Città della Pieve. The Monumental Nativity

Every Christmas the terziere Castello sets up the Monumental Nativity (Il Presepe Monumentale) in the vaults of Palazzo della Corgna of Città della Pieve.

It is a work which is divided into several rooms giving an illustrated journey through the underground corridors with a total of 8 rooms and more than 500 square meters.

Each room is meticulously prepared by expert craftsmen who work for months.

They created more than one hundred large statues, made of papier mache, clay and resin.

These statues are embellished with beautiful details.

The result is a journey that takes the visitor through events and environments with visual suggestions and fascinating sound.


Written by:
Benedicta Lee

Born in Rome from an Italian mother and American father, she works as a freelance communications manager and designer in the tourism sector, a career and interest which she is pursuing with a...

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