tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75292572792001597412024-03-02T02:07:30.418+01:0050 Years In ItalyLifestyle, stories, travel, itineraries in and around Rome, central Italy, cruises in Mediterranean. Study abroad, writers, food, antiques, culture, books. mary jane cryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229545822213640075noreply@blogger.comBlogger192125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529257279200159741.post-41326576184853574372018-09-13T18:00:00.002+02:002018-09-13T22:54:16.076+02:00Michele Telari -Viterbese artist with a love for New York Michele Telari 's personal show at La Quercia's majestic cloister until September 23, 2018<br />
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Pictures are worth a thousand words, so I am letting these photos speak for themselves and invite you to visit the personal show of Viterbo artist Michele Telari on now until Sept. 23 in the cloister of the Madonna della Quercia , La Quercia, a section of Viterbo (Viale Trieste).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Papal Palace, Viterbo at sunset </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Renaissance cloister for a modern exhibit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Viterbo's three epochs </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Viterbo skyline with artist Michele Telari </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michele Telari </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Renaissance fountain in a second courtyard/cloister </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Tower, Viterbo </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alone on the Brooklyn Bridge 40cm x 40 cm </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">black and white NYC</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">visitors to the exhibit </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1600s frescoes showing various miracles decorate the vaulted walls </td></tr>
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Contact www.micheletelari.it micheletelari@libero.it<br />
<br />mary jane cryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229545822213640075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529257279200159741.post-68584679802574030762018-06-13T11:20:00.000+02:002018-06-13T11:20:28.565+02:00An Australian Artist of Roman Style <br />
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</span>for many decades. Although <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an
Irish artist of Australian-British education<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fully<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>inserted into the solar culture of classical Rome, Byzantine Ravenna and
the Tuscan Renaissance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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</span>applied to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>many<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>English of the Grand Tour “I<i>nglese italianato,
diavolo incarnato</i> “ does not apply to him, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>although<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the years <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in Rome<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have given <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>him <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>love for the Mediterranean lifestyle including
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>good food, wine of the Castelli and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">la dolce
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<span style="font-size: large;">All of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>these aspects
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at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Studio Minerva on June 22<sup>nd</sup> . </span></div>
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be able to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>find <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>evocations of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
glory days of the Roman <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">trattoria</i> of the 1960s and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>70s as well as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>terrace views and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>monuments of his beloved<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trastevere and the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roman <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">campagna. </i></span></div>
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<br />mary jane cryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229545822213640075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529257279200159741.post-4864485672660632082018-02-19T14:44:00.000+01:002018-02-19T14:44:18.774+01:00Civitavecchia for the day- Voicemap audio guide<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">having lunch in Civitavecchia </td></tr>
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Civitavecchia, the port of Rome, with its 2,000 years of history, is a complicated city.<br />
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Founded by Emperor Trajan, it was continuously attacked by Saracen pirates during the Middle Ages. This caused the inhabitants to flee the coast in favor of a safer site further inland where Pope Leo had a new town built. But by the 1500s it was beset by malaria and plague and the remaining inhabitants returned to their old city on the sea - "Civita Vecchia" -which literally means "old city".<br />
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Heavily bombed during WWII, the city is now undergoing a boom as the top port of the Mediterranean with over 2 million visitors arriving during the cruise season of April to November.<br />
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The Visitors' Center and system of transportation within the port and the town are presently being updated to become more "user friendly" just in time for the cruise season of 2018 .<br />
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It was the right time for an audio guide to help cruisers and crews enjoy their day ashore in Civitavecchia.<br />
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When the voicemap.me team contacted me from Capetown, South Africa suggesting I write and produce an audio guide to use with Smartphone and Google technology, I hesitated since I am not a techie .<br />
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Thanks to the technical help from my South African team and a group of local friends who want to promote their city, the audio guide "<b>Stories and Secrets of Civitavecchia" </b>it is now a reality<b>.</b><br />
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The <a href="http://voicemap.me/">voicemap.me</a> app for Civitavecchia will be a boon to those who dock in town for the day and want to explore the city on their own. <br />
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This is especially important during the hot summer days when many older cruisers find it exhausting to take the bus or train all the way in to Rome.<br />
Now they can stay local and enjoy a leisurely guided walk close to their cruise dock.<br />
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Following the <a href="http://voicemap.me/">voicemap.me</a> instructions and map visitors now have a new way to explore the city, on their own . <br />
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My voice and Google tehcnology accompany visitors and help them find their way as they explore the hidden corners, courtyards and markets of Civitavecchia.<br />
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We will walk through the quaint historic center, see sites and hear stories of Japanese samurai, the artists and architects (Raphael, Michelangelo,Bramante) who built its Renaissance treasures, the wars and troubles, as well as the best place for a gelato. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whether you have been in Italy for a few weeks or for fifty years, old
traditions and seasonal treats are never forgotten. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanksgiving is perhaps the best loved American tradition
for it means getting together with
family and friends, relaxing and enjoying
good food and music. </span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Refectory, Abbazia di San Giusto, Tuscania </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> A few years ago the <a href="http://viamedina.kitchen/" target="_blank">culinaryconcierge team </a>of Mark and Ginger Medina-Rios
brought the traditional Thanksgiving meal to
Tuscania and now it is a consolidated “happening” loved by both expats, visiting
Americans and local Italians. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year both lunch and dinner
sittings were offered along with a few special twists and additions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The rectory of the magnificent 12<sup>th</sup> century Abbey of San Giusto, hidden in the Marta
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Recently restored after centuries of abandonment,
the Abbey is now a splendid example
of medieval religious architecture
where the church, cloister, refectory, and abbey rooms have been returned to their simple, original splendor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> After admiring the Abbey and its resident cats and donkeys, the guests who
arrived from as far away as USA, UK, Rome, Orvieto, Orte and towns in-between, were lured into the
Refectory by the sound of music and the
perfumes emanating from Mark’s kitchen. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Under the high ceilings of the refectory appetizers,
mulled wine and aperitivi were enjoyed along with ethnic and folk music
by instrumentalists of Minima Mysticanza from Montefiascone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mark and Ginger,
along with a small team of
helpers, orchestrated the
luncheon and evening meals to
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The location, the history behind the monastic complex, the music and good
will all added to the
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<span style="font-size: large;">As plates of delicious food </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">and bottles of wine from the
Sergio Mottura vineyards </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">were passed
back and forth along the long tables, strangers</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">became friends, </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">connections were made and consolidated .</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The monks who inhabited these halls hundreds of years ago had never tasted most of the foods offered: pumpkins, turkey and sweet potatoes had still to arrive from the New World.</span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> Signed copies can be ordered directly from the <a href="http://www.elegantetruria.com/contact/" target="_blank">website </a>.</span></o:p></div>
mary jane cryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229545822213640075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529257279200159741.post-55500755643212675002017-10-30T20:07:00.000+01:002017-10-30T20:07:57.343+01:00Special Women of Castello Ruspoli <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday I was honored to be
among the music loving guests gathered at Castello Ruspoli in Vignanello for luncheon and concert of the 9<sup>th</sup>
international prize for Baroque
singing and musical studies. </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">I have
often written about this castle, one of central Italy’s most
significant historical properties, that has been in the same family
since 1531.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Donna Giada and Manola at castle entance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">brick floors spina di pesce16th century<br /></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">It was the
first visit since my discovery in a local church of the only portrait
of an infamous ancestor of the
Marescotti-Ruspoli family, Ortensia Farnese. The story of Ortensia’s nefarious deeds is
narrated in my <a href="http://www.elegantetruria.com/book/painted-palazzo-il-palazzo-dipinto/" target="_blank">recently published “The Painted Palazzo/Il Palazzo Dipinto” , the 7th </a>publication dedicated
to the Tuscia/Etruria area here in central Italy. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">The contest
for Baroque singers and musicians is named for Prince Francesco Maria Ruspoli (1672-1731) a patron of Handel . It is a unique experience for scholars and performers offering a monetary award and solo concerts at the castle and later in Copenhagen and Havana. Singers and instrumentalists
specialized in Baroque music compete in
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the luncheon and concert were greeted in the castle entrance hall by Donna Giada
Ruspoli and shown into a cozy room where
aperitivi were served . </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Other guests took a stroll in the magnificent gardens designed in 1610 by Ottavia Orsini
Marescotti, daughter of the creator of
Bomarzo’s Sacro Bosco. The
gardens retain the original
design and parterres which are lovingly
maintained by the castle’s gardener, Santino.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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as great patrons of the arts and
benefactors, the historical
Marescotti-Ruspoli family also
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">In the family chapel on the ground floor mementos of the family saint, St. Giacinta,
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"> Upstairs in the many rooms of
the <i>piano nobile</i>, numerous family
portraits line the walls and vintage
photos show other Marescotti –Ruspoli ancestors.
A memento of Ortensia, and her three unlucky husbands, can be seen on the fireplace
mantle – a half erased coat of arms.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">buffet in front of the fireplace </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">castle rooms </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">still life </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">setting up for the luncheon </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">program of the concert </td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">The audience of music connoisseurs was enthralled by the voice of this
year’s winner of the Ruspoli prize, Hungarian
contralto Dalma Krajnyak, accompanied
by Luigi Trivisano at the clavicembalo. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">named after his ancestor, Francesco Maria Ruspoli </td></tr>
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Handel and his Ruspoli benefactor, Prince Francesco Maria, were smiling down on the castle yesterday as history
repeated itself with beautiful music, good company and interesting encounters .<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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mary jane cryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229545822213640075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529257279200159741.post-45216032443102381902017-09-30T22:26:00.000+02:002017-09-30T22:26:53.299+02:00Where the locals eat-Da Mondino, Tarquinia <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After a month at sea on Azamara Quest this summer, dining on the wonderful food cooked by the only other Italian on board, Chef Fabio from Sicily, we were completely spoiled and not interested in venturing out to any local restaurants. </span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCyUoJdTCIwPqDavboKrgOCQiqIoiwC0Odh0w0h5VzEwnRxNFJ0S_PWvH8yjTSh0m3JSDhSHTNgv2bABAUUKc35HuzDlU6IgTw3Pl1Fjs-kBJP3LF7bukgXqpfDq0euSn6-twlSwP26M4/s1600/mond+spaghet.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCyUoJdTCIwPqDavboKrgOCQiqIoiwC0Odh0w0h5VzEwnRxNFJ0S_PWvH8yjTSh0m3JSDhSHTNgv2bABAUUKc35HuzDlU6IgTw3Pl1Fjs-kBJP3LF7bukgXqpfDq0euSn6-twlSwP26M4/s320/mond+spaghet.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">spaghetti con le vongole </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuAy6zGCVtbul7dBw_iW0RE9oeeKlLye6LxQSjbFn1v0PYiphGyvsy6MEu_WHqEjaThqdfmjQmslLjYF4dEVoLVdRQbB2nAVwbsmJWO5Eb3gG3biEBhNAG9zWT2RufSHt8RUFNzYpLxuC/s1600/mond+cavallialati.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuAy6zGCVtbul7dBw_iW0RE9oeeKlLye6LxQSjbFn1v0PYiphGyvsy6MEu_WHqEjaThqdfmjQmslLjYF4dEVoLVdRQbB2nAVwbsmJWO5Eb3gG3biEBhNAG9zWT2RufSHt8RUFNzYpLxuC/s320/mond+cavallialati.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Symbol of Tarquinia, the Winged Horses </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But a work day organizing book sales at museums and tourist offices in the seaside town of Tarquinia was a good excuse to take a walk on the beach.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The magnificent early autumn days were another reason to escape work mode and stop in Tarquinia for lunch . <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1nLeBkcxUNFoOe1YP_xQ9d-pRbY7uT1Q3eeYuGBGTyynoKK4jOgW86X67rZromT1Kg8HBcBGuO4nLdGoy2E-o3b9WMFUWb4JBpb9phSKLH5Jup1j-yJr84_fHSYF43yK6TN9yku_pVP6r/s1600/mond+exter.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1nLeBkcxUNFoOe1YP_xQ9d-pRbY7uT1Q3eeYuGBGTyynoKK4jOgW86X67rZromT1Kg8HBcBGuO4nLdGoy2E-o3b9WMFUWb4JBpb9phSKLH5Jup1j-yJr84_fHSYF43yK6TN9yku_pVP6r/s320/mond+exter.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">entrance area, just beside the Tarquinia railway station </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The numerous seafront restaurants at Tarquinia Lido were all closed up tight, for it was a Thursday, and this late in the season they open only on weekends when the <i>Romani</i> descend on surrounding seaside towns and restaurants, most of them yearning for a plate of <i>fritto misto or spaghetti alle vongole.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABXQuG9Ra2swHljZ0C6qc6cmvXhY4wlx_pX-2mWNDEKF2Fib1eYdCAVyFWp8Yc29E23472RPtfu0WrQfh4SnavweKN5XjjgnVWA_ON5nWx4G5EYWcY1R7wWjxKTTeUlYOiUqibv8yYxzz/s1600/mond+fritto.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABXQuG9Ra2swHljZ0C6qc6cmvXhY4wlx_pX-2mWNDEKF2Fib1eYdCAVyFWp8Yc29E23472RPtfu0WrQfh4SnavweKN5XjjgnVWA_ON5nWx4G5EYWcY1R7wWjxKTTeUlYOiUqibv8yYxzz/s320/mond+fritto.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fritto misto calamari, gamberi, roasted potatoes, local Cerveteri wine </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOyxnSd6H1lC2JtmJ8JBLjjYWppc7jbVtQk3lkvHuGeExs8WGIAofD2Hhh8vIokX-k0ED-QAzVmzYcsa2demJp2zgKqEYb0X46sS7EsUkw4J4AM1qUDG_tBXECW_UPeuDckMfXb2PxyE4/s1600/mond+diningroom.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOyxnSd6H1lC2JtmJ8JBLjjYWppc7jbVtQk3lkvHuGeExs8WGIAofD2Hhh8vIokX-k0ED-QAzVmzYcsa2demJp2zgKqEYb0X46sS7EsUkw4J4AM1qUDG_tBXECW_UPeuDckMfXb2PxyE4/s320/mond+diningroom.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">main dining area - we are the first to arrive </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Luckily Fulvio knows the area well, having worked for many years as administrator in the local hospital. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He remembered that the locals often went to a place called Da Mondino, hidden inbetween the railway station and an overpass, not a very elegant location but very popular with local business owners for lunch break. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DCHsrZdyzAutyEqve-tdM5rXlOOv5IjuCp3W1752APtopW95X9SPwvPSbBojI4Og_n5qmG0uct0xAploY2SUvCs14i2XXwICjrLjTpivz_IZQpq4oO0FObS-GLVavLkEH3y31dcpYbDM/s1600/mond+overpass.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DCHsrZdyzAutyEqve-tdM5rXlOOv5IjuCp3W1752APtopW95X9SPwvPSbBojI4Og_n5qmG0uct0xAploY2SUvCs14i2XXwICjrLjTpivz_IZQpq4oO0FObS-GLVavLkEH3y31dcpYbDM/s400/mond+overpass.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">view of the overpass, from Da Mondino<br /><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsl0uAzRU2ChkddjR2POQUu-Vy1NTT8y8rOp6DgtModVPsS_XKXgdFya2Tz5g0Bwpwp1edICjvRwcZ-yQI-AlsuV5vtW98lr86761jBuvIbEEXnArEXpDCNLz5ejGqWnMhEuJsN2_9s3r/s1600/firemen.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; font-size: x-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsl0uAzRU2ChkddjR2POQUu-Vy1NTT8y8rOp6DgtModVPsS_XKXgdFya2Tz5g0Bwpwp1edICjvRwcZ-yQI-AlsuV5vtW98lr86761jBuvIbEEXnArEXpDCNLz5ejGqWnMhEuJsN2_9s3r/s400/firemen.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hungry firefighters start to gather </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A large, kitsch fountain could be seen </span><span style="font-size: large;">from atop the overpass, and after a few minutes trying to find the entrance, we pulled into a parking space under the overpass, next to a fire truck. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Passing near the kitchen a whiff of delicious fish told me it was open for business and along with the fire fighters we were the first to arrive.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> In a few minutes an elderly curved gentleman sauntered in and headed to his corner table, greeted warmly by everyone. </span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbQi9IS8OBirOqxp5zX3xialoU5uHDvY9L7eaoxdpclVD7ducQDQ1sCD2Dp4ZvW24SPrf9WaxpOzaPjNLudCkPDu_qUxser4r1mYF4RdBLEkC19O6ZznP7FiDTcqCBiRYwlkVPmiG6W8e/s1600/mond+vintage.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbQi9IS8OBirOqxp5zX3xialoU5uHDvY9L7eaoxdpclVD7ducQDQ1sCD2Dp4ZvW24SPrf9WaxpOzaPjNLudCkPDu_qUxser4r1mYF4RdBLEkC19O6ZznP7FiDTcqCBiRYwlkVPmiG6W8e/s320/mond+vintage.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">vintage details </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The official name of the restaurant is Al Passo del Cacciatore, but everyone knows it as Mondino's, from the name of the owner, originally from Sardegna: Edomondo, shortened to Mondino. </span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZBeV1KU29Qi1rxy4bK8Tc8RA-aDcBvY0-5NmRoVa8pM3DfqzaaKuWAtWggtSlaspS_qiWSZx-Sw-VBh6tYsPcYrhYXPIpwgSAuV_WDxj_Ly6x9gGaSF_kMoF0twH0MAFFwQ689WTn7it/s1600/mond+sign.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZBeV1KU29Qi1rxy4bK8Tc8RA-aDcBvY0-5NmRoVa8pM3DfqzaaKuWAtWggtSlaspS_qiWSZx-Sw-VBh6tYsPcYrhYXPIpwgSAuV_WDxj_Ly6x9gGaSF_kMoF0twH0MAFFwQ689WTn7it/s400/mond+sign.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">trees, fountains and entrance to Da Mondino </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The place quickly filled up and by 1 p.m. most tables were full and the waiter and kitchen staff bustled around, doing what they have done for decades, cooking and serving hearty local dishes. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It was a business crowd on lunch break but they were also interested in eating well, like all Italians. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the tables start filling up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fireplace and door to the kitchen</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mondino's photo hangs over the kitchen door and a battery of well used aluminum cooking pots line the kitchen wall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> His </span><span style="font-size: large;">sons, helped by a very professional waiter, run the place and they have spruced up the unassuming building over the years, adding an events hall at the rear along with a children's play area and fountains. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">green gardens, playground, fountains and magnolia trees </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Great day out, excellent price/quality ratio. We spent 33 euro for an excellent lunch with wine, mineral water and a sorbetto al limone. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">During a series
of cruises along the Adriatic coast I was struck by the beauty and booming tourism in towns of former Yugoslavia, previously part of the great Venetian marine
empire in the 12-18<sup>th</sup> centuries. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"living room" of Hvar-the main piazza </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">just like Italy..... pizza break in lively Koper </td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">The
fortified ports of Zadar, Koper,
Dubrovnik, Kotor and Hvar strung out
along the Adriatic coast are now some of the hottest spots for summer tourism.</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"> Each has its unique
character, history and structure but
they also share lifestyles
and traditions similar to those found here, in central Italy. For example, the use
of the main piazza as the town’s
elegant living room for the
afternoon passeggiata. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">artisans in Zadar offer their wares on the street</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">costumed locals in Koper/Capodistria</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">By studying what our neighbors on the Adriatic are doing -and
have done- in the tourism field, we can discover which mistakes to avoid and which of their best practices to follow. Here are some personal observations and ideas to help increase tourism while protecting the
quality of life for residents and
visitors. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">shiny stone pavements of Zadar</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">I
noticed that public spaces in all these
lively port towns were decorated with street furniture and flowers and, most importantly, there were no graffiti
nor rubbish to be
seen. This pride in their
spotless main piazzas and
streets- such as Dubrovnik’s Stradun- is expected also from visitors. </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">The tourism industry must protect this quality of life which is one of the area’s main attractions, a quality
that the Tuscia Viterbese has in
common with these colorful Adriatic
ports.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Too much popularity
and tourist hoards can be a strain on
ancient historic centers. Hvar town, a
very popular party destination for young British tourists, has had to
impose rules of conduct and stiff
fines (up to 700 euro) to
control unruly behavior . <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">enjoy your stay and obey the rules</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">On the
positive side, thanks to the silent electric
vehicles used for rubbish pick up and deliveries in the pedestrian zones the only noise is the hum of human voices and instrumental music being played at many
a street corner. The piazzas of Dubrovnik , Koper and Zadar resound with classical music played by street performers and buskers
often dressed in local costume. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">musician and salt shop, Koper</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Whether it is a violinist, a guitar trio or Mozart being played on musical glasses, a crowd of people and a pleasant mood are always created. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">The huge crowds of rock concerts are relegated to stadiums outside the delicate
historic centers where amplifiers would be
a danger and unnecessary. </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"> In the port of Zadar even the sea has been
harnessed to make music with the recently
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"> This human scale combined
with beautiful architecture gives
a sense of peace and wellbeing that immediately strikes visitors
coming from foreign cities. This slower
pace and quality of life are valuable
elements which no longer exist in giant cities and suburban sprawl but are still fortunately alive and well in most towns of central Italy. </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"> What answers
can you give to these questions
about your town?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Is the main
public piazza and/or main street still
an elegant public space used for socialization or is it clogged
with cars, speeding <i>motorini</i> or used
primarily for parking? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Are the
ancient, medieval and Renaissance
architectural gems of the historic
center given pride of place? </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Are there green areas and
parks close to the historic
center which are well cared for and used by the residents and visitors? <i> <o:p></o:p></i></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Instead of the Venetian lion seen in all the Adriatic ports, the
area of Tuscia boasts other symbols on palaces and castles: Viterbo’s lion and palm, the heraldic crests that remind us of past Papal domination and the local noble
families -Farnese, Odescalchi, Monaldeschi -who once ruled the area. </span></span></div>
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constructed of grey tufa and peperino and we walk on cobblestone streets instead of shiny Istrian stone. </span></span><br />
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spectacular than the majestic city walls
surrounding Dubrovnik and
Kotor those of Viterbo, Tarquinia and other local fortified towns have yet to be given the attention they deserve . </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
mary jane cryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229545822213640075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529257279200159741.post-88804861378533241002017-08-04T17:13:00.004+02:002018-09-01T19:43:42.726+02:00Welcome to The Painted Palazzo and welcome back to 50yearsinItaly!<span style="font-size: large;">As many of you know, or perhaps suspected due to the prolonged silence, my award-winning blog about lifestyle and happenings in central Italy was hacked or blocked for over a year. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Now the problem seems to be resolved and I will be back with information about happenings, travel tips and tales of life in our wonderful part of central Italy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This forced suspension gave me time to dedicate to a new book, <b>The Painted Palazzo/Il Palazzo</b> <b>Dipinto </b>which came out at the end of May. This is the 7th book I have published about this area known as Etruria and its fascinating history. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Here is the painting commissioned to Kelly Medford which graces the cover. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It is in both <i>English and Italian</i> so a great help for those wishing to improve their second language.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is what the Palazzo Piatti looks like today. You can read reviews and order copies directly from the Books page <a href="http://www.elegantetruria.com/" target="_blank">of my website </a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The book was unofficially presented during the 2 day conference "Fascinazione Etrusca" which took place at the end of May in Capranica and Vetralla. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are the organizers of the successful conference: myself, Luciano Dottarelli, Francesca Ceci and Stephan Steingraber. The photo was taken in front of the double funerary monument of the Anguillara counts, in Capranica's San Francesco church. </span></div>
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Thanks to many talented friends, photographers, artists, translators and contributors who helped to make this new book a beautiful reality. Here is one of the many photos by Venice-based photographer Eva Ohtonen showing the gardens of the painted palazzo, known as the Secret Garden and <a href="http://www.operaextravaganza.com/" target="_blank">Opera Extravaganza</a> which holds concerts there. </div>
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The book tells the story of the Piatti family who had the painted palazzo built and the many connections with the famous sculptor Pietro Canonica. Here is a self-portrait of the artist, taken in his studio, a <a href="http://www.museocanonica.it/" target="_blank">castle like structure</a> located in Rome's Villa Borghese.<br />
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Read about both books on the BOOKS page of <a href="http://www.elegantetruria.com/" target="_blank">my website </a>. Spread the word by liking and sharing on social media.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Easter is only a few weeks away and here in central Italy, in the province of Viterbo, people are already putting together guest lists and menus for Easter lunch and, just as important, for Pasquetta or Easter Monday, traditionally the first country outing of the season.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today we visited two food and wine presentations in Viterbo to try and buy traditional Easter food products: "</span><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Arte e Vino al Museo"</strong> held in the Museo del Colle del Duomo, Viterbo's main cathedral. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Archeoares, the group that manages the Museum, and Symposium wine shop organized an itinerary through the museum with stops for tasting four different wines.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Young servers poured and described the products from the Ciucci biological wine estate <span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">in nearby Orte. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A pleasant and intelligent way to make the museum come alive <span style="font-size: large;"> </span>while promoting the area's excellent products; visitors happily sipped wine and munched on delicious pizza bianca as they enjoyed a stroll through the Museum's two floors s</span><span style="font-size: large;">urrounded by works of art including Etruscan sarcophaghi, gold liturgical cups and even a Crucifixion attributed to Michelangelo. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Although it was a cold, windy day we noticed a buzz of activity and positive vibes with groups of tourists, new shops and new B&Bs as we walked from the Duomo to the Corso.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Inside the former Church of S. Egidio, </span><span style="font-size: large;">Confartiginato had also organized a 3 day exhibit/market of traditional Easter foods "<strong>Degustando la Pasqua"</strong> .</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A dozen producers of local cheeses, wines, olive oil, breads and pizze di Pasqua showed off their wares offering samples, making shopping for traditional Easter foods both easy and fun...and nobody even thought about lunch!</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />mary jane cryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229545822213640075noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529257279200159741.post-22075291723855722192016-02-25T14:59:00.000+01:002016-02-27T12:35:43.124+01:00Living near Papal Palaces: Rome and Viterbo<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In the 1960s
and 70s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lived<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>in Rome<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>around the corner from
the Vatican<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and counted St. Peter’s
Basilica as my parish church. Several extraordinary events<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>happened in those years: the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>election and death<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of two popes<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(John Paul I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>John Paul II) in quick succession and the
shooting of John Paul II in the
Piazza in 1981. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The Vatican/ Borgo Pio neighborhood was always buzzing with brightly
robed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> bishops and cardinals </span>and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>crowds of pilgrims and clergy from all corners
of the world filled the side streets, the religious souvenir shops and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pizzerias surrounding the Vatican <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from Easter until late autumn. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The Vatican <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>post office, the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Library, Museums and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Archives were essential <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>parts of the neighborhood. In those <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> days many people </span>with passes entered Sant’Anna gate <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to shop at the Vatican pharmacy or supermarket and do business at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the (in)famous Vatican bank. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fast forward <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>half a century <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and I find myself <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>living near another Papal Palace, located in Viterbo, where the first Papal Conclave was held in the 12th century . </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Due to
unhealthy and dangerous<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>times in Rome
the seat of the Papacy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>had been<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>moved from the Vatican to this quieter
town<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>when Portuguese pope Pope John XXI <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>died in the collapse of his studio, a group of
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cardinals arrived to elect his successor. But t</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">his election<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> The cardinals<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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from their home countries. In<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
meantime they were wined, dined and housed at the city’s expense. Finally <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Capitano del Popolo, Raniero Gatti, decided to
put an end to this<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>free-loading and had
the group of cardinals closed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">cum clave</i>=with the key, origin of the
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changed at the Papal Palace of Viterbo since then. For centuries <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the palace and church complex were in
disrepair and rarely visited. Now after ten years of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>promotion and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>museum management<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Archeoares, the palace and museum <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>complex count over 20,000 visitors annually making
it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Viterbo’s <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>best known <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tourist attraction. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">This
multi-building <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>site and the historic characters
connected with it come alive during the 45 minute guided <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tours offered by Archeotuscia’s guides, Elena,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sara and others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Besides
the Papal Palace, the Conclave Hall,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
frescoed Gualterio hall and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>newly
opened<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>audio visual room in the tower, tourists
can now explore corners of the Duomo once off limits to visitors : the Baroque
Choir<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and Sacristry as well as the
Museum complex opened in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Holy year 2000.
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Among
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>past visitors were Nathaniel
Hawthorne and his wife Sophia <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>who passed
through Viterbo in 1858. Both of them disliked the town: the waiters at their
hotel cheated them and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>they avoided the
unsavoury San Pellegrino medieval quarter <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>spoke well <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the sunny resting spot at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Papal Palace where they <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>relaxed and sketched the <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>airy loggia</span>
and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fountain. Discover more about early visitors to the Viterbo area in <a href="http://www.elegantetruria.com/book/etruria-travel-history-and-itineraries-in-central-italy/" target="_blank"> my books </a> which are available directly from the website or in bookshops in Italy. Some are also available through amazon.com </span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">More about visiting the Papal Palace of Viterbo can be found on Archeoares website: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.archeoares.it/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.archeoares.it</span></span></a><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">..while Chiara and Barbara greet visitors at the adjacent bookshop </td></tr>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">You are cordially invited to my next presentation, Friday March 4th in Vetralla's Library .</span> <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Storia, curiosità
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<span style="color: #c00000;">More<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>info: Biblioteca Comunale di Vetralla – Via
Brugiotti 41, 01019 Vetralla<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 105%; mso-ansi-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Droid Sans"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">Email:
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mary jane cryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229545822213640075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529257279200159741.post-68042031007578221822016-01-29T14:09:00.000+01:002016-01-30T00:07:13.959+01:00Rome in Winter <br />
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and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>February<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the best months to explore the center of Rome and when the
sun is shining it is always a good<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>excuse to spend the day in Rome.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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surprised<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to find<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>p</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">arrots making a
racket in Piazza di Spagna's palms and the Orthodox church on
Via delle Coppelle gave an exotic touch to the city. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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right at the giant foot at Via S. Stefano del Cacco to make our way
to the magnificent Scuderie, the former stables of the of Palazzo Altieri
restored by Architect Gae Aulenti. Here the Italian Banks
Association ABI was inaugurating a unique library with
10,000 volumes (especially art books) published by Italian banks<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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researchers access to all those expensive volumes commissioned
by Italy’s banks from about 1850 to the present
and used as gifts for the banks’ major clients. Check the </span><a href="http://biblioteca.abi.it/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #993300;">website</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> for information and the online catalogue. </span></div>
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recognize a few volumes picked up over the years at second hand
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crossed the usually crowded Trevi Fountain area and
continued towards Via Veneto. Stopping to
admire the Tritone fountain in Piazza Barberini, I spotted
a memorial plaque dedicated to American journalist Margaret
Fuller who lived in the building during the first years of the
Italian Risorgimento<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Giuseppe Mazzini, Margaret Fuller ‘s articles kept the
American reading public informed of happenings during
the early Risorgimento years (1848-49) and she also coordinated the
nurses caring for the wounded at Fatebenefratelli hospital on
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Fuller is well described in the latest biography "The Lives of
Margaret Fuller " by John Matteson which you can find at the Anglo American bookshop on Via della Vite, near the Spanish Steps. They are also the exclusive agents in Rome for my books. </span></div>
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mary jane cryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229545822213640075noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529257279200159741.post-22541572028320201052015-11-01T22:21:00.001+01:002015-11-10T18:19:53.360+01:00Autumn comes to Etruria<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Funghi porcini are a local autumn speciality </td></tr>
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N<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">ow that it
is November the days are definitely <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>shorter (sunset was 5 p.m. today ) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and the crisp autumn air entices many<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>day trippers from Rome. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>out of town <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>visitors<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>come
to see <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the area’s magical castles and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>medieval villages, to enjoy concerts and
conferences, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pick up a supply of the newly
harvested <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>extra virgin <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>olive <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>oil the area is famous for. Some also come
searching for a house in the area. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">visitors after lunch in Ischia di Castro </td></tr>
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of the bustling Eternal City. </span></span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ingredients and herbs</td></tr>
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batteries and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>relax <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>aching<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>muscles after the olive harvest<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>or a day of mushroom hunting,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
best remedy is to spend<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a few hours <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>soaking in one of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the many hot pools or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">terme</i> that abound in the area. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">map of the Nature Reserve, Lake di Vico </td></tr>
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Bracciano and Bolsena. The <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> "</span>off
season"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> has a special </span>appeal <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for birdwatchers, trekkers and photographers .</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">all to myself.....Riva Fiorita, Lago di Vico </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">vegetarian finger food by Bea Calia at Riva Fiorita, Lake di Vico </td></tr>
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‘s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>illustrated talk<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I Nostri Castelli..Veri Gioelli” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>organized at the Prefecture by
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before the illustrated talk with owners of Castello di Proceno </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">vintage leather chairs with coat of arms of the Prefettura di Viterbo </td></tr>
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Giornate<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Farnesiane” when several <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>castles and noble palaces
connected to the Farnese<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>family<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>were<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stefano Aluffi Pentini prepares for concert in his castle, Ischia di Castro </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the stone wall that cuts the Duomo off from its Baroque choir chapel</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">What a perfect way to end the summer: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with a cruise<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>aboard the luxurious <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Azamara
Quest <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from Nice<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to Athens. </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">It was a working holiday for I was aboard to give <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a series of enrichment lectures about<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>ancient civilizations<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that once
thrived<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the Mediterranean. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">sculptures adorn Livorno market</span></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">At the first
port, Livorno, most passengers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> travel to </span>Pisa and Florence since it is their first time in Italy. We enjoyed staying in Livorno for a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>canal boat tour<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and a visit to the Art Decò market, one of Italy's largest<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. Write "Livorno" in the search box at the top of the page to find the many articles about Livorno and what to visit there.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">art dèco architecture of Livorno market</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sign in Livorno market</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Rain kept
us aboard the ship in Civitavecchia but
many <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>passengers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>went off<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>to Rome and some spent the day cooking <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at Fontana del Papa, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>atop the nearby hill at Tolfa. </span></span></div>
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situation at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Civitavecchia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>has become ugly <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with local police<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>being called in to stop harassing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>visitors at the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cage like “visitors’ center”. </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> Cruisers
and crews are fed up with the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> exploitation and paying for the unnecessary bussing in order </span> to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> take the train to Rome. </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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</span>the port has such a bad reputation and is considered<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>one <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the most "tourist unfriendly" in the
Mediterranean. For more articles about the problems at Civitavecchia, use the search bar. If you have experiences and comments please leave them at the bottom of the page and use the icons to share on social media . </span></span></div>
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Mediterranean <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>itinerary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>continued<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>on to a sunny <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sorrento and then to <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> Messina where<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>we visited <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a lovely <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ceramics shop near the port and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>munched freshly made <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cannoli at the pasticceria <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>near the Duomo. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I Particolari, ceramics shop, Messina</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">arriving in Chania port, Crete</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">tourist carriage, Chania port</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">selling honey at the Saturday market,Chania</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Chania and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Santorini offered sunshine, markets, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>folk dancers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Late departures and overnights in ports makes it possible to see how people live in the different countries after the sun goes down. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arriving at Santorini and the zig zag trail up to Fira town</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the cable car wheel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">plaster casts of 3000 BC furniture </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">blue monkey frescoes (3000 BC) at Thera Prehistoric Museum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">buskers at the Orthodox Cathedral, Santorini </td></tr>
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mary jane cryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229545822213640075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529257279200159741.post-50482187070735945262015-10-04T19:07:00.000+02:002017-08-05T11:54:18.036+02:00Finding Italy in New England<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">typical New England lunch: clam chowder & lobster roll at Fishbones, Chelmsford</td></tr>
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in a while during my<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>50+ years of living in Italy I
get a chance to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>return to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>USA . This <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>my
trip coincided<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with that of Papa
Francesco and while he was having <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meetings with VIPs and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prisoners<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roberta Witts at her art and framing gallery, Chelmsford, MA</td></tr>
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brother and sister-in-law<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I visited<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>numerous small towns <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the rolling hills<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>between Massachusetts and New Hampshire where
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>stopped <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>farm
stalls and antique shops,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ate in local
Italian (and non) restaurants and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>enjoyed
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the first<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>signs of fall foliage, when the trees turn <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bright red and gold. </span><span style="font-family: calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">their first visit to neighboring vineyard</td></tr>
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brother and his wife have no intention of coming to visit me in Italy,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>one of the things I wanted to do was find
some Italian style food and places for them to enjoy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>right in their own backyard<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">. I must say that </span>my
mission turned out quite successfully.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Al Fulchino's winery offers dinners and opera as well as wine </td></tr>
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changed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>since I was growing up in New England,
now<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Italian wine and handmade<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pasta<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>are readily <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>available <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as we discovered during our day trips around <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>picturesque
countryside which <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resembles<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tuscany and my local area -Tuscia, 60 kms north of Rome. </span></span></div>
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</span>of their home we found the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.fulchinovineyard.com/" target="_blank">Fulchino vineyard in Hollis ,</a> N.H. and tasted some of their wonderful wines <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>along with excellent Wisconsin cheeses. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This lovely Tuscan style villa houses the Fulchino Vineyard </td></tr>
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held at the Winery <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which are a great
way<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>enjoy Italian lifestyle without flying over to Italy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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here in Vetralla . <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(</span></span><a href="http://www.operaextravaganza.com/"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">www.operaextravaganza.com</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> )<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Hollis, N.H. we found the Valicenti Pasta Farm where an Italian-Irish couple<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>produce <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>wonderful pasta, ravioli and pasta sauces <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in many different varieties. Valicenti Pasta
Farm sell from their big yellow barn where the perfumes<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of pasta sauces<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fill the air.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They sell their wares at numerous<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>farmers markets and deliver to the top
restaurants in the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>area and in Boston. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Check
their website </span></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_458358848"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;"></span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_458358848">www.</a></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_458358848"></a></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_458358848"></a><a href="http://gimmiespaghetti.com/">gimmiespaghetti.com</a></span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>farm stands <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>along the road <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sell huge varieties of tomatoes and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pumpkins<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>as well as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> mums </span>which are
used to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>decorate cemeteries<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in Italy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Since<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Carrabba's restaurant group had<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>filmed a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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</span>food <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and restaurants were REALLY<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>like so one evening we drove over there for dinner.</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>7p.m. on a Monday <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the parking lot was full, lots of people at
the bar and getting “takeaway” and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> people waiting </span>to be seated<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but when we
left<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at 8:30 pm<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the place was empty!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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up to the kitchen area<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>take a few photos of the chefs preparing
salads (as shown in their TV commercials) the manager<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>told me<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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olive oil and bread <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for dipping
before the meal, the price of wine and the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>tipping.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The food was good<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and since<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>portions<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are so large, doggy bags
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mary jane cryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229545822213640075noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529257279200159741.post-48071185400596921082015-08-30T16:22:00.001+02:002015-11-06T18:00:56.288+01:00Latest Discoveries: Etruscan tombs and Renaissance Frescoes <br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The area of
Northern Lazio<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>continues to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>surprise with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> the </span> recovery of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>treasures lost for hundreds and even thousands <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of years. Thanks to the determination,
generosity <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and professionalism<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of local art historians, archeologists
and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>private groups who<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>give financial<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and technical support,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>many ancient sites and lost works of art
have been recently recuperated<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>adding to Italy's wealth of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">entrance dromos Etruscan tomb Norchia </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">excavating Norchia </td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This week<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Norchia (Vetralla)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and Soriano
nel Cimino<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the spotlight. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">At the
ancient Etruscan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>necropolis of Norchia,
in Vetralla,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>equipe<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>of archeologists<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and volunteers with financial support from Trust
Sostratos <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lorenzo<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Benini<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>completed a second<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>campaign of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>excavations <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bringing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to light<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>about <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>11 pieces <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of funerary art including<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>painted vases and bucchero ware<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>datable from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the 4<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> to the 3<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">rd</span></sup> centuries BC. </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">That these treasures have escaped the pick axes of tomb
robbers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for two thousand years<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is incredible in itself. The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>area on which the necropolis of Norchia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sits<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>is privately owned (a certain Signor Stelliferi)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> and </span> will probably<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>become a future archeological park similar<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to
the nearby<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>privately owned Sacro Bosco
of Bomarzo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">These ceramic
treasures are now being<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cleaned and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>restored<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>before<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>being <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>presented <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the
public <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on September<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>13<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> in the Sala Regia of
Viterbo’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Palazzo dei Priori. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simona Sterpa at the Soriano presentation </td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Simona Sterpa
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is one of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>archeologists coordinating the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>group<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>volunteers, including Luciano Proietti, Rudolfo Neri<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and Mario Sanna of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Archeotuscia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>who were on site <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>digging <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>6
a.m.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>before the August sun and heat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>made work impossible. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Francesca Ceci and Emanuele Ioppolo </td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In Soriano nel Cimino’s historic<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>center<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>another equipe of local <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>art
historians and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>restorers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have brought back<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to light part of a 16<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> century fresco <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>which had <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>been hidden under layers of white paint<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in the tiny<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Misericordia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>church<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>located<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the shadow of the imposing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Orsini Castle. A word of warning for Soriano: a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">rrival and parking are difficult due to numerous narrow one-way streets and hidden parking lots. </span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> explaining the newly found fresco</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">unveiling the fresco </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">crammed in to the tiny chapel </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fresco fragment of Last Judgement </td></tr>
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presentation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>took place yesterday
in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a nearby church, then<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the crowd moved over to the tiny Misericordia
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>chapel to watch the unveiling of
the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>long lost fresco.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">spindle fountain where tyrant DiVico was decapitated </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">16th century organ still needs repair </td></tr>
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</span>bit of panic (one woman<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>threw
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land of great food and great music,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>really
earns this<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reputation <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>during August. For the entire month<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>small towns and large<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>put on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>food festivals<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> / </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sagre</i>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>where trestle tables<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are set up<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>in the main piazza and everyone enjoys <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>traditional food under the stars.</span></span> </div>
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triangle<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>where<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>N. Lazio, Tuscany and Umbria<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meet<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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delight at <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>quality/price ratio. Abundant<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and genuine food <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is offered at a fraction of what <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it would cost to eat out in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>big
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the end of June, throughout July and reach the peak<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
mid August Ferragosto holiday . </span></span></div>
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and pasta with truffles <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>then you can
enjoy one of the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>numerous<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>concerts <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>held <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in
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Castro ) one can<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sit on the original
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After a lengthy restoration the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Castello di Campogiordano<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in Vetralla has now joined the list of "castello di musica" <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> where cultural events are held.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">During a recent visit to the newly
reopened Civic Museum in Viterbo a
series of graffiti caught my attention: they include designs and phrases scratched into the
plaster by a prisoner, one Nicolo, son
of Francesco Bartoli, from the town of
Barchi, near Fano in the Marche.
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"> When the outside wall enclosing the cloister’s upper level was removed and the roof level raised sometime
in the past 200 years, these graffiti
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adjoining church S. Maria della Verità have undergone many changes over the
centuries: they were damaged during the
bombings of World War II, and only
a short time ago, the Museum was closed
down for several years when a section of
the ancient walls collapsed on to the street.
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Finding graffiti in old Italian prisons is common, for the
incarcerated had nothing to do to pass the time and used the walls of their cells as a canvas or diary. Visitors to the Doge’s Palace in Venice and Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome can visit graffiti filled cells and even my small city
of Vetralla counts scores of graffiti in abandoned churches, historic sites and
the building used as a prison, many of which have been studied by local paleographer, Carlo Tedeschi.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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graffiti are particularly interesting for the astronomical scenes
depicting the planets: the moon is in the center and Mars, Mercury and Saturn in outer circles.
There are Biblical scenes of David with his sling, sheep and holding Goliath’s head in a bag.
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the young Nicolo committed to be imprisoned in Viterbo and why he created this
fanciful world full of strange characters such as the enthroned figure in baggy bloomers (King/Pope?) flanked by angels.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Visit the Museum's <a href="http://www.museocivicoviterbo.it/museocivico/index.php/home-mainmenu-1.html" target="_blank">website here.</a><br /><br />More stories and information about<br /> central Italy on my <a href="http://www.elegantetruria.com/" target="_blank">website </a><br /><a href="http://www.elegantetruria.com/books" target="_blank">For books about the </a> area and its history.</span></td></tr>
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mary jane cryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229545822213640075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529257279200159741.post-61704273704733167292015-07-01T18:20:00.000+02:002015-07-01T18:20:38.506+02:00Italy's Summer Festival Delimma<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span lang="EN-US">If you are planning a summer
stay in one of Italy’s beautiful mid-size towns be sure to check the dates of the local summer festival
before booking your flight and accommodations. Many
historic Italian towns celebrate summer with
festivals that draw large crowds
such as Pisa’s Luminara di San Ranieri and Gioco del Ponte which
have been celebrated in mid June for
hundreds of years. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Other towns
like Montefiascone and Vignanello have invented festivals or <i>sagre </i> celebrating
local wine and local food stars at the<i> Cene
in Cantina </i>in my hometown, Vetralla. </span></span></div>
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these festivals produce a
great amount of confusion
annihilating the </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">usual lifestyle of historic </span><span style="font-size: large;">towns. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">The younger crowd looking for lots of action may enjoy the added buzz of a summer festival, but if you prefer more traditional, slower paced living and genuine Italian
lifestyle, organize your holiday stay before or after the festival or book a place distant
from the festival venue in order to enjoy
the festivities and also get a good night’s sleep. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Italian towns cannot</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">compete with the
night life of</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Ibiza or Mykonos yet </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Vetralla’s </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">Cene in
Cantina</i><span style="font-size: large;"> festival boasted </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">4 nights of
</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">rock music </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">blasted by</span><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;">powerful speakers </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">and a strange,
sweet "perfume" wafted through the air </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">from 11 p.m. until well after 2 a.m. </span></div>
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evenings of happenings boasted many food stands cooking up fried foods and selling
alcoholic drinks in medieval piazzas
where local restaurants regularly close
down.</span></span></div>
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quarter San Pellegrino, they wondered: What
do energy drinks and <i>mojito </i>have to do
with medieval Italy? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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at the 10-day festival creates a lot of competition with permanent restaurants offering quality local
fare.. and what about the health safeguards?
During a street-side show cooking, a chef was coughing directly onto the
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and space on the festival calendar to
publicize their association, but in
order to enter the piazza where the
presentation was being held everyone,
including members, was asked to “donate”
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">A mammoth book
stall set up in the main piazza seemed
to be a sign of culture: but after scouring the tables loaded with books and interviewing a volunteer (one of 250 who receive only a free meal and T shirt) I
realized there was a complete <i> absence of books, authors and publications
from and about the Viterbo/Tuscia area</i>. </span></span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"> It was a surprise to see an
entire stand dedicated to Gabriele D’Annunzio’s
Vittoriale located on Lake Garda in northern Italy. This was done to thank a commercial writer whose books have been presented numerous times
at the Festival. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">The city's older
residents, families and sleep deprived working people become prisoners of these summer festivals for they have little access to their neighborhoods and can be seen schlepping their groceries from distant parking areas.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Local tourism
operators, restaurants, B&Bs and artisans who keep the historic center (especially San Pellegrino ) alive all through the year are not happy with the
filth, broken bottles, hooligans and extra garbage produced. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"> Inhabitants and administrators are beginning to realize that concentrating
large doses of festival/culture/action may not be worth the problems created. This year the discussions concerning these noisy
summer festivals have been rife and the idea of sustainable tourism is now being considered.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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guidelines and rules of behavior are
needed to protect the rights of citizens
living in the areas where the festivals are held. Safeguarding
fragile medieval and Renaissance buildings, fountains and piazzas
is another priority.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">historic fountains masqueraded as plant holders</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">massive speakers for a tiny piazza </td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"> The architectural monuments that make our towns and cities so special
should not be masked by garish
carnival rides and plastic flowers. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">A
summer festival that involves high decibel
music should have a proper container: a stadium, a large outdoor space
or theatre not a
tiny, flower filled piazza which serves as an outdoor living room to its inhabitants.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"> Read more about this on my previous blog <a href="http://50yearsinitaly.blogspot.it/2015/06/il-vicinato-my-italian-neighborhood.html" target="_blank"> article. </a> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Your comments and shares are appreciated. What are summer festivals like in your area? </span></span></div>
mary jane cryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229545822213640075noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529257279200159741.post-57919828369198518192015-06-18T18:00:00.000+02:002016-07-09T11:40:44.974+02:00Il Vicinato: my Italian Neighborhood<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">The term <i>"vicinato" </i>indicates not only the physical collection of buildings, piazze and streets that make up a neighborhood, but also the values, the people, the identity and the
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spartaco,Marcella and Dolly</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Il
vicinato</i> still exists in small towns
throughout Italy; an example to
follow to rediscover the joy of being
together and live with a quality of daily life which
contrasts the individualism and egoism so common in the big city. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">view of the piazza del Sole with 1851 wash house</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span lang="EN-US">Il vicinato</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> of Vicolo del Sole, one of the neighborhood communities in Vetralla, includes inhabitants
born and brought up there plus other acquired members who have arrived from far away: Finland, Holland,Tunisia and USA. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US">Together
they take care of the little medieval
piazza that is their outdoor living room and share the joys and problems of everyday life. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marcella takes care of the roses </td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">The cobblestones are swept daily and countless vases and flowers are watered by Marcella and husband Spartaco, while mascot Dolly runs after lizards
and announces any newcomers to the
piazza. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Enzo and Tunisian-born Naila are consulted about flowers and plants
while 85 year old Angelino and Maria pass
the late afternoon on one of the
benches chatting about the old days and traditions, narrating stories of when they were young and worked the fields.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Il vicinato of Piazza S. Egidio waiting for the procession to pass</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">The need to
communicate, socialize and exchange memories is
the main characteristics of the <i>vicinato-</i>here everyone is always ready to offer
help and solidarity when a problem arises.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">What is your <i>vicinato </i>like?</span></span></div>
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<br />mary jane cryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229545822213640075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529257279200159741.post-65904365194177208372015-05-24T20:51:00.001+02:002015-06-11T21:45:31.511+02:00Europe's Best (and Worst) Cruise Ports <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">When planning
a European cruise most first timers book several excursions offered by the cruise
line to be assured they will see all those wonderful places on the itinerary
and not have to worry about being left
behind.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"> Regular cruisers often organize
a group with a local guide or driver and
some prefer to just walk off the ship and explore independently. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Independent
excursions offer advantages but take lots of pre-cruise planning, time, and
computer know-how. The first advantage
is substantial savings: instead of
$70-100 for a 4 hour group excursion, the same sights can be explored for
a few euro on your own using public
transport with a good map and guidebook.
Knowing the language of the port helps too. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sail away from Istanbul aboard Azamara Quest </td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"> The independent travelers leave and return
from the excursion when they want,
without rising early nor being herded in a group trailing
behind a guide. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Over the
years spent as an enrichment speaker on cruise ships and especially after my
latest-and longest- cruise with a ship full of Australians visiting 19 ports in the Mediterranean, Ionic, Aegean and Adriatic
seas, I have noted improvements,
novelties and discovered many new
places. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"> <i>Here is an eyewitness, up to
date and personal view of Europe’s best and worst ports for the independent
cruiser. </i></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Istanbul , Turkey</span></b><span lang="EN-US">–Ships dock right in the heart of the
city, allowing you to independently walk out of the port
area and take advantage of the city’s excellent public transport system. You will need Turkish
lire coins to utilize the metro and for museum entrance fees. Check the Time Out
Istanbul magazine for happenings and Eyewitness Guidebook to Istanbul for
itineraries. Taxi from airport to cruise dock costs about 25 euro.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US">Check out <a href="http://50yearsinitaly.blogspot.it/2011/07/awesome-istanbul.html" target="_blank">this article about Istanbul</a></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">see how people live in Piraeus</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Piraeus-Athens, Greece</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> –Ships dock at the huge Cruise Terminal
in Piraeus where stray dogs wander and the wi fi connection
can often be used by those aboard the ships. Thankfully the infamous taxi drivers have now been organized and are no longer
aggressive and rude. Several hop on/ hop off buses and a mini train (5 euro) are parked just outside the terminal. The
little train gives a good view of the city of Piraeus chugging through the
residential areas, the Marina Mikrolimano
and back to the cruise terminal. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">walking along the seaside of Kushadasi </td></tr>
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dock in the center of town making it
easy to walk off and explore the lively Bazaar, catch a mini bus to the nearby
beaches or share a taxi (60 euro) for the short drive to the magnificent archeological site of Epheseus. Take a leisurely walk along the beach front to the new Hilton Double
Tree hotel and visit the new arts and crafts center built in an historic
tannery.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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center of Old Corfu town and taxis (a
fleet of shiny new black Mercedes) now charge a flat rate of 10 euro for the
drive in/out of town. From the Esplanade park local buses
bring to further parts of the island. Catch the bus to
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Kotor, Montenegro</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> –Only smaller ships arrive to this fascinating
city at the end of a long fiord and they dock right in the center of the walled
medieval city which can be explored on
foot in a morning. There is now a hop on/ hop off bus(full day 20 euro) with an excellent audio
presentation that takes visitors along the fiord to the town of Perast and to
see Roman mosaics then a walking tour of the town. One of the favorite past times for crew members and others
suffering from cabin fever is the hike up
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Civitavecchia</span></b><span lang="EN-US">-Even though this is my home port and I live
nearby I am ashamed to say that it has become
probably the worst port for cruisers who do not have an
excursion booked ahead of time with their cruise line or a private driver and/or guide. If you want the name of a highly recommended local multi-lingual guide, feel free to contact me. </span></span></div>
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passengers and crew are no longer able to walk out of the port at Michelangelo’s Fortress and make the 10
minute walk to catch a train to Rome. Now a port mobility bus “captures”
cruisers and transports them to an enclosed
area several kilometers to the north.
Here without any signage or audio instructions, confusion reigns and
eventually cruisers discover they have two
choices: either walk the long way back, or take a city bus (.80 euro) through the center of Civitavecchia and
then finally, arrive to the railway station. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I asked Alexandra who runs a <a href="http://www.smartcruisetours.com/" target="_blank">tour company</a> in Civitavecchia to explain more about the changes happening at the port, which is the gateway to Rome and central Italy, here is what she told me:</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"</span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Before </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">May 2014</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: large; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> all passengers were required to take a free shuttle from their ship to the </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-size: x-large;">south Port Exit </b><b>(Michelangelo's Fortress).</b> From there i</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">t was an easy 4 blocks walk to the train station or 1-2 blocks to the downtown and market area. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: large; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now you need to allocate approximately 1 hour to go from the ship's pier to the train station</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"> (a little less to the market area).</span></span><br />
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Rome in a day, approximately an hour of precious time (and a huge amount of energy!) is now wasted. Alternatives are to stay in Civitavecchia and check out the market, explore the old center, go to one of the nearby beaches or catch the local
COTRAL bus to Tarquinia to see the UNESCO Etruscan sites (30 minutes) and then take a
taxi back.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"> For <a href="http://50yearsinitaly.blogspot.it/2012/06/civitavecchia-rome-scenic-inland-route.html" target="_blank">other articles</a> about the many interesting sites all around the Civitavecchia area, browse the archives here on 50yearsinItaly (use the Search button at the top of the page) and study <a href="http://www.elegantetruria.com/" target="_blank">my website </a> Elegantetruria, the only one about the area in English.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">You will find the article "Exploring around Civitavecchia" of interest to see what arrival at Civitavecchia port was like in 2011. Now it seems that </span><span style="font-size: large;">the Port Authority is <i>sending away</i> arriving cruisers </span><span style="font-size: large;">instead of helping them! </span></div>
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center of a barren, modern and not very
pleasant city that counts the shopping
mall and bus depot as its main attractions. An ultra modern arts and
theatre complex with Louvre-style glass pyramid
beckons but the only part open to the public during the day is a small museum with an entrance fee of 15 euro- but they accept only local currency.
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tuscia (or Etruria) located one hour north of Rome and a half hour from Civitavecchia port makes a perfect escape from the tourist crowds. We residents enjoy a laid back lifestyle, excellent food and wine as well as peace, calm and the many off beat places such as the well known Sacro Bosco or <a href="http://www.sacrobosco.it/" target="_blank">Monster Park of Bomarzo. </a><br /><br />Nearby are several other sites with strange stone sculptures, fountains and the remains of elegant gardens-often hidden away in the underbrush or valleys. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here trekkers literally trip over the mysterious </span><span style="font-size: large;">monumental </span><span style="font-size: large;">sculptures created in 1990 by a team of stone carvers who were invited to Vitorchiano from Easter Island, far away in the Pacific Ocean.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Other weird and wonderful stone figures date back to the Renaissance and 16th century and were created by native sculptors (or captive Turkish ones??) to awe visitors of local nobility, such as these in a wild setting just outside the town of Viterbo. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In plain sight in the town of Soriano nel Cimino is the Papacqua fountain next to Palazzo Chigi-Albani and its many intriguing stone figures which art critics have been trying to interpret for centuries.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These scary statues are just a few of the many fascinating, little known aspects of the Tuscia area that await visitors, especially artists, anthropologists and those who enjoy the unusual. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For more about these and other mysterious sites of central Italy, between Tuscany and Umbria, check out <a href="http://www.elegantetruria.com/" target="_blank">my website</a>, use the search bar of the blog and read <a href="http://www.elegantetruria.com/books" target="_blank">my latest two books</a> on the area. </span></div>
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10 months many central streets have been blocked to traffic for a
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and shop owners are furious and tourism in general is suffering yet a plethora of
tours and cooking classes are offered at the Tourism Office which is making
the most of the Expo 2015’s dedication
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plenty of areas of the city that are not touched by the renovations but do keep this in mind before booking a hotel in the affected areas. We chose the </span><a href="http://www.hotel-portasanmamolo.it/en/index.html" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Porta San Mamolo hotel </a><span style="font-size: large;">in a quiet </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">cul de sac</i><span style="font-size: large;"> and enjoyed the silence
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people-friendly town has welcoming public spaces such as Sala Borsa, for wi-fi
and a drink as well as cozy bars and restaurants for a meal or an aperitivo. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Grassa” is rightly known for its high quality food shops bursting with
excellent produce. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">A walk through one of the
central markets or </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">one of the </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">norcinerie</i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">is a sensorial delight for whiffs of cured
meats, cheeses and tartufo fill the air.</span></div>
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sensorial delights for the eyes are the courtyards and colors of Bologna’s palazzi in the core of the old city. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sala di Ercole, next to the Farnese chapel,Palazzo Accorsio</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Palazzo Accorsio courtyard </td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">The most
historic part of Viterbo will be a
lively place for the next 10 days thanks to the revived antiques show being held inside the halls of the 12<sup>th</sup>
century Papal Palace, where in 1271 the first conclave (<i>cum clave,</i> with the keys)
forced the cardinals gathered there to elect a new pope after having stalled
for 18 months. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">I have been reporting on the Viterbo Antiques
Fair since its inception 35 years ago, so yesterday’s inauguration was
very much a <i>déjà vu</i> experience . <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">article from 1981</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">reporting on Viterbo show, 1983</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">an elegant table </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giulio Curti (BIC Lazio) and wife, Felice Orlandini (Polizia di Stato) & Fulvio</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I covered the first Viterbo Antiques show in 1980, we waited on
the steps while dealers finished
setting up their stands and the red carpet was being unrolled. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">last minute preparations</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There
was some scurrying also yesterday before the Mayor
arrived to cut the ribbon.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Mayor Michelini cuts the ribbon,with Giorgia of Archeoares </td></tr>
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of exhibitors (43) is about the same as the first editions of the fair and there has been a generational change with many new names and younger faces. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Keeping up with modern times the organizers served f</span></span><span style="font-size: large;">inger food and drinks</span><span style="font-size: large;"> and </span><span style="font-size: large;">local reporters</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">concentrated</span><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><span style="font-size: large;">on snapping pictures of</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">politicians, the bishop and local VIPs rather than the works of art.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Villa San Michele organized the drinks reception</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">The show fills three levels of the Papal Palace and is open to the public on weekday afternoons (from 3 p.m.) and all day on Friday,
Saturday and Sundays. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Thus dealers from
out of town (the majority) have a chance to enjoy the
local amenities which include hot
thermal pools, Etruscan sites, Renaissance palaces and gardens. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">The entrance ticket is also valid for the Museo Civico of Viterbo where you can see masterpieces by Sebastiano del Piombo and an exhibit on the Knights Templars. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1920s-30s ceramics of Raffaello Pernici</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Special
half-price tickets (5 instead of 10 euro) are available to my readers on <u>Friday morning, March 27<sup>th</sup> at 11 am. </u></b></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Meeting place, Papal Palace,
Viterbo.</b></span></span><br />
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mary jane cryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05229545822213640075noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529257279200159741.post-18365420511120543822015-03-11T16:07:00.001+01:002017-08-04T18:15:45.599+02:00Fashion, artisans and historic cafes <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fashionable Roberta De Vito and Fulvio, Piazza dei Priori, Viterbo</td></tr>
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women wearing fur coats for the fashion statement of small town Italy is very conservative. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">historic palazzo on the Corso, Viterbo</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">If the town is Viterbo the pastries will probably come from the newest chic pastry shop <a href="http://www.lecosebuone.eu/" target="_blank">Le Cose Buone</a> or the newly reopened Café Schenardi in an historic palazzo along the Corso.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Since 1492, the</span><span style="font-size: large;"> historic building has been operating in different guises: a bank in the 1500s, an inn where Queen Victoria stayed and even a McDonald’s . UPDATE: the bar has recently been closed down. (July 2017) </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the historic Schenardi cafe,Viterbo</td></tr>
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to celebrate International Womens’ Day,
a group of artisans have set up an exhibit and sale of their handmade wares in the Sala Anselmi, in the center of town. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">I noted some <a href="http://lebamboledilina.it/" target="_blank">lovely hand-made dolls</a> and aprons while the gaudy trinkets and flashy
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"> Rosina Presutti has some good looking bags in waterproof
cotton, velvet, leather and other
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a cute ladybug cotton print tote put me back only 5 euro and her attractive bags are going for 60 euro.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">We are fortunate to have many valid artisans working in our area. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks go to second-generation local blacksmith Angelo Pieracci who creates, from your design or his, unique balustrades, bed heads, curtain rods, door handles, etc. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">This week one of the massive wrought iron armchairs, originally made in Florence in the 1970s, was brought back to life by Angelo with a new wrought iron seat to replace the ruined leather. </span></span></div>
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search is on for the upholsterer who can
transform this 1930s Frau armchair
which has survived three generations
of use. Here is the “before”
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when the ruined leather has been
stripped away and a new (velvet ?) upholstery has been added making
it useful for the next three generations. Suggestions for type and color of covering and upholsterer are welcome. UPDATE : Paola Mattiacci upholster in Vetralla has given a new lease on life to the armchair. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you who are still in the grip of winter cold
and snowdrifts in northern Europe and USA, here is a bit of local color
and Italian sunshine to warm up your day.</span></span></div>
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Hopefully these pictures taken around Vetralla and Viterbo in the past
couple of days will convince you that spring is just around the corner. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Sunday market in Piazza della Rocca with colorful household goods, historic
costumes and a crowd on the museum’s
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in the area here are the upcoming talks
and tours I will be doing in the next couple of weeks. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Friday,
March 6<sup>th</sup></span></b><span lang="EN-US"> at the Prefecture “Tuscia nelle Antiche Carte:
curiosità, valori, ladri” with special visitor Chief Inspector Felice
Orlandini 5 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Thursday,
March 19<sup>th</sup></span></b><span lang="EN-US"> at the Museo Civico, Viale R. Capocci (in front of Porta della
Verità) presentation of latest book “Etruria Storie e Segreti” 5
p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Friday,
March 27</span></b><span lang="EN-US">
-Visit to the Viterbo Antiques Show (we get a discount on tickets)
11 a.m. at the Papal Palace, Viterbo. Train from Rome to Porta Romana station
in Viterbo. Meeting place Papal Palace 11 a.m. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">Just in
case you missed it, here is my <a href="http://www.italiannotebook.com/places/biblioteca-abi-art-books" target="_blank">latest article</a> published today on
Italian Notebook about Rome's newest art library. </span></span></div>
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information see my website </span><a href="http://www.elegantetruria.com/"><span lang="EN-US">www.elegantetruria.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> , blog </span><a href="http://50yearsinitaly.blogspot.it/"><span lang="EN-US">http://50yearsinitaly.blogspot.it</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> or Facebook page<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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