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Storyteller, traveler<br> A travel photo blog NOT a travel guide.
Sharing what I discover on trips Home to Italy that most tourists never see
Be a traveler NOT a tourist!Lee Laurinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05200596679688870668noreply@blogger.comBlogger392125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644069876393769448.post-27370374482302803952021-01-11T10:34:00.003-05:002021-01-11T13:25:05.176-05:00
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Although fresh vegetables are a mainstay in Italian cooking, a vegetarian diet is now achievable with the new book by
Ylenia Sambatti: Italian, Simple Vegetarian.
A lifelong vegetarian, Yle says she learned to cook from Nonna Antonietta, her grandmother. “I loved watching her being fully immersed in making pasta, she had this amazing art for making pasta.
For years Yle has organized travel adventures in Puglia that included food experiences. The increased interest in the regional cooking of southern Italy, led to creating Cook in Puglia cooking school. With a platform to demonstrate farm to table specialties and the increased interest in vegetarian dishes or a healthier diet, she decided to share recipes she has cooked for her family and at her school.
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For years Yle has organized travel adventures in Puglia that included food experiences. The increased interest in the regional cooking of southern Italy, led to creating Cook in Puglia cooking school. With a platform to demonstrate farm to table specialties and the increased interest in vegetarian dishes or a healthier diet, she decided to share recipes she has cooked for her family and at her school.
Thirty easy to follow recipes feature soups, main dishes and even deserts. The ingredients are often already found in your kitchen and the step-by-step instructions are simple and clearly listed.
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After months of cooking at home, now may be a perfect time to follow Yle’s suggestion about cooking: “rethink some ways of living and go in a healthier direction when possible, not a drastic change but gradual”.
Available on kindle at Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RQDM1K6
author contact: info@cookinpuglia.com
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;">Florence</b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">offers a view </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">into the ancient art of </span><i style="font-size: xx-large;"></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>Pietre Dure</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps more familiar are the artistic techniques of mosaic, using small pieces of cut stone or marquetry, applying pieces of wood veneer to form patterns and pictures, but Pietre Dure is celebrated in Florence.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://opificiodellepietredure.it/">The museum</a> </b>is housed in a renovated, historic building that wraps around a central garden. The traditional floor plan was altered exposing a 2 story gallery from the entrance of the museum.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Without the large crowds in other museums, you can enjoy your visit at your own pace. </span><span style="font-size: large;">There was no tour offered and the signage is mostly in Italian. However, in every room there were laminated information sheets for visitors to use as they examine the pieces in each room. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But you may be too busy marveling at the colors and intricate designs on the tables, bowls and vases to read the descriptions supplied. The walls are covered with stone 'paintings'. From a distance they appear to be painted figures, animals and lush forest scenes. But everything is created with very thin pieces of stone that fit together like a puzzle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The second floor </b>houses the ancient machinery and tools that are used to create Pietre dure art. </span><span style="font-size: large;">A film explained the process simply and described how designs are created, patterns made and stone cut to fit <i>exactly</i> into each pattern. T</span><span style="font-size: large;">he museums' <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mzMtVMqf_M&t=8s">You Tube posts </a>gives you close up, color views </span><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.museoliberazione.it/en/">Museo storico della Liberazione</a>, Rome</b> <span style="font-weight: normal;">another unique experience to discover- beyond the tourist sites.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">The museum recording the l<i>iberation of Rome from the Nazi occupation </i>is housed in a non descript apartment building not far from the <a href="https://www.rome.info/basilicas/st-john-lateran/">Basilica of St John Laterna</a>.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Here you will find records of the Italian Resistance in 1944 during the WWII German occupation of Rome 9/11/1943 to 6/4/1944. </span></h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">At this location the SS detained and tortured captured members of the Italian Resistance. Since 1955 the former </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">cells and offices preserve original leaflets, posters and documents that create the record of events during the occupation. Photographs, recordings and some films from this time are on display throughout the museum.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The museum layout uses the original apartment floor plans Your audio guide takes you through the rooms on each of the 3 floors. Tour at your own pace there is much to read and learn </span><span style="font-size: large;">in the 19 rooms. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The rooms on the 2nd and 3rd floors during the time the SS occupied the building, 'housed over 2,000 citizens, soldiers, partisans, who were detained, interrogated and tortured'. </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">1</span><span style="font-size: large;"> In several cells you can see the prisoners faint messages scratched on the walls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Many of the rooms have documents, photos, posters and art work from the occupation. Most of the descriptions and details are in Italian but often there are short notations in English.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Their ultimate fate is listed for many of the detainees. These are all sad rooms. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The museum offered free admission and welcomes donations. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Several books and publications are available for purchase.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Check with the museum on access to the research room and materials.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">museum web site </span><span style="color: #660099; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: none;"><a href="http://www.museoliberazione.it/" style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">http://www.museoliberazione.it/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">1.</span> <a href="http://www.museoliberazione.it/en/information.html">http://www.museoliberazione.it/en/information.html</a><br />
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throughout Italy in the pages of <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Made-Italy-Artisanal-Traditions-Authentic-ebook/dp/B07MZ9CR2X">Made in Italy.</a> <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Part Italian
history lesson, part insider travel guide this compact volume takes your inside
the towns and villages of Italy where traditional handmade traditions flourish.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;">An
award-winning author of Art-historical fiction and writer of a guidebook
series, <i>Authentic Arts </i>guidebooks, Morelli has updated her popular series for the
third time and gives the reader up-to-date suggestions on how to experience Italy
via the people who make the Italian items recognized all over the world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tip of the boot, including the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, this is a
wonderful exploration of towns and cities a traveler will be enticed to add to
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regions. Each chapter includes the
history of an area highlighting the particular handcrafted and artistic items
each region is known for, often detailing how a product is made. In addition, Morelli includes detailed
information on specialty food items, vinegars and wines you can discover on
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Not only <i>shoppers</i>
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Italy by interacting with locals, visiting a studio and leaning about skills
perfected over decades to create items that are truly ‘Italian’. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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filled with mass produced products it is refreshing to find craftspeople creating
stunning jewelry, fine leather goods, pottery, carved wood, nativity pieces for
the Presepe, perfumes from ancient recipes and so much more. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">On your next trip to Italy support a local artist. All the new places you can experience on a trip Home to Italy!</span></div>
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author has compiled a list of recommended artisans and shops, </span><i style="font-size: 18pt;"><b>Artisans of
Italy</b></i><span style="font-size: 18pt;">, available to readers of </span><b style="font-size: 18pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Made-Italy-Artisanal-Traditions-Authentic-ebook/dp/B07MZ9CR2X">Made in Italy</a>, </b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">available on Amazon</span></div>
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a PhD. from Yale, has written for National Geographic Traveler,
USA Today and Italy Magazines and has published award winning novels including <i>The
Gondola Maker</i> and the <i>Painter’s Apprentice</i>. Her new work, <i>The Giant</i>, is </span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt;">available
now.<span class="eop"> </span></span><a href="http://www.lauramorrelli.com/"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt;">www.lauramorrelli.com</span></a><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt;"> all photos are the
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have stoically followed the directives of their regional governments to stay at
home since early March and finally have started to return to what will become the <i>new</i> normal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;">non-essential businesses, hotels, </span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">restaurants, cafes, museums, historic sites and even the Vatican closed. </span><br />
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depending on tourism and critically hurt when the world stopped
traveling, hotels closed, restaurants and cafes only offered take away. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;">Instead of a
palazzo outside of Lecce, <a href="http://www.cookinpuglia.com/on-line-cooking-classes"><b>Cook </b><b style="font-style: normal;">in Puglia</b></a> offers <i style="font-weight: 400;">live</i> interactive cooking lessons via
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prior to the meeting and prepare dishes along with the instructor Yle Sambati from
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appreciation classes with </span><b style="font-size: 18pt;">Michele Passero</b><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> offers 10 live zoom sessions</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">You can learn about wines and how to enjoy
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can also register for Italian conversation classed the will cover travel, food, cinema, music and shopping. The 60 minute classes are kept small, 10 per class and offered in morning or afternoons. Private groups can also be arranged. Contact Yle for all details.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://www.the-beehive.com/">The Beehive</a> in Rome has
been welcoming visitors to the ancient city since 1992.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Expats Steve and Linda offer boutique hostel accommodations near the central train station. This not the typical hostel and appeals to all ages. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The in house cafe is often the site for cooking events and family style dinners during the week. Pizza and Pasta making classes have been offered as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Linda
offers insider tours to share her in depth knowledge of Rome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Ask a local if you want to know about a city, you can learn much more than a tour book ever offers. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Due to the worldwide pandemic the Beehive temporarily
closed, and offered <b>Gift Cards</b> for future stays. </span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;">A </span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">unique program that some other hotels adopted. Guest would prepay for a future stay, helping the beehive with cash flow while the city was closed. When travelers can return to Italy again guests will enjoy a stay during a future stay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">During the closure of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/thebeehiverome">Beehive</a> you could follow cooking lessons by Steve on You Tube. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mbeFirenze/">MailboxEtc #212</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> is accustom to tourists dropping in to ship their treasures home as well as the countless students who study in Florence each year. With the closure of most if not all international study programs in March quickly followed by the suspension of most travel to Italy, the partners found new ways to</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Collaborating with other stores in Florence, Mailbox Etc will pick up the items you select from the online offerings of olive oil, cookies, candies, pasta and other treats package your items and ship them direct to your or as a gift.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">If you cannot visit Italy now, you can
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artisans throughout Italy for visitors to experience how Italian fine products
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<span style="font-size: 24px;">While Italy was closed, Italian Stories brought craftsmen and artisans to world wide audiences through a series of online </span></div>
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numbers of travelers may not return to Italy until later this year. </span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Until we can return to Italy, we can find innovative ways to assist
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The class can be in Italian, English or both languages, informative and easygoing enough that you’ll have fun while you learn. </h3>
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Your instructor will contact you to select the dishes and provide information and shopping list for the ingredients. </h3>
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We also provide classes for healthy cooking, teaching how to cook for Awesome Energy, Italian Vegetarian Cooking and many more food programs. As well as helping you cooking, we also share facts and information about health and nutrition. </h3>
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Classes are run daily, morning and afternoon sessions, based on your taste, necessity and preferred schedule. </h3>
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Find Italian recipes and cooking basics that will build your confidence whether you're a complete novice or a kitchen pro, there’s something for everyone at Cookinpuglia Cooking School. </h3>
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Once you make a reservation, an email is sent to you with the confirmed date of the class, the menu and the shopping list. </h3>
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You can take as many classes as you like: one or even more per week, all at your own pace. </h3>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/TPtiO</div>Lee Laurinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05200596679688870668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644069876393769448.post-85786753267647326982020-04-16T09:22:00.000-04:002020-04-20T10:19:22.831-04:00Italy: Life in Lockdown<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
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ITALY: Life in
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">We have all followed the horror and terror
that has engulfed Italy during the past weeks. The heartbreaking news
updates are hard to read and harder to watch as many people suffer in Italian
hospitals. As of March 10, all of Italy was placed on lockdown. Tourist travel
was halted and locals’ movements were restricted. The initial lockdown period
was extended and could be adjusted to an even later date.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">In order for residents to leave home, they
must carry a document describing the reason they are out: grocery,
pharmacy, medical appointments, to walk their pets. If approached without
proper documentation, people can incur a stiff fine.<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;">A portion of a permission form in Florence</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Changes to the way Italians interact with
each other and the fabric of their social network are challenged when they can no
longer kiss hello, meet their friends for a chat in the piazza, take their
daily passeggiata, men no longer meet at the bar or play cards, and women are
not in the parks watching children play. Will this change Italian life
after the end of the pandemic?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Everyone must wear a mask when out. In the
supermarkets, to keep the number of shoppers at a minimum, shoppers are kept
outside until signaled to enter. They are spaced while waiting to check out and
only when the shopper at the front of the line is finished and has packed their
bag can the next shopper start the process.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Many are facing no work for weeks. The
Italian government plans some assistance in addition to the suspension of rents
and utility bills during the lockdown, but will it be enough for the many
businesses that have been closed?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">It is heart-warming to see entire
neighborhoods out on their balconies singing or even exercising as a neighbor
leads. Often neighbors who play musical instruments will offer a concert. While
reaching out to colleagues and friends who are in lockdown, I found some have
found innovative ways to manage endless days within their homes. Here are just
a few of their stories.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="https://www.kellymedford.com/?fbclid=IwAR27kSwy0poAQmIf41mJpOvAM3z9ZUvBr5XDzDUSMS-cVxSmju1V6RzxDcE">Kelly Medford</a>,</span></b><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> a talented </span><span style="background: white; color: #111111; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Plein-Air</span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> artist in Rome, has worked indoors
since early March. You usually find Kelly creating a new painting from a
street location in any number of Roman neighborhoods or conducting her popular ‘<a href="https://www.sketchingrometours.com/about/">SketchingRome’</a> tours. At the start of week 4, she described life indoors: “It is not
easy. It helps to reach out and be on video chats with friends, send emails,
anything we can do to connect. Online meditation and yoga classes have helped
too.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Kelly took it upon herself to reach out to
others confined to their homes. She offers <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/884457178678603/">free online video drawingclasses</a> several times a week as “a way to help keep everyone’s spirits up.” Each
class covers a different skill allowing students the ability to layer each
skill on the previous class work. The shutdown has encouraged others on her
block to frequent the small food shop in her building. The proprietors wear
protective gear and the patrons enter only one-at-a-time to make their purchases. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">One
concern we each share is, will Italy be the same after this is over? Kelly is
also concerned about the homeless in Rome. If they can no longer beg, how will
they have the money for food? </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="http://www.marisaconvento.it/">Marisa Convento</a></span></b><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, a skilled </span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">impiraressa</span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> (bead stringer) in Venice, shared photos of her
neighborhood near Fondamente Nove. With permission to walk her dog, Toby, she
recounts that you meet almost no locals on the deserted calli. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">On the allowable quick excursions to the market or pharmacy you can
still hear the church bells peal from multiple bell towers. On a normal day,
you would see locals walking, using the vaporetti or meeting friends on walkways now empty
and quiet. Home delivery of meals is not that common, but Marisa says, “a few
food retailers have started an online service.” Home delivery can be
challenging for a city without roads and now without public transportation by
vaporetti.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">To make it even easier, Prontopia is providing a<b> free service</b> to elderly for helping with grocery shopping, running errands and even walking the dog. The service will be free for anyone over 65 years of age and for people with chronic illnesses until the end of the crisis. </span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Venice group
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/TPtiO</div>Lee Laurinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05200596679688870668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644069876393769448.post-87499754237079478332020-01-26T18:05:00.001-05:002020-02-08T16:56:12.926-05:00Rome offers Surprises: You just have to search<span style="background-color: white; color: #000a12; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "bitstream vera sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 32px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 36px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Basilica di Santa Prassede, Rome</span><br />
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I spend my weeks <i><b><a href="http://www.hometoitaly.com/">Home to Italy</a></b></i>, walking the side streets, neighborhoods, cemeteries and markets<br />
I discover in each part of the city I explore. Often a small, plain entrance can offer an amazing surprise and on this day I was not disappointed.<br />
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Walking away from the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore on Via Merulana take the short parallel street Via di Santa. The side entrance (photo above) is easy to miss. <br />
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Since many Italian churches welcome visitors during the hours they are open I followed a few locals and visitors inside expecting the usual rows of seats and dark alcoves along the sides. <br />
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Greeted by the gleam of thousands of mosaic pieces you crane your neck to try to see everything.<br />
There is no tour guide at the entrance but you can purchase on the honor system, a brief brochure within the church. <br />
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The Interior reminded me of the mosaic work in <a href="http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/rome-santa-maria-in-trastevere">Santa Maria Trastevere, Rome</a>. Impossible to estimate the number of tiles used even in one picture but in an entire ceiling it may be many thousands. The stunning pictorials and patterns instead of frescoes or oil paintings is a startling change from the other churches in the city.<br />
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Sadly I arrived shortly before the church closed for lunch! </div>
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On my next trip to Rome I shall return with more of the church history and information on each of the stunning mosaic scenes. You may find that the art is captivating, the clarity of the figures change as you walk closer. </div>
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fldOMpl-lTI/Xi4g6gGVVGI/AAAAAAAAUZQ/QJFY_y93vYsvxlB5zHGlZ5LqLbUq3Jx5wCEwYBhgL/s1600/DSCN0782.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>"<i>A church near this site was present since the fifth century, but the church in its current place and general layout was commissioned by <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Hadrian_I" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Pope Hadrian I">Pope Hadrian I</a> around the year 780 to house the relics (bones) of <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Praxedes" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Saint Praxedes">Saint Praxedes</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_language" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Italian language">Italian</a>: S. Prassede) and <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Pudentiana" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Saint Pudentiana">Saint Pudentiana</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_language" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Italian language">Italian</a>: S. Pudenziana), the daughters of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Pudens" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Saint Pudens">Saint Pudens</a>, traditionally <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="St. Peter">St. Peter</a>'s first Christian convert in Rome." </i></div>
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"The church was built atop of the remains of a 4th-century ancient Roman Thermae, privately owned by the family of Pudentiana, and called <i>Terme di Novato</i>.<sup><span style="color: #001001;"> </span></sup> The two female saints were murdered for providing Christian burial for early <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyr" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Martyr">martyrs</a> in defiance of Roman law. The basilica was enlarged and decorated by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Paschal_I" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Pope Paschal I">Pope Paschal I</a> in c. 822.</div>
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Pope Paschal, who reigned 817-824, was at the forefront of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolingian_Renaissance" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Carolingian Renaissance">Carolingian Renaissance</a> started and advocated by the emperor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Charlemagne">Charlemagne</a>. They desired to get back to the foundations of Christianity theologically and artistically. Paschal, thus, began two, linked, ambitious programs: the recovery of martyrs' bones from the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catacomb" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Catacomb">catacombs</a> of Rome and an almost unprecedented church building campaign. Paschal dug up numerous skeletons and transplanted them to this church. The <i>Titulus S. Praxedis</i> was established by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Evaristus" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Pope Evaristus">Pope Evaristus</a>, around 112.</div>
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The inscriptions found in Santa Prassede, a valuable source illustrating the history of the church, have been collected and published by Vincenzo Forcella.</div>
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The church contains the oratory of San Zenone.</div>
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The church provided the inspiration for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Browning" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Robert Browning">Robert Browning</a>'s poem "The Bishop Orders His Tomb at Saint Praxed's Church."</div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/TPtiO</div>Lee Laurinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05200596679688870668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644069876393769448.post-34012686467504652872019-07-10T23:37:00.000-04:002019-07-12T13:27:33.704-04:00Pugatory: a small museum to the Souls in Purgatory<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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Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory</h2>
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Located in the <a href="http://chiesa%20del%20sacro%20cuore%20del%20suffragio/">Chiesa del Sacro Cuore del Suffragio</a> a small Roman church just past the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castel_Sant'Angelo">Castel Sant' Angelo</a> is a one room 'museum' to the Souls in Purgatory.</h2>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A small mention in <i><a href="https://www.wheretraveler.com/">Where Traveler</a></i> magazine peaked my interest to visit this museum that is off the beaten path </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">in Rome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Visiting a museum devoted to physical evidence of possible contact with the souls who 'await entry into heaven, offered a</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">glimpse into the world beyond the end of this life and a little of the supernatural.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You may walk past <i>Chiesa del Sacro Curore del Suffagio</i> if you are not looking carefully. Standing across the street </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">you can appreciate </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">the lovely exterior.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The interior is small and during my visit, very quiet and not well lit. The room housing the artifacts is off the right aisle and towards the alter. Although there was an employee at a desk in this area, no information was offered. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Details for this post is attributed to online sources. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-size: large;">"Let us pray for the souls in purgatory", a remembered part of general prayers during mass. Prayers from those still on earth are designed to hasten the assent to heaven for </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">souls atoning for sins. "Apparently purgatory is not mentioned in the bible although All Soul's day is celebrated each year on November 2nd." </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Dating from the 11th century, the concept of a holding area for souls prior to going to heaven, was perhaps an encouragement to live a good life so you would go directly to heaven. </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The tangible exhibits of 'messages from beyond the grave' allows your imagination to explore the possibility of the life beyond.....</span><br />
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French priest Fr. Victor Jouet is credited with his mission to find physical proof of the existence of purgatory and to establish this 'purgatorial museum' in 1917. <a href="http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/museum-holy-souls-purgatory">more information. </a> <br />
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The small number of exhibits are an assortment of 'burned' prayer books, a table top, clothing and other items that might substantiate the belief that souls are attempting to contact loved ones. <a href="https://purgatorysouls.blogspot.com/p/romes-purgatory-museum.html">click</a><br />
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There is a detailed description of 10 exhibits in an article titled Holy Souls, no author listed. Find photos and descriptions <a href="https://purgatorysouls.blogspot.com/p/romes-purgatory-museum.html">here. </a> https://purgatorysouls.blogspot.com/p/romes-purgatory-museum.html <br />
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Several of the more striking descriptions are 7a (photo at top of this page) ascribed to be the hand print of the deceased Fr Panzini left on November 1, 1731 on the table used by Mother Isabella Fornari, abbess of the Poor Clares of the Monastery of St. Francis in Todi.<br />
Exhibit 9 claims to be the finger prints of Joseph Schitz (deceased) after touching the prayer book of his brother George on December 21, 1838. <br />
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Museum is free but donations are welcome. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18pt;">Walking the lanes and streets of charming Italian villages or the larger
avenues of major Italian cities, I can experience Italian lifestyle from ground level. To appreciate the scope of the city and the
surrounding countryside you must <i>climb</i>. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18pt;">While Italian towns
usually have a major church, some include a bell tower, other towns may have
the remains of a fortress with surviving watch towers that offer</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18pt;"> a panoramic view from above the roof tops. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Climbing a tower can afford a 360 degree view that is often obscured when exploring from ground level where the streets may wind around natural contours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tourists may recognize the leaning <a href="http://www.towerofpisa.org/" target="_blank">tower in Pisa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giotto%27s_Campanile" target="_blank">Giotto's tower</a> in Florence, the roof of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter's_Basilica" target="_blank">Saint Peters</a>' in Rome, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan_Cathedral" target="_blank">Milan's cathedral</a> roof top and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mark%27s_Campanile" target="_blank">St Mark's Campanile </a>in Venice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To avoid the line to enter the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mark%27s_Campanile" target="_blank">Venice Campanile</a>, there are other options that are open to the public and offer a 'view'.</span><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">A View of the Grand Canal for Free:</b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The roof top view overlooking the grand canal from the top of the former post office near the Rialto bridge, </span><span style="font-size: large;"> <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fondaco_dei_Tedeschi" target="_blank">Fondaco Dei Tedeschi</a></i>, (<a href="https://www.dfs.com/en/stores" target="_blank">DFS</a>) is one option. Centrally located and free (as of my visit in 2018) you reach the roof via an elevator!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I must have passed this multi storied building many times without realizing it had been transformed into a unique shopping experience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On-line </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fondaco_dei_Tedeschi" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">historic data</a><span style="font-size: large;"> dates the building from 1228 and rebuilt in the 1500's after a fire. The four story building surrounds an inner courtyard, which now has a glass ceiling. An original fireplace and a well can be found on the first floor. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The DFS store brochure and <a href="http://where-venice.com/">where-venice.com</a> added more details on the buildings' past. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Over the centuries the building was a palace, warehouse and later a market. The ground floor water access would have given the building easy access to the merchants who traded here. Higher floors were apartments for merchant families..</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The store is filled with wonderful high end fashion items, cosmetics and gift ideas. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Enticing displays along the wide corridors on each floor only suggest what additional items are found in the rooms of </span><span style="font-size: large;">designer fashions beyond. Black suited </span><span style="font-size: large;">sales staff are close by to assist all shoppers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">All of the sales staff I met spoke English and were helpful and attentive even if you do not make a purchase. You must ask for an English version of the free brochure, available at the information desk. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The large, open space on the first floor originally was a courtyard with access to the canal via the large arched doorways.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today the first floor offers a restaurant with table service as well as the amazing view up to the top floor. There is a small coffee/cake location on one side of the atrium. Tables surrounding the restaurant are filled with unique and colorful gift items or souvenirs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Visits to the terrace are free but are limited to 15 minutes. The number of visitors for each time slot are controlled and guests must reserve a time online or at the computer stations on the 4th floor. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Bring your confirmation with you on your phone or a printed copy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was a large group waiting in the events area prior to being allowed on the terrace. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The line moved quickly to climb up to the terrace. After a few minutes there were breaks in the crowd taking selfies, so others could finally enjoy the novel view. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is a 360 view of the roof tops in the city and with the use of a telephoto lens or later photo enlarging, you can see details of many of the other buildings in the city.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">If your trip does not allow enough time to book a terrace visit, there are some hotels, palaces and museums that can also offer great views as well as a peek into what life was like hundreds of years ago. Let me know what your favorites are.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Although there are many towers listed for Venice, not all of them allow visitors. Check online to be sure they currently </span><span style="font-size: large;">allow visitors and what the entrance fee may be:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://veneziaautentica.com/scala-contarini-bovolo-venice/" target="_blank">Scala del Bovolo</a></b>, stairway to heaven, is off <a href="https://www.monument-tracker.com/en/guide/2169-campo-manin.html" target="_blank">Campo Manin</a>. Winding your way to the top of the building exposes more and more of the city until you have a view of rooftops and churches as well as St. Mark's Campanile. This is an easy climb, one of my favorite experiences.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The <b><a href="https://www.european-traveler.com/italy/enjoy-best-views-of-venice-from-san-giorgio-maggiore/" target="_blank">tower of San Giorgio Maggiore</a> </b>offers a view towards San Marco and the waterfront of Venice. You will find fewer tourists on this island and an excellent way to avoid the line at San Marco.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The island of <b><a href="http://reidsitaly.com/destinations/veneto/venice/sights/torcello.html" target="_blank">Torcello</a>* </b>has a tower in the small central square. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Reid's Italy* has </span><span style="font-size: large;">a good description of this tiny island. Always check online for current times the tower may be open.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Major <a href="http://www.davestravelcorner.com/journals/destination-europe/the-4-bridges-crossing-the-canal-grande-in-venice/" target="_blank">bridges</a> crossing the Grand Canal can offer a view without the climb. </span><span style="font-size: large;">The top of the </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponte_dell%27Accademia" target="_blank">Accademia</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">bridge and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rialto_Bridge" target="_blank">Rialto</a> bridge are popular photo stops, but </span><span style="font-size: large;">often the crowds do not let you linger very long. The newer (2008) Ponte della Constituzione or Ponte di Calatrava a Venezia</span><span style="font-size: large;"> linking Piazza Roma and the Ponte degli Scalze in front of the train station. The latter is the first opportunity for tourists to experience the sweeping view of the canal after arriving by train.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So much to see. Only a few days in Venice is never enough time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">When you
think of Venice, the first thought may be the iconic gondola ride along the
grand canal or on one of the quiet canals traversing the many islands that make
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">You can enjoy watching
the approximate 400 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>glossy black
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Insider</a>. An official clothing store at the foot of the Rialto bridge, </span><a href="https://emilioceccato.com/en/" style="font-size: 14pt;">Emillio
Ceccato</a>, <span style="font-size: 18.66px;">is where you can purchase </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">authentic items. When a number of gondoliers are clustered together, sight site is photo worthy!</span><br />
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<o:p><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.97px;">On an earlier visit to Venice, Elizabeth Rainer, one of the three contributors to ‘My Pretty Venice’ a guide to finding Venice artisans and experiences (</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">ISBN-10<b>:</b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.97px;"><span style="float: none; list-style-position: outside; overflow-wrap: break-word;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">8873017746</span>),</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.97px;"> introduced me to several of the artisans/shops included in the guide. One of our stops was near the </span></o:p><o:p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.97px;">Rialto Bridge, S. Polo, # 60, to learn about the shoes sometimes called gondolier slippers or</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">le</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">furlane. </b></span></o:p><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Finding limited information about le furlane on line, some of
the history is described on the web site for </span><span style="font-size: 18.66px;"><a href="http://www.piedaterre-venice.com/en/">Piede a Terre</a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">. The following is from parts of their web site: </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">'As a result of the poverty and lack of
employment just after WW II, the area of Friuli, north of Venice, began
recycling old bicycle tires and jute sacks formerly used for seeds and grains.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tire soles were waterproof and
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">It is not difficult to imagine women sitting in their homes homes producing slippers and using t</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">he proceeds from the sale of this simple product to supplement the family's income. </span><br />
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fabrics or bring your own fabric to have a pair custom made.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">On this return trip to Venice I wanted
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they were not <i>made in Italy</i>.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><br />
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have been plying the waters around Venice for centuries</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">After the introduction of the faster, motorized vaporetto, the need to use a gondola to travel the canals
was reduced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There may still be some privately owned
gondolas (Peggy Guggenheim enjoyed a private boat and must have had her own boatman) but you find
most of the 400 +<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>remaining gondolas
offering the unique experience to visitors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">If you are brave enough to cross
the grand canal standing up in a Traghetto with several other passengers, your
experience may be somewhat different. Not on my list of travel experiences.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">To maintain and repair the working gondolas in Venice, </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;">there are a few remaining squeri (boat yards). N</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;">ew gondolas are built by hand and can take approximately 2 months to construct, involving 8 different types of wood and assembling over 200 pieces! (see <a href="http://veniceinsider.com/">Veniceinsider.com</a>) </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">You can view the squero from across the canal. If you are there at the right time you may see a boat returning to the water after a repair. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/1leelaurino/videos/10156383359683252/?t=2">click here</a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18.66px;">The career of gondolier is usually handed down from father to son over the years.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 18.66px;">First, a candidate must pass tests for rowing and swimming before continuing to the formal gondoliere school, a course lasting up to 18 months. Gondoliers must know the history and geography of Venice as well as speak sufficient English. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18.66px;">Exams must be passed before a student advances to a <i>substitute gondolier</i> assigned up to a year as a traghetti di parada, the cross canal passenger boats. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18.66px;">Gondoliers had been a male only profession until 2010 when Giorgia Boscolo, the daughter of a gondolier, passed the exam. Again <a href="http://www.veniceonline.com/">Venice Insider</a> was my source for this information but several other articles have been published. Chiara Curto has also been authorized to use a sandolo: smaller and flatter than a Venetian row boat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18.66px;">When you visit Venice try to notice the unique design of the asymmetrical gondola and how the gondolier stands to one side. With practiced strokes the boatman can maneuver the 35+ foot long gondola around corners, around other boats and close to a stairway to embark passengers. </span><br />
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Perhaps the best known book store in Venice is <a href="http://www.cookiesound.com/2013/12/the-most-interesting-bookshop-in-the-world-libreria-acqua-alta-in-venice/">Liberia Acqua Alta</a> where a gondola is the center piece.</div>
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/TPtiO</div>Lee Laurinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05200596679688870668noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644069876393769448.post-65409942829542513332018-12-29T18:06:00.001-05:002019-01-08T09:53:09.166-05:00Italy: Tivoli Villa d'Este in the rain<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span id="goog_783317212"></span><span id="goog_783317213"></span>Traveling does not always have sunny days................</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Often your schedule may not be that flexible or allow you to 'go another day'. </span><span style="font-size: large;">You may plan a museum day if the forecast is rain </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is an easy train ride from either <a href="https://www.rome.net/roma-termini-railway-station">Termini</a> train station or <a href="https://www.raileurope.com/place/roma-tiburtina">Triburtina</a> and takes approximately an hour. No other passengers clutching tour books or maps, just a few day shoppers and lots of students.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Signage to the villa is sparse. After you exit the train station take the bridge across the river and head uphill. Having no map and not finding the tourist office, I used google maps and as usual was taken on a wild ride. However, I did see some charming parts of the town that will have me returning for another visit when it is not raining! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The ticket office hall leads you to the courtyard. On the opposite side you will find a small room to store bags/coats etc while you hike the garden. The friendly woman behind the counter did not ask for any fee as I took the key from the locker I had put my back pack in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She reminded me the closing time had changed since this was the first week of daylight savings and we had a chat about reading. Since I speak very limited Italian it was very kind of her to spend any time chatting but she enthusiastically told me how much she enjoyed the author she was reading. The small joys of interacting with Italians.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You must go to the ground floor (basement) to access the garden.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">There are several verandas and patios off the villa that offer a view of the treetops and some of the water art. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With no directions on which exit to use I took the elevator to a lower floor where I found a door that led to the stone terrace and more flights of stairs to lower parts of the garden. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are fountains everywhere! There is rushing water playing music whenever you near a fountain. The gardens go on but I may have only seen a small portion after a few hours. Navigating the slippery steps and landscaped inclines became an effort after a few hours in the downpour. The sound of all the rushing water battled with the many fountains and waterfalls. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The hundred fountains stretched across the front of the villa.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After my great experience with <a href="https://prontopia.com/" target="_blank">Prontopia</a> in Venice and Florence I requested a local to help me to explore the city by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams_in_Rome" target="_blank">tram</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are a </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">number of options for traveling from one part of Rome to another: metro, the extensive bus system, taxis and walking (for me up to 5 miles). </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Available in most major cities, the Hop on Hop off bus can take you near most of the major sites. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">I avoid the bus unless I know the number of stops to my destination or find a bus that terminates at my destination. Too difficult from a crowded bus to see the street signs to prepare to exit a crowded bus calling out permesso!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But the <i>green metal trams</i> that you find outside the Termini,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> train station, have been a mystery and on this trip I planned a <b>tram </b>adventure. "The history of trams in Rome dates from 1877 with horse drawn trams.</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Electric trams followed and by 1905 there were 17 tram lines."</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">1 </span><span style="font-size: large;">The same Wikipedia article lists details of the numbered tram routes to identify the start and end of the route.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since it was already dark when Bess met me at my hotel (you pre-arrange where to meet your local) we decided to walk/talk and have an <a href="https://www.walksofitaly.com/blog/food-and-wine/aperitivo-in-italy-what-it-is-and-how-to-enjoy-one" target="_blank">apperotivo</a> so I could spread out my well worn paper map and ask about the tram routes that would show me parts of Rome that tourists might never find.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bess quickly gave me the <a href="https://www.rome.net/tram" target="_blank">web site</a> and app (there is always an app) for the tram routes. What the web site would not offer was information from a local on which tram would take me to a local market, a neighborhood that tourists don't explore and an alternatives for traveling around Rome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next day with a copy of the tram <a href="https://www.rome.net/tram" target="_blank">route map</a> I started my adventure with the route from termini to <a href="https://www.italyguides.it/en/lazio/rome/parks-and-gardens/villa-borghese" target="_blank">Borghese Gardens</a> and a</span><span style="font-size: large;">t the Vatican. Since it was not rush hour I had a seat for the entire trip. Tip: sit on the right side of the tram to be able to read the tram stop signs so you can track your route. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Warning, this is a slow ride but totally enjoyable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The metal cars clank on rails embedded in the pavement with metal antenna tethered to the electric wires overhead. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">As pedestrians run in front of a tram trying to avoid waiting for them to disgorge passengers </span><span style="font-size: large;">and take on more, the warning bell sounds reminding</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> me </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">of a kiddie ride at an amusement park.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A tram travels more slowly than the bus and allows you to view </span><span style="font-size: large;">the street scenes you pass that are not listed in a tour book. In the older tram I felt as if I were in perhaps the 1950's. You have a glimpse from your window of life in Rome and if you have the inclination you can hop off and explore. I used a multi day transportation ticket that was good for trams, buses and the metro. Another piece of information Bess shared with me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My second day 'traming' was not as successful. I traveled to one of the markets Bess suggested and planned on continuing to</span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://wikitravel.org/en/Rome/Trastevere">Trastevere.</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> Not paying enough attention I took the tram in the wrong direction. Not a disaster since you can disembark and take the correct tram. I also took the tram to the biggest cemetery in Rome, </span><a href="http://rometour.org/cemetery-verano-rome.html" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Cimitera del Verano</a><span style="font-size: large;">. FYI returning to Termini required a change of trams just as the commuters started to fill the cars. But a trip to the cemetery is well worth the effort and you can walk from the Termini as well. The tram drivers are totally separated from the passengers so there is no opportunity to ask for assistance. Ticket validation machines are inside each car.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Other tram options:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I saw online there may be companies offering evening tram tours that include dinner and one that offers Jazz as well! tramdinnerjaz.com and https://www.tourinrome.com/rome-tour-in-tram/ I do not represent either company and can not confirm tours are still available.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">Until I read
about the benefits of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">booking a local</i>
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I thought I could easily manage on my own and had no need for a guide.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>After all
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program.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The concept of locals
interested in meeting travelers from other countries and sharing their knowledge and love of their city, would offer an opportunity <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>to ask questions and have an experience that I
could not replicate on my own. <span style="margin: 0px;"> At </span>the
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visit.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></b><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Finding a map of Venice with ‘street’ names, identifies the location of churches, points of interest, museums etc is not always easy.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><br />
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more than 100 islands, 400 bridges and 170 canals </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">1</span><span style="font-size: large;"> that often do not have signs, is a challenge. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>A
veteran of many trips to Venice, my paper map continues to help me with the
never-ending turns and twists that are the charm of Venice.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Sometimes a route may literally end at a
stone wall.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>You back track and try a
different turn and can be rewarded with a vignette of daily life in the city: a
soccer game, laundry day, the daily sweeping and washing of the front step or
an animated chat with a neighbor.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>All
this is what makes me love Italia!</span></span><br />
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Lucia train station</span></a> to the tranquil garden setting in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castello,_Venice"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Castello</span></a> sestieri
(neighborhood),<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Venice is an immersions
of sites, sounds, smells and tastes that calls me back every trip <span style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://hometoitaly.blogspot.com/2018/08/art-in-cemetery-of-holy-gate-in.html"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Home
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in Venice to meet me at the train station and go with me to my hotel.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Meeting at the busy train station was a
small challenge since there were hundreds of people milling around or waiting
for a vaporetto.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Describing myself as
short and wearing all black did not distinguish me from half of the large
crowd. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>We quickly located each other
as two people <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>talking with each other only
a few feet apart!<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>You immediately like
Eloisa.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Her bright smile and energy are
genuine.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>And we did not have to rely on
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fewer bridges and taking back passageways we arrived at the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="file:///C:/Users/User/Desktop/fondamenta%20zattere,%20venice"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Fondamenta
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water to the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giudecca"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Guidecca</span></a></i>.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>This quiet area, away from the crowds that
can make Venice seem like a theme park, is often filled with only locals going
to the post office or the supermarket that are located here.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>You may be tempted to just sit in one of the
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">During our walk I peppered Eloisa with questions on where to
find <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">solo-friendly cafes</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the boats to some remote islands in the
lagoon</i> and the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">shop selling fashions
created by inmates at the local prison</i>.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>She quickly gave me suggestions and
answers.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>One of her suggestions was an
interesting restaurant frequented by students, that would be near my
hotel.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The restaurant was closed that
day, so we continued to nearby <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campo_San_Barnaba"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Campo San Barnaba</span></a>
passing a Tea shop that I would visit later in the day. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>In the Campo we found many outdoor cafes,
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">Stopping in one of the cafes, with a map of the entire
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">Eloisa identified neighborhoods that were not well known to
tourists and suggested walking routes to visit the Jewish Ghetto and the area
beyond the Public Gardens.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>So much to
see in only a few days.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>However, the few hours with Eloise saved me
from wasting time visiting the constantly busy tourist office to request the
information she shared.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Without her
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">The time spent with Prontoipia was so enjoyable it is hard
not to instantly consider the locals you meet as friends!<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Far more than a guide service, I decided to book
a Prontopia local when I stopped in Rome, later in the month!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">If you want to know about a city you are told to ask a
local!<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Even better book a local with
Prontopia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">I have to disclose that my app skills were greatly lacking to make my first appointment. Thanks to Ilaria Nardone, Italy Marketing & Recruitment manager for Prontopia the app was linked to my credit card and I received a one on one tutorial on how to book a local. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"> Ilaria was available any time I ran into a problem (which was often) and assured my bookings were placed correctly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">I want to thank Shannon Kenny for inviting me to try the Prontopia app during my trip Home to Italy. The opinions in the post are my own.</span></div>
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Shannon Kenny</b>, launched Prontopia in April of 2017 with the help of
engineer Davis Brimer. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Shannon had
divided her time between California and Italy throughout her professional
career as a historian and social entrepreneur since 1997.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The business plan for Prontopia includes the
mission:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Prontopia is a public Benefit
Corporation committed to cultivating human rights awareness through global
connectedness and human understanding.<span style="margin: 0px;">
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</span>Through purposeful grassroots action, we help travelers, locals, and
communities arrive to a better place without delay.</span></span></span></div>
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I almost missed this news since I have been traveling for months but if you go Home to Italy via Rome you can now take a direct train to the airport from a few cities without a stop/change in Rome!</h2>
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<a href="https://www.thelocal.it/20181120/italy-frecciarossa-fast-train-rome-airport-to-venice" target="_blank">Article is from The Local IT</a> I can not wait until they have a direct train to Milan's airport! No more changing trains in the city....</div>
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Starting on December 18th, Frecciarossa fast trains will connect the capital's main Fiumicino airport with Florence, Pisa, La Spezia, Genoa and Venice.</div>
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There are<span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: yellow;"><i>plans to introduce similar services to and from Milan's Malpensa airport from 2019</i></span><i>, <a href="http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2018/11/20/new-high-speed-rail-link-connects-rome-airport-venice_0392ba24-d5ff-4cee-b446-537338f8aaa3.html" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">said</span></a> the director of the Italian state railway company,</i></span> Gianfranco Battisti, as he unveiled proposals on Tuesday for a "great integrated transport network" between Italy's airports, train stations and ports."</div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/TPtiO</div>Lee Laurinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05200596679688870668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644069876393769448.post-74021640990725110092018-08-11T17:30:00.000-04:002018-08-29T21:45:38.010-04:00Art in the Cemetery of the Holy Gate in Florence, Italy<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><a href="https://virtual-journeys.com/en/italy/florence/basilica-di-san-miniato-al-monte-and-the-cemetery-of-the-holy-gate" target="_blank"><span id="goog_1099838476"></span>Cemetery of the Holy Gate<span id="goog_1099838477"></span></a></i></span><br />
<i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Located next to the church <a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/florence-churches/san-miniato.html" target="_blank">San Miniato al Monte.</a></span></i><br />
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Italy is packed with art and the city of Florence, Italy is no exception. Major museums display and protect some of the most famous paintings, tapestries and sculpture. <br />
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Sculptures can be found outside of formal institutions. You can view sculpture in a public piazza, as ornamentation to a building or even in private homes.<br />
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The artists creating grave memorials do not restrict themselves to crosses as I discovered in the three cemeteries I recently visited. <br />
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On this visit I climbed the hill to San Miniato al Monte to find the entrance to the Cemetery of the Holy gate to the left of the Church. Check times and days open on line.<br />
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<b>Angels</b> have always been my favorite. The mystery of how wings are attached to the statue or more amazing, how they might be planned as part of the block of marble keeps me searching for every angel in the cemetery. When in Rome be sure to visit the <a href="http://hometoitaly.blogspot.com/2018/07/finding-marble-angels-in-italy.html" target="_blank">English Cemetery too.</a><br />
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In addition to wings the artists have created <b>drapery</b> (robes and clothing) that appears soft as it folds around a figure. Perhaps the most arresting features can be the <b>facial expressions</b> that convey such intense emotion. Perhaps my favorite tomb in this cemetery, is in a more remote location and you come around the corner to find her weeping. <br />
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What is missing for most of the monument art is the name of the artist. The family name is on most stones and usually the name of each interned but few stories about the occupants or the artist.</div>
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Perhaps one of the most discussed stories is that of <b>Antonio and Maria</b>. You see the 5 foot figures as you enter the main part of the cemetery and the white stone glows. What happened to these two young people? Their stone says they passed within 2 months of each other. Were they just married or were they brother and sister who their mother wished them to be together. This story needs to be researched and the on line information verified. Whatever the background, I felt sad when visiting them. <br />
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A resting angel? A guardian angel? What is the cost for a private piece of art? <br />
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Some families build mausoleums that resemble miniature villas.<br />
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In the courtyard at the front of the church you will find a gift shop selling handcrafts. There is a large display of small bottles of home remedies I expect the brothers make. The directions are in Italian but there is a short summary for the use of each bottle. Apparently they are well know for their ice cream. The freezer was almost empty! Make time to visit while you are exploring the property. Note: WC available at the left of the entrance to the cemetery. <br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Sunday was a day family members visited the cemetery in Sorrento. It was a family day that could included a picnic. </span></div>
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There are other more modern memorials with perhaps specific meanings. Both of these are very large stone pieces, larger than 6 feet high.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can find incredible marble carvings in museums, public plazas and even private homes and courtyards. But have you searched for other incredible carvings in the cemetery?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The English Cemetery or also known as the<a href="http://www.romefile.com/sightseeing/cemetery.php" target="_blank"> Protestant Cemetery,</a> was my first stop to find <i>marble angels. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How does an artist make hard stone look alive, show </span><span style="font-size: large;">stone like a folded </span><span style="font-size: large;">piece of fabric and the depth of emotion in </span><span style="font-size: large;">the facial expressions? </span><span style="font-size: large;">No other grave sculpture has had such a lasting impression on me as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_of_Grief" target="_blank">The Angel of Grief</a></span><span style="font-size: large;">, also know as the Weeping Angel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> You see this grave piece from across the cemetery. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A number of well know expats are buried in the cemetery but many visitors may make the pilgrimage to see the Weeping Angel. This massive sculpture by artist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wetmore_Story" target="_blank">William Story</a> is a memorial for his wife. </span><br />
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The posture of the angel expresses abject sadness.<br />
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You do not need to see the face of this angel to feel the pain she is experiencing.<br />
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The grounds are very well kept with paths that allow you to walk past every headstone. On a very hot day in Rome the cooler temperature and quiet was a welcome respite from the hectic pace of the city.<br />
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There is a welcome center near the entrance where friendly English speaking volunteers will sell you a simple map and give you directions and or background information on the graves you may be looking for. <br />
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Continuing my search for stone angels I found several of interest but nothing compared with the Weeping Angel.</div>
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I have to question how some of the angel wings are attached. Some of the 'slimmer' statues were carved from one piece of marble. Angles with a wide wing span are 'attached'. On my next visit I will try to find an answer. Did the artist use metal bars to attach the wings?</div>
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A visitor may have left the flower for this sleeping lady<br />
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I must thank Steve at<a href="http://the%20beehive%2C%20rome/" target="_blank"> The Beehive</a> in Rome for a post about the cemetery. There are so many other great places to explore on every trip Home to Italy. <div class="blogger-post-footer">http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/TPtiO</div>Lee Laurinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05200596679688870668noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3644069876393769448.post-55374330915093049672018-06-11T21:58:00.000-04:002018-07-08T12:00:36.150-04:00Padua to visit the Scrovegni Chapel<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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Most visitors race from Firenze to Venice without considering a stop at any of the wonderful cities that can easily be visited during this trip. <b>Travelers</b>, unlike tourists, seek experiences that may not be on the top 10 list of a tourist guides. Padua offers a number of experiences that should be added to your travel list even if you only spend a few hours in the city: the city market, restaurants, cafes, churches and a pedestrian shopping street. Padua also has a massive weekly market with products for locals not the tourist market!<br />
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Padua city center is a short walk from the train station. The station was a wonderful surprise for a traveler. It includes a full service tourist office, several restaurants and a grocery store in addition to the usual station services. <br />
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On a June trip <a href="http://www.hometoitaly.com/" target="_blank">Home to Italy</a> I saw a post on author <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SusanVanAllensItaly/" target="_blank"> Susan Van Allen</a>'s <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SusanVanAllensItaly/" target="_blank">face book page</a> mentioning the new hours/tours available at the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua. Since I was staying only 40 minutes away, I booked a visit.<br />
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According to<a href="http://www.giottodibondone.org/" target="_blank"> giottodibonone.com</a>, "<i>Italian artist <b>Giotto di Bondone</b> (c. 1267–January 8, 1337), better known simply as <b>Giotto</b>, was an Italian painter and architect from Florence. He is generally considered the first in a line of great artists who contributed to the Italian Renaissance." </i>Years ago, as an exchange student in Firenze, our class often visited some of his original work when studying the Renaissance artists.<i><br /></i><br />
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Enrico degli Scrovegni, a banker in Padua in the 1300's, built the chapel as part of the family palace complex. Scrovegni commissioned Giotto to decorate the interior of the chapel. The theme of fresco cycle is the life of the Virgin Mary. <br />
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Taking photos from 5 feet off the ground do not do this amazing array of paintings any justice. And visiting in the afternoon limits the natural light available. note: photos were allowed but NO flash<br />
The colors are far more vibrant and the expressions on the faces in the paintings are very lifelike.<br />
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There was far too much to see and appreciate in this short time period. <br />
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<b>VISITING THE CHAPEL</b><br />
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The chapel is one of the buildings in the large green park area. It is set apart from the visitors center/gift shop and the exceptional museum that was included in my ticket. Suggestion: arrive early so you can check in, line up for a mandatory bag checking and review the many tour guides available for purchase.<br />
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In the gift shop you can rent an <b>audio map</b> with and interactive wand, 2 Euros on my recent visit. An amazing feature that describes each of the paintings. Be sure to review the descriptions <i>before</i> you enter the chapel, there will not be sufficient time while you are in the chapel to do more that gaze and perhaps take photos.</div>
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The chapel is separate from the main buildings, a short walk to the meeting point. BE ON TIME. If you miss your assigned ticket time you will not be admitted. The doors lock to begin the mandatory 'atmosphere stabilization' process. There are staff to answer questions but it was not clear what time to line up or where to find the start of the tour.<br />
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Each tour group waits in a comfortable room for 15 minutes prior to visiting the chapel. The climate-controlled air locked vault is used to stabilize the temperature between the chapel and the exterior. You do not feel any change in temperature or air pressure while you watch the video presentation. The excellent video with English subtitles is very quick paced giving an overview of the paintings we would see in a few minutes.<br />
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My group was only 3 people but we found a large tour group in the chapel who had purchased an 'extended visit' of 40 minutes. This was unfortunate because the tour guide was loud and the group reluctant to move away from the paintings so it can be more difficult to peacefully view this incredible site, depending on the group. <br />
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Art experts spend decades studying the work of Giotto so my 15 minutes was more of an attempt to see as much before the signal to leave was announced. Wikipedia has a wonderful review of the panels giving me background for the photos I was able to capture. <br />
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Visiting the Scrovegni Chapel reminds me of a visit to the Sistine Chapel for the first time: too much to see and absorb in a single visit.<br />
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<b>On the lower portion of the side walls</b> you find depictions of the 'vices' and 'virtues'. There is little color in these painting but the vivid message they offer is clear. I particularly enjoyed the woman with the snake in her mouth: envy<br />
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I did not allow enough time to visit the amazing <b>museum</b> that is also in this location. It was almost empty and you could have viewed every item up close and without distraction. The manager of the ticket office strongly suggested I at least see the wood cross attributed to Giotto so I race walked through the 2 floors to reach this room.<br />
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Information on purchasing tickets is available on the <a href="http://www.cappelladegliscrovegni.it/index.php/en/" target="_blank">online ticket</a> system: http://www.cappelladegliscrovegni.it/index.php/en/<br />
Purchase your tickets in <b>advance</b>. You can pick up the tickets in the ticket office/entrance <b>prior </b>to your entry time.<br />
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The addition of <a href="http://www.giottosottolestelle.it/index_EN.html#home" target="_blank">evening tours</a> offers a different way to view the chapel. http://www.giottosottolestelle.it/index_EN.html#home<br />
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And <a href="http://www.visiteanimate.it/visite/giotto-sotto-le-stelle" target="_blank">animated tours</a> with actors re creating the scenes in the paintings, available in Italian. http://www.visiteanimate.it/visite/giotto-sotto-le-stelle<br />
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Even a guided tour is available, when booked in advance, according to the web site instructions. Fees and restrictions on the web site. <br />
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Just saw this online. I have heard locals in Venice talk for years about the problems with tourist and particularly the ones that come for the day or on a monster ship. Now they have one solution, perhaps......<br />
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from <b><a href="https://www.cntraveler.com/story/venice-is-banning-tourists-from-some-parts-of-the-city?mbid=nl_042718_Daily&CNDID=27669855&weekend=1&spMailingID=13398258&spUserID=MTMzNDgyNzI4OTc5S0&spJobID=1382385451&spReportId=MTM4MjM4NTQ1MQS2" target="_blank">Conde Nast Traveler</a></b><br />
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From April 28 to May 1, one of the biggest Italian holiday weekends of the year, tourists will be restricted from visiting popular landmarks like the Piazzale Roma and the Santiago Calatrava-designed Constitution Bridge. Unless you show a residential or commuter Venezia Unica pass at checkpoints, you're not getting through.</div>
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Tourists heading to Rialto or Piazza San Marco will be required to follow alternative routes, and can no longer walk the Strada Nuova, Venice's most famous boulevard. You and your car will be turned away at the lagoon if you don't have a pre-reserved parking spot in the city, and even the ferries will be adjusted, dropping passengers off at Fondamente Nuove, on the city's north side, rather than right in the middle of the action at Riva degli Schiavoni. Though these new policies and checkpoints are only in place for the weekend, Venice's mayor Luigi Brugnaro has also hinted that they could be periodically extended through the summer, <a href="https://www.corriere.it/cronache/18_aprile_26/turisti-divieti-venezia-citta-si-prepara-chiudere-calli-spostare-navi-granturismo-san-marco-4839f3b2-48be-11e8-8b32-697e76a4f827.shtml?refresh_ce-cp" style="background-color: transparent; color: #9d6c04; font-family: farnhamdisplaymedium,Georgia,serif; text-decoration: none;"><em style="font-family: farnhamdisplaylightital,Georgia,serif; font-style: normal;">Corriere della Sera</em></a>, a Milanese newspaper, reports.</div>
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Several years ago I spent 2 days following Kelly while she painted in Rome. She was gracious to allow me to shadow her while she completed a project of painting a picture every day! see post at <a href="http://hometoitaly.blogspot.com/2014/08/rome-italy-through-eyes-of-talented.html" target="_blank"> Rome Italy through the eyes of a talented American artist</a>.<br />
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Kelly has created a wonderful art package for each participant. This is a compact pouch that has everything you need to sketch and paint: paints, water brush, pencil, ink pen and book of paper. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <strong>H</strong></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%;"><strong>undreds of eyes</strong></span><span style="font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%;"> followed me as I explored the<a href="http://www.museodellemarionette.it/index.php?lang=en" target="_blank"> Museum di Pupi</a> </span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Antonio Pasqualino International
Puppet Museum</i>) in Palermo Italy.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>In 2008 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO_Intangible_Cultural_Heritage_Lists" target="_blank">The Unesco intangible heritage list</a></b> of cultural traditions in danger of extinction, included the <em>Opera dei Pupi</em>, Sicilian puppet theatre. Always searching for anything in Italy not listed in a tour book, Italian puppets of Sicily were on my list of </span><em style="font-size: x-large;">must sees</em><span style="font-size: large;"> on my first trip to Sicily.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are several locations in Sicily where the ancient craft is practiced: telling well-known stories with hand made puppets. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"><i>The <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Antonio Pasqualino</span>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">International Puppet Museum</span></i> building at
Piazzetta Antonio Pasqualino, 5, Palermo has been re-purposed to a wonderful
open space where the history of puppetry from many countries is celebrated with
video examples of performances and original puppets.</span></div>
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pupi</b>!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And they are <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">everywhere</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sorted by categories, just waiting to be
called on stage, are soldiers, knights, monks, working people, animals and a
few creatures that could easily slip into a horror movie!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You are able to walk among the racks of figures dressed in historic clothing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and they seem to follow you with their large
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">There is a full sized theater in the museum where shows are
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: center;">On the main floor there are theater/puppet based items and books. Unfortunately there was nothing in English on the history of puppets so of course I turned to the Internet. There are a wide assortment of puppets.<span style="font-size: small;">1</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: center;"><strong>The history </strong></span></span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><strong>of Sicilian puppets</strong> is extensive. Puppet performances in the open squares of towns and villages or near or in the local church, entertained and educated the locals. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sicilian puppets are string puppets that have a central rod and strings attached to a control bar. Sicilian puppets vary in size, much larger than hand puppets. They are handmade of wood, painted and dressed in the characters period clothing. <span style="text-align: center;"> The swords and armor is fashioned from metal, embellished with crests</span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">
and designs. Sicilian marionettes vary in size, in “Catania they
are nearly twice the size of those used in Palermo” while Naples puppets are a
meter tall.</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3<br />
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</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">"A
major component of the Opera dei Pupi is the sword fights, jousts and
battles." "The skill of the performer is shown in the
action of the puppet as well as the improvised dialogue for the repeated themes
of each performance." </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2 </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Puppet
theatres were usually family run operations. The skills of creating
puppets and performing were handed down from one generation to another.</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">As other
entertainment venues</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">became popular, the number of puppet theaters diminished.
The <i>Museo Internazionale delle Marionette</i> works to preserve the long
tradition of Sicilian pupi theater. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">There are several locations in Sicily that continue
the historic practice of pupi: studios that create puppets, where collectors or
travelers can find a hand crafted puppet to take home. With
advanced planning you can attend a traditional puppet show that recounts one of
the historic stories with the famous characters: Goffredo, Rinaldo </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">and Orlando or Agricane. A knowledge of the history
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stories have been shared with the audience through the skills of Italian
puppeteers. Did you watch a performance at a local festa in
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/museoantonio.pasqualino"><span style="color: #0563c1;">www.facebook.com/museoantonio.pasqualino</span></a>,
1. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppet"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppet</span></a>,
2. Sicilian Puppet Theatre-Opera dei Pupi/Italy, 3.
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">1 </span> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppet">https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppet</a> offers an extensive list of the different types of puppets from around the world.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";">2 <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.lifeinitaly.com/tourism/sicily/sicily-puppet-theatre.asp" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Sicilian Puppet Theatre-Opera dei Pupi/Italy</span></a> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">3. <a href="http://www.historicgermany.travel/buy-products/best-value-packages">http://www.historicgermany.travel/buy-products/best-value-packages</a></span><br />
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