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The only man in the photo is Max. He was an actor (stage name Max Dean) of spaghetti westerns in the 1960-70's. Usually the harmonica-playing side-kick of the hero, never the hero. The woman with the pearls is Lucilla, a Roman who bought this little house in the Via Vecchia years ago. It goes down three levels; the lower level was originally Etruscan tombs - fascinating. Her husband has filled it with a collection of old tools, metal objects - a private museum. They also bought an old bread oven and have renovated it into a guest apartment, sleeping 3...it's only one of the dozens of properties available in this area for "slow travelers" -those who want to immerse themselves into the local culture instead of staying at int'l hotels.