“Let me start by thanking you for a wonderful tour and for inviting us into your home. There is not one moment that we would have changed. The people and places that you introduced us to were beyond anything that we imagined. Carol, Richard and I have been raving about the trip you created for […]
Archives for Novembre 2008
Cerreto Sannita: The Innovating Force of Chaos
Cerreto Sannita, as the name suggests, is located in the heart of the Sannio and was founded in the 10th century. It was ruled first by the Lombards, then the Normans and finally by the feudal families of Sanframondo and Carafa until the fateful day of June 5th 1688 when the city was razed to […]
Feast Day of S. Pasquale Baylan at Airola
Click here to see published Italian Notebook article S. Pasquale is the patron saint of fertility, wealth and abundance. The citizens of Airola are particularly devoted to him as he is considered the protector of women and animals! Born in Spain in 1540 the saint’s surname, Baylon, means a person who likes dancing and is […]
A Roman Amphitheater, All to Yourself
Two thousand three hundred years age, the Via Appia (or Appian Way) was built to connect Rome with the city of Capua – now S. Maria Capua Vetere – (‘vetere’= vecchio=old). The road started at Porta Capena, one of the rare cases where the gate bears the name of the place it was headed to […]