romanesque architecture in Umbria, Spoleto

Bastardo (Giano dell'Umbria)

Bastardo, a small town in the Italian province of Perugia in central Umbria in the valley of Torrente Puglia, at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:42|52|15|N|12|33|35|E|type:city_region:IT_source:nlwiki |primary |name= }}; altitude 290 m (951 ft) above sea-level. It is a village in the commune of Giano dell'Umbria, which is 7 km (about 4 mi) S by road.

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Located at 42.87 12.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Frazioni of the Province of Perugia

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Bruna