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© CLAUDIO MORTINI™◊ Rasiglia is one of the most beautiful mountain hamlets in the municipality of Foligno (PG), made up of buildings whose organization has the classic layout of rural constructions of the past. The village is very well kept, in a splendid landscape surrounded by greenery. From the Capovena spring, which at the end of the village flows into the Menotre stream, the water present in every alley flows with all its force; it seems to go back in time. The streams flow into the large fish pond. Here once the sheep were washed before shearing. A story that is interesting to know to better appreciate the enchantment of the landscape and the views. It is beautiful to enter the ancient wash houses, in the rooms where the wool was dyed or woven, following the streets next to the water that flows everywhere. The village retains the typical appearance of a medieval Umbrian village, gathering in an amphitheater structure. The first news about the existence of the town dates back to the beginning of the 13th century, in the so-called “Sassovivo papers”, that is, the archive of the Abbey of Sassovivo. Here the curtis de Rasilia is mentioned for the first time (1222), which was found to have the church of S. Pietro as its place of worship. The term “curtis” attests to feudal persistence and could equally refer to a villa, that is, a rural village without fortifications. The abundance of water favored the installation of hydraulic grain mills and already in the first half of the 15th century, Rasiglia's specialization in the treatment of wool emerged: dyeing of yarns and cloth and raw fabrics. In the 17th century, with its military importance diminishing, Rasiglia definitively established itself for its artisanal activities.