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Latest Bevagna hotel reviews
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Charming, excellent restaurant and accommodation, perfect for exploring of northern Umbria
Con
Deserted, most shops were closed when we were there in the afternoon
In a nutshell
If you're in the area, I think it's worth a visit
toonsarah Says: Bevagna is founded on the former Roman town of Mevania, and the skeleton of that town still supports the more recent (if still ancient to us) structures. This is most noticeable in the area towards the north of the town around the "Via dell' Anfiteatro Romano". But this...
toonsarah Says: This church, like its opposite number across the piazza (San Michele Arcangelo), was built by a pair of architects – Brunello and Ridolfo. We didn’t go inside but I gather it is fairly simple in design, with the typical nave and two side aisles, and the roof supported by...
Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo
toonsarah Says: As the inscription just below the carving of St Michael (to the left of the door in this photo) tells us, this church was built by Masters Brunello and Ridolfo: “Rodolfus Binellus fecerunt hec opera xps benedicat ilos senper et Michael custodiat”That is, “Rodolfo and Binello...
toonsarah Says: On our last evening in Bevagna we were in the mood for something more casual and less substantial (possibly because of the large meal we had eaten at Redibis the previous evening, or maybe the generous gelati we sampled in Spello that afternoon!). We headed to the Piazza...
Il Poggio dei Pettirossi: A meal with a view
toonsarah Says: On our first evening in Bevagna we opted to eat in the restaurant of the Poggio dei Pettirossi. It proved to be an excellent choice. For one thing, the setting is wonderful. The building sits at the highest point of the property and the restaurant on its first floor (2nd to...
toonsarah Says: You will almost certainly need your own transport to come to Bevagna, but if you drive here you will just as certainly need to park your car as soon as you arrive and explore on foot. The medieval streets were not designed for modern methods of transport and although some...
Trekki Says: During Roman times it must have been easier to reach Bevagna by means of public transport, given the (as I imagine) heavy traffic on Via Flaminia. Today it is a bit more difficult. Bevagna isn’t connected to the Italian train system, so the only possibilities are bus and...
Arte in Tavola & Mercato delle Gaite
Trekki Says: When I was in Bevagna, I came across the announcement of Arte in tavola. This is a local festival all around food and handicraft. Well, to use the simple word food seems not appropriate enough when it comes to Umbria’s delicious culinary delights, so the name arte in tavola...
The procession of Beata Giacomo
toonsarah Says: While at dinner in a restaurant on the Piazza Garibaldi on the Sunday evening of our stay we heard music and popped outside to see what was going on. It was a religious procession of the type quite common in Catholic countries – this one in honour of Beato Giacomo Bianconi....
Enough parking outside the city walls
Trekki Says: Like for many of the old Umbrian cities and villages, we (visitors) should park outside the city walls. This, as space inside is rare and should be left for the locals. Enough parking lots are available outside the city: a big one at Porta Cannara in the north and a smaller...
karenincalifornia Says: If you desperately need a doctor in Bevagna, you might find yourself visiting this charming medical facility. Like the enoteca around the corner, this clinic was also closed in mid-afternoon. Don't stop here if you need a doctor!
Good shoes, rain protection and time
Trekki Says: If you want to visit Bevagna and might need to park “outisde” or walk from the bus stations to your accommodation, I would recomment that you bring luggage on wheels or backpacks, they are easier to carry on the often cobblestoned roads. Definitely bring shoes with which...
Tempietto Clitunno – another ancient world
Trekki Says: As already mentioned, in addition to the river Clitunno spring there is a little temple close by. It seems to have built in 4th to 6th century. The historians are not exactly sure about the date, as material was used from older buildings and temples (very much common...
Little gem church, one of the oldest Umbrian
Trekki Says: I found this wonderful church only by accident, when I drove north into Valle Umbra coming from Lago Piediluco and Terni. I left the highway (E45/SS3bis) north of Aquasparta and only 5 minutes later I saw this church at the street so I got off and looked a bit closer. I was...
Santa Maria Angeli and San Francesco
Trekki Says: I didn’t visit Assisi during my trip through Umbria this time. Somehow I was in a kind of spiritual mode, “light and easy” and slow and hadn’t seen many tourists in Valnerina, at Lago Piediluco, in Bevagna and the parts of Valle Umbra I visited. I planned to visit Assisi...
toonsarah Says: The Cloister of San Domenico e del Beato Giacomo lies to the left of the church’s entrance as you look at it from the main street. It is now a hotel, Il Chiostro di Bevagna, but there is nothing to stop you entering for a look at this peaceful retreat and the rather damaged...
toonsarah Says: I couldn’t find out much about this watermill, located just outside the town walls near the Porta Todi, but it was clear from watching the activity here that the wheel is used to drive two massive bellows which in turn create the heat needed for the blacksmith who was...
Trekki Says: If you stay in Bevagna, you should hike up the hills to the southwest. You will be rewarded with beautiful paths through meadows and olive groves and wildflowers everywhere. I sensed incredible peace and harmony in these hills, reflecting the “slow” concepts of Slow Food and...
toonsarah Says: On the Sunday morning at the Poggio dei Pettirossi I woke at dawn, needing to use the bathroom. On my way back to bed I paused to look out of the window and was transfixed by the sight. The whole valley in front of the hotel was filled with an unearthly mist, with just the...
San Francesco spoke to the birds here
Trekki Says: Legend says that it was Bevagna where San Francesco spoke to the birds. In chiesa San Francesco (at Piazza Garibaldi, a bit hidden behind the palazzos) is a stone where he is said to have stood while preaching to the birds. Bevagna locals are very proud of their saint and...
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Charming Bevagna & best restaurant in the world
Updates, November 2009: I was here again. To eat. No, eating is not the correct word, it is too flat. I was here to live. To let all my senses have a festival called life, called savouring. My god,...
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Bevagna has to be one of Umbria’s least well-known gems and it’s hard to understand why it isn’t more visited, unless its lack of hill-top location counts against it. Perhaps it is a little...
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The owners of the house we were renting in Todi recommended a visit to the small medieval town of Bevagna. If it hadn't been for their recommendation, we probably would have missed it. Bevagna's...
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Bevagna is a pretty little town with some nice churches and fountains, but the city has a strange feeling to it. The locals are not very warm or friendly.
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