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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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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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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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Greenwich Village, NYC: Then and Now
A glimpse into New York's Greenwich Village: How Greenwich Village was in 1960's and how it evolved into the contemporary city of today.
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Long Beach, New York
In this A Road Retraveled episode we explore Long Beach, Jones Beach and Barnum Island - the most popular destinations for beach lovers in New York
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