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A Road Retraveled
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Scenes of Medieval Life in Orte, Italy
Imagine entering a village a thousand years old and walk on the same streets as those who built its ancient walls. Imagine how people were dressed, the things they made, their timeless techniques. Imagine traveling back in time a thousand years for a single day and experience history alive! Welcome to the Middle Ages in Orte, Italy.
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Medieval Days (Giornate Medioevali) in Poggio di Otricoli
One of the joys of visiting Italy is experiencing history during historical festivals – primarily Medieval, which is one of the most significant (and fascinating) eras of Italy’s history, traces…
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The Magic of Celtic Harp (Valerio Mauro)
Autumn in Italy means many opportunities for festivals: truffle festivals, wine festivals, and as in our case….a chestnut festival in the lakeside town of Bracciano (just about 1 hour…
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Sbandieratori – Italian Flag Throwers
The Medieval and Renaissance eras dominate the theme, costumes, crafts, music, games, and performances. One of the highlights of any such festivals are the sbandieratori - or flag throwers - that skilfully and artfully perform challenging movements and flag rotations to the rhythmic sounds of drums and trumpets.
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How to make Piadina – Romagna style
In this episode we enjoy the beaches of Bellaria Igea Marina, and Nonna Violante will show us in her cooking class how to make the famous Piadina - the unbelievably delicious flat bread that is nationally recognized one of Romagna’s official traditional foods!
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Traditional Italian Music from Romagna
In the north-east region Italian region of Romagna, traditional music varies and includes ballads, folk music, and dancing music. Most of the ancient music has been passed down through the generations without an actual author and without being documented. Traditional songs inspired by regional events were originally sung by elders following oral tradition until the end of the 20th century. After the elders have passed on, the music continued to be performed by a few groups, like L’Uva Grisa, dedicated to preserve and continue to pass on the musical traditions before it gets lost with time.
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Tagliatelle with Ragu (Food and Music)
Food and Music go well together, especially in the Italian region of Romagna. We learn now to make Tagliatelle with Ragu with Nonna Violante and listen to traditional Romagna live music by L'Uva Grisa at Hotel Eliseo in Bellaria Igea Marina.
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Ghost Town of Monterano: Part 4
Come and visit Monterano yourself....put on your comfy shoes, and immerse yourself in a journey through time...3,000 years of history belonging to the ghost town of Monterano....and much more belonging to this extraordinary landscape with volcanic beginnings that shaped this dramatic panorama of undulating hills, wide river valleys, canyons and lush vegetation to name a few. Monterano waits for you to come and visit it yourself.
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Ghost Town of Monterano: Part 3
Why would there not be enough people in Monterano to make use of the local prison in late 1770’s? Certainly a thriving community under the lordship of the powerful and wealthy Altieri family existed here, and surely there were some prison worthy people around here. Well, 1770 marked the beginning of the end of a settlement that had been in existence here for thousands of years.
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Ghost Town of Monterano: Part 2
We follow Sandie LaNae's Remote Visit Report and explore the ancient ruins and imposing structures in the Ghost Town of Monterano to discover some of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's architectural achievements, Ducal Palace, churches, and admire the wondrous ways that nature dominated imposing structures creating a mystical atmosphere.
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