[slideshow=53] The text is edited from an article in the New York Times, written by Michael Frank in 1990. The photographs are mine. It is a place that whispers history in the way ruins must have a century ago, before armies of tourists arrived in stone-splitting buses and archeologists had to guard their treasures […]
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Pontelandolfo- A History
[slideshow=52] Behind the quiet facade of Pontelandolfo and its beautiful countryside lies a tumultous history of natural disasters, feudal rivalry, savage brigandry and military misjudgement. According to historians, the name Pontelandolfo was derived from Pontis Landulphi, a bridge that was built in 1138 by the Longobard prince Landolf. The village which sprouted nearby suffered many […]
A Poem for Sabra
Sabra has made a splash in S. Agata. We go out for our ealrly morning walks and chat with the old folks along the way. It is a ritual that I find enjoy and find particularly comforting; a sort of daily embrace by the local comunity. Naturally, these old men and women have lived with […]