When we first found our place we didn’t know the anything about Pieve di Teco. And in doing a little Googling, one of the initial bits of info that came up was that the town was home to Teatro Salvini – the smallest theater in Europe (just 99 seats). It…
It’s one of the first things you see upon coming into Pieve di Teco from the south – a old ruin with the name of the city on it. You can’t really miss it. But if you’re in advertising like I am, and geek out on all sorts of design,…
We’ve barely begun and our remodel has become a huge project. It turns out we have way more seismic work than we anticipated, and that sadly means we’re not able to keep many of the original details that drew us to the palazzo in the first place. The good news…
We’ve all seen the pictures of quaint Italian towns and the rich reds, yellows, oranges and blues that the homes are painted. So when it came time to decide on a facade color for our palazzo, we knew for sure we wanted one of the traditional colors. However, we also…
One of the things that made us fall in love with Pieve di Teco is that despite being a centuries-old city, it’s still the hub of so much activity in the region. It’s where all the small neighboring towns with few services come – for banking, gas, groceries and more.…
Lining both sides of the main street of Pieve di Teco is an arcade of covered arches…
It’s not uncommon for an Italian house to have things left behind when you buy it. Most of the time it’s junk, but there can be some gems mixed in with the trash if you look carefully. It seems as if the last person to live in our palazzo was…
