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Castello di Vibio - Umbria
The Fattoria di Vibio, is located in Monte Castello Vibio, a small town
mentioned as one the most beautiful village of Italy. The village, a few
kilometres far for Todi is characterized from the architectural harmony,
the lifestyle and the link between nature and buildings.
To see
The theatre is a real jewel of the town, unique for
harmony and wisdom in stage realization.
It is considered the smallest theatre of world and it the
has been recently restored, there is yearly a regular planning of plays,
publicized all over the nation.
The structure has about 99: two floors of boxes and 37 pit stalls.It was
projected french revolution later, in the 1789, then it was entitled to
“ people ‘s concord “ meaning a new renaissance by some
nobles locals families, to create in Montecastello di Vibio an entertainment
place. It was inaugurated in 1808: “a theatre in proportion as its
town” to represent a period of maximum splendour. The theatre was
painted fresco by the young painter Luigi Agretti, the fifteen year old
child of Cesare Agretti who painted the curtain and backstage as well. Besides
normal theatre season, the theatre of Concorde appears as the highlight
of national chronicle with interesting proposals as festivals, meetings
and shows.
In 2002 the theatre was celebrated by Italian Mail Service which issued
a stamp for section “Italian monumental and cultural property”.
Another important building is The Chiesa della Madonna delle Carceri (the
Church of the Madona of the jails) which was created in 1505 and San Lorenzo
in Vibiana with the remainder of the ancient Romanic abbey; the nearby villages
are Madonna delle Carceri and Doglio, one of the Todi’s castles that
delimit the boundary line between Orvieto and Todi.
Delight and flavours
One of the most appreciated products of Monte Castello di Vibio is olive
oil. Infact this land is inserted in “ Extravergine olive oil DOP
Umbria” and the head office is in Trevi. The most part of Montecastello’s
hills, from century traditions, are cultivated with care and passion with
olive tree.
This trees product a quality olive oil and is a pleasure feature of landscape.