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Canepina
Inhabitants 3090
This town is set in the Cimini mountains amidst chestnut
forests. The church of Santa Maria Assunta was reconstructed in the
sixteenth century in a Sangallo style. In the late Renaissance church of
San Michele Arcangelo (also known as Madonna del Carmine),
there is a fresco of the Crucifixion that was restored by Balletta in
the fifteenth century, portraying the Disbelief of St. Thomas. The Museum
of Popular Traditions has been set up in one of the wings of the
adjacent Carmelite convent. The museum has sections dedicated to
crafts, daily life and traditional festivals. The items and tools on
display (ploughs, hoes, sickles, frames, barrels and popular religious
objects) testify to the work of past generations. One of the exhibits
features a country kitchen with a kneading trough, a cupboard, a sink,
chairs with straw seats, and so on. The presentation of the various
artefacts is integrated with technical drawings, photographs, slide
projections and a rich catalogue.
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From Rome: Via Cassia to Monterosi, then Via Cimina in the direction of Viterbo. Turnoff for Canepina.
Distances
Viterbo Km. 16..
Roma Km. 73.
Firenze Km. 213.
Siena Km. 168.
Perugia Km. 120.
Orvieto Km. 56.
Mare (Tarquinia) Km. 56.
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