Located within the medieval walled city of Bevagna, your home and principal workshop painting site is a charming and historic residence, L’Orto degli Angeli. Consisting of two wings, a seventeenth century mansion and a 15th century arcade fronted structure joined by a wisteria covered stone bridge and intimate walled garden, the residence is built over and incorporates as its dining area the remains of a much older Roman amphitheater.

Bevagna and the surrounding countryside offer endless opportunities for exploring and artistic inspiration. Strategically located equidistant between the well-known towns of Assisi, Perugia, Montefalco and Trevi, Bevagna is that rare Umbrian town built on the valley floor, and the surrounding countryside offers a softer and gentler backdrop in contrast to its more austere and ruggedly located hilltop neighbors. Bordered on two sides by the meandering Topino River, Bevagna’s origins date back at least to the Etruscan era, and it was an important trading center and river port located on the Via Flamina in Roman times. But it is best known by modern Italians as one of their favorite and most carefully preserved medieval towns. With its Piazza Silvestri fronted by two Romanesque churches (San Silvestro was restored largely by funds provided by its patron, the current King Charles), its warren of cobblestone streets, its operational wooden water wheel and medieval paper making factory, and a delightful bicycle path connecting Bevagna with Spoleto and Assisi, participants will find no lack of activities during their non-painting hours.