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"},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/feeds\/posts\/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/-\/Italy?alt=json-in-script\u0026max-results=7"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/search\/label\/Italy"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"},{"rel":"next","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/-\/Italy\/-\/Italy?alt=json-in-script\u0026start-index=8\u0026max-results=7"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"MinorSights"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07549200479025705883"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"28","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BhC8JCQF4Zk\/U6pqXv_y5ZI\/AAAAAAAAA2Y\/5aFAf1Y1SMM\/s220\/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-06-25%2Bat%2B11.48.47.png"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"34"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"7"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-1810640575529589142"},"published":{"$t":"2021-08-22T14:31:00.009+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-08-22T14:43:22.193+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Campania"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Greece"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Italy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Italy: The Temples of Paestum - Greek history in Italy "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zUCQ585q88M\/YSI-dpwquPI\/AAAAAAAAGcs\/Dd17ksBlmZk1RfNGo1rmK8rsQh8l80Z4ACPcBGAYYCw\/s900\/Paestum%2B-%2B2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"675\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zUCQ585q88M\/YSI-dpwquPI\/AAAAAAAAGcs\/Dd17ksBlmZk1RfNGo1rmK8rsQh8l80Z4ACPcBGAYYCw\/s320\/Paestum%2B-%2B2.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThree stunning Greek temples and the ruins of a Greco-Roman town in an unexpected place.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhy visit?\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EGreek temples are pretty cool. They're impressive. They're old. And they have been an inspiration for two and a half millennia of Western Architecture, from the Pantheon to the White House.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ESo if you don't want to deal with the crowds at that other famous old town nearby, and don't have the time to add Greece to your once-in-a lifetime trip to Italy, then Paestum may be just the thing for you.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhere?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003Ein Campania, about an hour and a half south of Naples. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/p\/minor-sights-on-map.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMap\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EHAVE YOU HEARD of Pompeii? Yes, we all have. Fancy that, an ancient Roman town where you can see old houses and walk on 2000 year old roads. But Italy has a fair number of those, and Pompeii merely has the best marketing (starting with Pliny the Younger, who made the eruption of Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii go viral in the 1st century AD.)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAbout an hour south of Pompeii you'll find Paestum. It doesn't feature on most people's list of 'must-sees' in Italy. Yet it offers a lot of the things that Pompeii has: ancient houses, shops, a small theatre, a city wall. It also offers something Pompeii doesn't have: three grand Greek temples, dating back to the 6th and 5th BC.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ESeeing Paestum's temples can be slightly discombobulating, as we recognise these architectural forms immediately, from the Parthenon in Athens. Show someone a picture of Paestum, and they would guess it was in Greece. And they would be right- 2500 years ago, when southern Italy was really a Greek province called Magna Graecia.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vO9rtwz7KMQ\/YSI-d5wd8BI\/AAAAAAAAGcc\/gJr0EB5RM-YDmZk9VYzWk_-W9-81lgwZgCPcBGAYYCw\/s900\/Paestum%2B-%2B3.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"699\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vO9rtwz7KMQ\/YSI-d5wd8BI\/AAAAAAAAGcc\/gJr0EB5RM-YDmZk9VYzWk_-W9-81lgwZgCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h498\/Paestum%2B-%2B3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBack when Rome was still a little bumpkin town that no one had heard of, Greek colonists founded the town of Poseidonia. The city grew, encircled by solid walls. Between 550 and 450 BC, the Greeks built three monumental temples. Eventually Poseidonia was, like the rest of Italy, conquered by the Romans, and it became Paestum, a Greco-Roman city. But the Romans weren't the final conquerors: mosquitos were. Due to a change in water levels, which made for swampy fields, and excellent malaria breeding ground. Paestum was abandoned.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAnd so, instead of a a volcano, it was mosquitos that caused this town to be preserved fairly intact.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIn the 18th century Paestum was rediscovered. Greece itself was still under Ottoman rule and not visited much by Europeans, but the scions of aristocratic European families, backpacking through Europe on the Grand Tour all went to Italy, and suddenly Paestum was famous, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1986\/02\/28\/arts\/art-paestum-looks-at-18th-century-classicism.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Einspiring the trend for all things Greek\u003C\/a\u003E known as Greek Revival, and the spirit of Paestum can be found in 100s of banks, museums and government buildings around the world, where it's been used to project power, importance and authority.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-CIM9adPW_Lg\/YSJCcDeiEfI\/AAAAAAAAGdA\/lQ3iZ7IgnusA3TFnijwO9YZpVzXKJrupwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s900\/Paestum2%2B-%2B1.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"641\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-CIM9adPW_Lg\/YSJCcDeiEfI\/AAAAAAAAGdA\/lQ3iZ7IgnusA3TFnijwO9YZpVzXKJrupwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h456\/Paestum2%2B-%2B1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe look of power and authority hasn't worn out yet.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBack to the temples. The New York Times, back in 1907, gave them 5 stars, calling them '\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThree of the most beautiful Greek temples in the world\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E'. They were built in the Doric style- simple and robust, and impressively large. We're all used to the minimalist beauty of Greek architecture- these temples are made of a yellowish travertine marble, which gives them a golden sheen. But the Greeks didn't like their temples simple and plain- they were painted in gaudy colours, eerily reminiscent of an Indian temple rather than the austere beauty we see today.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bpE1UvPVpVg?t=120\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThis video\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;provides some insights of what the temples may have looked like. Traces of plaster and pigments can still be seen on the columns.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe temples are remarkably well preserved- the best one,\u0026nbsp; known as the Temple of Neptune, is in better condition than its famous doppelgänger in Athens.\u0026nbsp; Also, it doesn't have anywhere near the crowds of the Parthenon. If you ever wanted to see Greek architecture without going to Greece, Paestum (together with Agrigento in Sicily) is probably your best bet.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--pe9QxLFdOo\/YSI-eyQxfKI\/AAAAAAAAGcs\/kAOGnwvvMpUu5qDkq-53SwfkaulUedMqwCPcBGAYYCw\/s900\/Paestum%2B-%2B7.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"679\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--pe9QxLFdOo\/YSI-eyQxfKI\/AAAAAAAAGcs\/kAOGnwvvMpUu5qDkq-53SwfkaulUedMqwCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h482\/Paestum%2B-%2B7.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EGreek temples need weeding, too.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBut Paestum offers more than these awe-inspiring temples. It could even give Pompeii a run for its money, with its well-preserved roads, foundations of houses, shops and a forum, all dating back 2000 years. A great \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/th\/app\/paestum\/id1478603777\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eapp\u003C\/a\u003E brings the whole town to life while you walk around.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-459w-pVhgx8\/YSI-eTTiR_I\/AAAAAAAAGco\/K2n75QenSss8c6zVgTfaHDcQZneJgG52ACPcBGAYYCw\/s900\/Paestum%2B-%2B5.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"612\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-459w-pVhgx8\/YSI-eTTiR_I\/AAAAAAAAGco\/K2n75QenSss8c6zVgTfaHDcQZneJgG52ACPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h436\/Paestum%2B-%2B5.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe Via Sacra, aka Main Street, Paestum.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-K79T3lZY_5M\/YSI-fbbmBTI\/AAAAAAAAGck\/SyN3chpFU7wkZ-k4XO9hehio_UUdA5PHACPcBGAYYCw\/s987\/Paestum%2B-%2B8.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"987\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-K79T3lZY_5M\/YSI-fbbmBTI\/AAAAAAAAGck\/SyN3chpFU7wkZ-k4XO9hehio_UUdA5PHACPcBGAYYCw\/w365-h400\/Paestum%2B-%2B8.jpg\" width=\"365\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ELast but not least, some of the best art found in Paestum and vicinity has been hauled off to a small but well-stocked museum. The most famous of these works is the Diver, originally the lid of a tomb, presumably for a fresh water fiend.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-teZvx0EFLYc\/YSJCcBXMmLI\/AAAAAAAAGdU\/H4FUlIXjjBQ5yLSI9wlV23v9aqfCrSKMgCPcBGAYYCw\/s900\/Paestum2%2B-%2B2.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"567\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-teZvx0EFLYc\/YSJCcBXMmLI\/AAAAAAAAGdU\/H4FUlIXjjBQ5yLSI9wlV23v9aqfCrSKMgCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h404\/Paestum2%2B-%2B2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ETaking the plunge into the Afterlife.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe museum has a number of other paintings and artefacts, many of them dating back 25 centuries, making the Colosseum and other Roman remains seem like recent developments,\u0026nbsp; One of them shows what looks like a gay party (we all know the ancient Greeks were gay-friendly long before it became fashionable). The paintings were probably inspired by Etruscan practices, like\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2015\/06\/italy-etruscan-tombs-of-tarquinia.html\"\u003E the painted tombs of Tarquinia \u003C\/a\u003Ethat we have written about before.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-o4LNWfX9Iww\/YSJCcPWhYRI\/AAAAAAAAGdQ\/0tBI2Vs63EMqKXJxAsS5b9nHLyGEAy7GgCPcBGAYYCw\/s900\/Paestum2%2B-%2B3.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"453\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-o4LNWfX9Iww\/YSJCcPWhYRI\/AAAAAAAAGdQ\/0tBI2Vs63EMqKXJxAsS5b9nHLyGEAy7GgCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h322\/Paestum2%2B-%2B3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E'Hey you love birds, have you seen my rainbow flag?'\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGetting there:\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EPaestum would make an easy day trip from the Amalfi Coast or Naples. There are frequent trains from Napoli Centrale, taking just over an hour. The same train stops at Salerno, which is 30 mins down the line from Paestum.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAfter to you alight at the station, you will immediately feel like you've arrived once you pass through one of the old city gates and enter the park. It's about a kilometer walk to the official entrance.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUseful links:\n\n\n\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EDefinitely \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museopaestum.beniculturali.it\/online-la-nuova-app-gratuita-del-parco-archeologico-di-paestum\/?lang=en#\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Edownload the app\u003C\/a\u003E for your visit.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museopaestum.beniculturali.it\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eofficial website i\u003C\/a\u003Es a good source of information. You can buy tickets in advance- not that we did, because, fortunately, Paestum doesn't have the crowds of Pompeii.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1907\/09\/08\/archives\/city-of-paestum-being-excavated-spinazzolas-belief-that-a-town.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECity of Paestum being excavated\u003C\/a\u003E, a 1907 article from the New York Times\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-MnHBMMPR6ss\/YSI-cwzuCJI\/AAAAAAAAGco\/7Fn3pxFGGhQRZYgr8BD_9FoJOksJSEIFACPcBGAYYCw\/s900\/Paestum%2B-%2B11.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"617\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-MnHBMMPR6ss\/YSI-cwzuCJI\/AAAAAAAAGco\/7Fn3pxFGGhQRZYgr8BD_9FoJOksJSEIFACPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h438\/Paestum%2B-%2B11.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/feeds\/1810640575529589142\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2021\/08\/italy-temples-of-paestum.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/1810640575529589142"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/1810640575529589142"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2021\/08\/italy-temples-of-paestum.html","title":"Italy: The Temples of Paestum - Greek history in Italy "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"MinorSights"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07549200479025705883"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"28","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BhC8JCQF4Zk\/U6pqXv_y5ZI\/AAAAAAAAA2Y\/5aFAf1Y1SMM\/s220\/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-06-25%2Bat%2B11.48.47.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zUCQ585q88M\/YSI-dpwquPI\/AAAAAAAAGcs\/Dd17ksBlmZk1RfNGo1rmK8rsQh8l80Z4ACPcBGAYYCw\/s72-c\/Paestum%2B-%2B2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-6572647202044013314"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-30T21:35:00.010+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-30T21:43:47.882+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Italy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lazio"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"park"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Italy: La Serpara - A sculpture garden in a hidden corner of Lazio"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZGi-Yw02MGw\/YLPo-LPmCNI\/AAAAAAAAGX0\/WaSExmn170AHZVLabveNe3lAxXqAqlJfACLcBGAsYHQ\/s320\/Serpara%2B-%2B7.jpeg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"320\" data-original-width=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZGi-Yw02MGw\/YLPo-LPmCNI\/AAAAAAAAGX0\/WaSExmn170AHZVLabveNe3lAxXqAqlJfACLcBGAsYHQ\/s0\/Serpara%2B-%2B7.jpeg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA garden full of steel contraptions in a very, very out-of-the way corner of Lazio\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhy visit?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis part of Italy has no shortages of gardens. They stretch from the the 16th to the 21st century, offering something for everybody.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWhat sets this one aside is the personal touch: the artist Paul Wieden still lives here, and tours are provided by his family.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EArt and nature merge into a seamless experience in the bucolic backwaters of rural Lazio.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWhere?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EAn hour and a half north of Rome, near the hamlet of Civitella d'Agliano.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/p\/minor-sights-on-map.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMap.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWE HAVE WRITTEN before about the many\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lazioexplorer.com\/2015\/09\/the-renaissance-gardens-of-northern.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMannerist gardens of Northern Lazio\u003C\/a\u003E. We have also held forth\u0026nbsp;about the nearby sculpture gardens conceived by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2014\/04\/italy-tarot-garden.html\"\u003ENiki de St Phalle\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003Eand\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2015\/07\/italy-il-giardino-di-daniel-spoerri.html\"\u003EDaniel Spoerri.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp; But we hadn't heard of this one until a clued-in friend sent us a WhatsApp message:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EHow about La Serpara?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EYes, how about it?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ELa Serpara is a garden created by Paul Wiedmer, a Swiss artist who decided this forgotten corner of Lazio was to be his personal little paradise.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"font-family: Times; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HelE9XNhlQ8\/X7bYenMwS-I\/AAAAAAAAGQw\/HvsI5H08LjIkUg6aGH05S_ESkaPtx31yACPcBGAYYCw\/s1000\/Serpara%2B-%2B1.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"750\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HelE9XNhlQ8\/X7bYenMwS-I\/AAAAAAAAGQw\/HvsI5H08LjIkUg6aGH05S_ESkaPtx31yACPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h480\/Serpara%2B-%2B1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EClassic Wiedmer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWiedmer was on friendly terms with fellow Swiss Jean Tinguely, and when Jean's more famous wife, Niki de St Phalle, created her Tarot Garden in the Maremma, Wiedmer came down to Italy to help her. On one of these trips he stumbled upon the little hamlet of Civitella d'Agliano, a small hilltop town where nothing much seems to have happened since 1673.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EAn Italian sculpture garden must have been some kind of must-have accessory for Swiss sculptors, and Daniel Spoerri (another Helvetian with his own garden) actually offered some help and before anyone knew it, La Serpara was born.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-family: Times; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FBSMkMFidGQ\/X7bYeqB4akI\/AAAAAAAAGQ0\/7a11i2mAf-8avaVIVm6havZuDzQunksEACPcBGAYYCw\/s1152\/Serpara%2B-%2B2.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1152\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FBSMkMFidGQ\/X7bYeqB4akI\/AAAAAAAAGQ0\/7a11i2mAf-8avaVIVm6havZuDzQunksEACPcBGAYYCw\/w348-h400\/Serpara%2B-%2B2.jpg\" width=\"348\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-family: Times; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-64OyDxmxris\/X7bYfvXW4zI\/AAAAAAAAGQs\/p-CSMOTAHpo9Fg26HWBeZZ27zUJs_iT1gCPcBGAYYCw\/s1250\/Serpara%2B-%2B5.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1250\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-64OyDxmxris\/X7bYfvXW4zI\/AAAAAAAAGQs\/p-CSMOTAHpo9Fg26HWBeZZ27zUJs_iT1gCPcBGAYYCw\/w320-h400\/Serpara%2B-%2B5.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ELa Serpara remains very much a friends 'n family affair. The art comprises works contributed by Wiedmer's friends, as well as some by family members. The garden can only be visited by appointment, and our personal tour guide turned out to be Wiedmer's son, who goes by the nom-de-guerre Samuele Vesuvio. A number of his works take pride of place in the garden.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"font-family: Times; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ty92i4g6kiY\/X7bYermI_3I\/AAAAAAAAGQk\/L3lK_29-D4gnRjDC52iGiG7tGN0TBZkdQCPcBGAYYCw\/s1000\/Serpara%2B-%2B3.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"714\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ty92i4g6kiY\/X7bYermI_3I\/AAAAAAAAGQk\/L3lK_29-D4gnRjDC52iGiG7tGN0TBZkdQCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h458\/Serpara%2B-%2B3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003ESamuele Vesuvio, your personal tour guide.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EWiedmer likes to play with fire- literally that is. Many of his works feature flames, some of them motion-controlled.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-family: Times; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-etKJ8rBZA0g\/X7bYhf4KWpI\/AAAAAAAAGQ0\/VHUdB5GWnp4rub9PcTWqp-zsj3xRj-i6QCPcBGAYYCw\/s1000\/Serpara%2B-%2B8.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"720\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-etKJ8rBZA0g\/X7bYhf4KWpI\/AAAAAAAAGQ0\/VHUdB5GWnp4rub9PcTWqp-zsj3xRj-i6QCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h462\/Serpara%2B-%2B8.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EOur tour took almost 2 hours and we greatly enjoyed it. Samuele Vesuvio, in spite of his name, turned out to be an amiable and knowledgable host, who mixed childhood memories with art criticism and clever jokes (which, being in Italian, may occasionally have gone over our heads). Every object\u0026nbsp; has a story, and you will be sure to hear about it. If it's hot, like it was on the sweltering day in July we visited, you may want to bring some water and a hat.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-family: Times; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"750\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OdtLRrgcqSY\/X7bYgGCJlhI\/AAAAAAAAGQ0\/Hiutzbj60_gIrMHhOEa7fyEBQ6K9Ht-igCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h480\/Serpara%2B-%2B6.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"font-family: Times; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mf9ks_G6Umo\/X7bYhvAY_II\/AAAAAAAAGQw\/c5fivKAUNHY4cteuPC7qZCelzvaTR8hbgCPcBGAYYCw\/s1000\/Serpara%2B-%2B9.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"733\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mf9ks_G6Umo\/X7bYhvAY_II\/AAAAAAAAGQw\/c5fivKAUNHY4cteuPC7qZCelzvaTR8hbgCPcBGAYYCw\/w640-h468\/Serpara%2B-%2B9.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EAn Etruscan Velvet Underground admirer?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EGetting there:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EMust. Have. Car.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThere is no way to get to these boonies without your own wheels.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EAnd you don't want to rock up without a reservation either: call or email ahead, to announce your imminent arrival, and a suitable time and date will be found.\u0026nbsp; Contact details\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.serpara.info\/contact\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;can be found here.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EIf you made it all the way here, you might as well stop by in the town of Civitella d'Agliano. This hamlet's main claim to fame is the cantina of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sergiomottura.com\/en\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESergio Mottura,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;one of Lazio's best wine producers. What better way to conclude an art-filled afternoon than by sipping crisp white wines and tasting scrumptious food prepared by a talented chef in the ridiculously picturesque town square?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EUseful links:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: Times;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: arial;\"\u003EThere's an\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.serpara.info\/about\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eofficial website\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;that has the lowdown on Wiedmer and family.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/feeds\/6572647202044013314\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2021\/05\/blog-post_30.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/6572647202044013314"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/6572647202044013314"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2021\/05\/blog-post_30.html","title":"Italy: La Serpara - A sculpture garden in a hidden corner of Lazio"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"MinorSights"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07549200479025705883"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"28","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BhC8JCQF4Zk\/U6pqXv_y5ZI\/AAAAAAAAA2Y\/5aFAf1Y1SMM\/s220\/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-06-25%2Bat%2B11.48.47.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZGi-Yw02MGw\/YLPo-LPmCNI\/AAAAAAAAGX0\/WaSExmn170AHZVLabveNe3lAxXqAqlJfACLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/Serpara%2B-%2B7.jpeg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-6221222860084520766"},"published":{"$t":"2017-08-28T07:44:00.000+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-08-28T07:44:00.195+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Italy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lazio"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"nature"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"park"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Italy: The Botanical Garden of Viterbo"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-zOcPHPn5fwk\/WZ0KtSVG1aI\/AAAAAAAABN4\/dUnGYVtsoTgf7n59CN4Sb-lloOALz5_BQCK4BGAYYCw\/s1600\/VitBotGar%2B-%2B9.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-zOcPHPn5fwk\/WZ0KtSVG1aI\/AAAAAAAABN4\/dUnGYVtsoTgf7n59CN4Sb-lloOALz5_BQCK4BGAYYCw\/s400\/VitBotGar%2B-%2B9.jpg\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhat?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EA, very unexpected, botanical garden in the heart of Tuscia.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhy visit? \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EThere are plenty of historical gardens in Northern Lazio: Mannerist parks that were built by aristocrats with too much money and a need to impress. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EThe Botanical Garden of Viterbo is different. Linked to the Tuscia University, it\u0026#39;s an academic endeavour in the pursuit of botanical knowledge and understanding.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EOh, and did we mention it\u0026#39;s also very beautiful?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhere? \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EJust outside Viterbo, spitting distance from two of the region\u0026#39;s well-known hot springs. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/p\/minor-sights-on-map.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMap. \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/08\/italy-botanical-garden-viterbo.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/feeds\/6221222860084520766\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/08\/italy-botanical-garden-viterbo.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/6221222860084520766"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/6221222860084520766"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/08\/italy-botanical-garden-viterbo.html","title":"Italy: The Botanical Garden of Viterbo"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Minor Sights"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/12125964522142919042"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7MAd1xy15_I\/XKisM9yTMkI\/AAAAAAAAB9A\/-d22Tejn-PA62-akqRS-jn_XGV3l74QogCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-06-25%2Bat%2B11.48.47.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-zOcPHPn5fwk\/WZ0KtSVG1aI\/AAAAAAAABN4\/dUnGYVtsoTgf7n59CN4Sb-lloOALz5_BQCK4BGAYYCw\/s72-c\/VitBotGar%2B-%2B9.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-6614168552160695722"},"published":{"$t":"2017-03-19T17:06:00.002+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-03-19T17:16:01.805+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Guest post"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Italy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Renaissance"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Italy: the Bridal Chamber in Mantua- the Most Beautiful Room in the World? "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ks_TaFL8NRg\/WM6oM6XJrCI\/AAAAAAAAA-o\/u62c9Frj8Owjbo2VZTHBGwiq6Y49Rxc2QCK4B\/s1600\/Camera%2B-%2B2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ks_TaFL8NRg\/WM6oM6XJrCI\/AAAAAAAAA-o\/u62c9Frj8Owjbo2VZTHBGwiq6Y49Rxc2QCK4B\/s400\/Camera%2B-%2B2.jpg\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EDubbed ‘the most beautiful room in the world’ by Galeazzo Maria Sforza, the Duke of Milan, the Bridal Chamber (\u003Ci\u003ECamera degli Sposi\u003C\/i\u003E) is remarkable not for soaring architecture or costly materials. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EIn fact, it could be said that the beauty of this room is all an illusion as the walls and ceiling are entirely frescoed. \u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhy Visit?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EWhen thinking of Mantegna masterpieces most will picture the Cristo Morto in the Brera museum in Milan, or perhaps his St Sebastian in the Louvre. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EBut it could be argued that his greatest work, not least in size, is this Bridal Chamber of the Gonzaga family. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EThe frescoes feature characteristic extreme foreshortening, remarkably lifelike portraits and some delightful visual jokes.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhere?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAt the top of a tower of the Castello di San Giorgio in Mantua (Mantova in Italian), part of the Palazzo Ducale complex. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/p\/minor-sights-on-map.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMap\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/03\/italy-bridal-chamber-mantua.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/feeds\/6614168552160695722\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/03\/italy-bridal-chamber-mantua.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/6614168552160695722"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/6614168552160695722"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/03\/italy-bridal-chamber-mantua.html","title":"Italy: the Bridal Chamber in Mantua- the Most Beautiful Room in the World? "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Guest Contributor"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13410031676267503993"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"31","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-CVEP9B7GyRs\/WGnJr1WBEgI\/AAAAAAAAABQ\/flbxJysvSqEL_E6ZuHcFOBvh4Znw9FfHQCK4B\/s220\/guest-post-icon.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ks_TaFL8NRg\/WM6oM6XJrCI\/AAAAAAAAA-o\/u62c9Frj8Owjbo2VZTHBGwiq6Y49Rxc2QCK4B\/s72-c\/Camera%2B-%2B2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-2982763117748295325"},"published":{"$t":"2017-01-29T07:43:00.000+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-02-26T03:45:15.974+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Italy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lazio"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"nature"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rome"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Italy: Hot springs near Viterbo- UPDATED with two new springs"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dleQVaSF-xs\/U_7G0nt3-EI\/AAAAAAAAB1I\/5QbFAdU2l9I\/s1600\/20140822-P8225745.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Uw_nx4mYkyI\/U_42t-3RKxI\/AAAAAAAAB0I\/pp4PUrRqei8\/s1600\/20140822-P8225742.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Uw_nx4mYkyI\/U_42t-3RKxI\/AAAAAAAAB0I\/pp4PUrRqei8\/s1600\/20140822-P8225742.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWe\u0026#39;ve updated this article with two new discoveries. Scroll down...\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dleQVaSF-xs\/U_7G0nt3-EI\/AAAAAAAAB1I\/5QbFAdU2l9I\/s1600\/20140822-P8225745.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dleQVaSF-xs\/U_7G0nt3-EI\/AAAAAAAAB1I\/5QbFAdU2l9I\/s400\/20140822-P8225745.jpg\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003ENatural hot springs- some for free, some paid, where you can soak in hot mineral water and wallow in medicinal mud. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"s1\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhy visit?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EBecause this is your chance to use an ancient Roman jacuzzi! \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EThose Romans knew a thing or two about bathing. They were famous for building enormous bath houses but also took advantage of natural hot springs to soak their weary feet after some prodigious empire-building. You can follow in their footsteps and jump into these still functioning hot springs after some prodigious sight-seeing. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhere?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003ENear Viterbo in Northern Lazio. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/p\/minor-sights-on-map.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMap\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"s1\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/01\/italy-hot-springs-near-viterbo-updated.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/feeds\/2982763117748295325\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/01\/italy-hot-springs-near-viterbo-updated.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/2982763117748295325"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/2982763117748295325"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2017\/01\/italy-hot-springs-near-viterbo-updated.html","title":"Italy: Hot springs near Viterbo- UPDATED with two new springs"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"MinorSights"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07549200479025705883"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"28","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BhC8JCQF4Zk\/U6pqXv_y5ZI\/AAAAAAAAA2Y\/5aFAf1Y1SMM\/s220\/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-06-25%2Bat%2B11.48.47.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dleQVaSF-xs\/U_7G0nt3-EI\/AAAAAAAAB1I\/5QbFAdU2l9I\/s72-c\/20140822-P8225745.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-4354988176066881363"},"published":{"$t":"2016-11-19T22:03:00.004+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-11-19T22:04:46.096+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Central Europe"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Guest post"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Italy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rural"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Italy: Vipiteno, a little bit of Austria... in Italy"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-4cN4PtioUtg\/WDC7GKe1TzI\/AAAAAAAAAzg\/MQlKBEgDAt880JscTpAx79DoaElf3K-PwCK4B\/s1600\/Vipiteno%2B-%2B2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-4cN4PtioUtg\/WDC7GKe1TzI\/AAAAAAAAAzg\/MQlKBEgDAt880JscTpAx79DoaElf3K-PwCK4B\/s400\/Vipiteno%2B-%2B2.jpg\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhat? \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EA little piece of Austria seemingly misplaced in Italy: a village of pastel coloured Alpine architecture, breweries, \u003Ci\u003Esachertorte\u003C\/i\u003E and a Sound of Music snowy backdrop.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhy Visit?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EAs one of the highest rated places to live in Italy, it is a delight to wander around the streets bedecked with flowers and sample fantastic fusions of Italian and Austrian food. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EBut this charming façade also disguises a troubled, complex history and political, linguistic and cultural disputes that still exist today.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhere?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EVipiteno (German: Sterzing) sits very close the border with Austria, on the road that leads to the Brenner Pass. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/p\/minor-sights-on-map.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMap.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2016\/11\/italy-vipiteno.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/feeds\/4354988176066881363\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2016\/11\/italy-vipiteno.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/4354988176066881363"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/4354988176066881363"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2016\/11\/italy-vipiteno.html","title":"Italy: Vipiteno, a little bit of Austria... in Italy"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Guest Contributor"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13410031676267503993"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"31","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-CVEP9B7GyRs\/WGnJr1WBEgI\/AAAAAAAAABQ\/flbxJysvSqEL_E6ZuHcFOBvh4Znw9FfHQCK4B\/s220\/guest-post-icon.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-4cN4PtioUtg\/WDC7GKe1TzI\/AAAAAAAAAzg\/MQlKBEgDAt880JscTpAx79DoaElf3K-PwCK4B\/s72-c\/Vipiteno%2B-%2B2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543757720649846833.post-4761596701582418937"},"published":{"$t":"2016-10-10T06:36:00.000+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-10-10T06:43:13.621+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"architecture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Guest post"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Italy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rome"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Italy: Quartiere Coppedè, a fairytale district in Rome"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-i4cE4LOitLQ\/V_sV4xVKwDI\/AAAAAAAAFNI\/-iApRIAtrNkJw9BHrik-86TLH0_F-rH2QCK4B\/s1600\/Palazzo%2Bdel%2BRagno%252BFontana%2Bdelle%2Brane.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-i4cE4LOitLQ\/V_sV4xVKwDI\/AAAAAAAAFNI\/-iApRIAtrNkJw9BHrik-86TLH0_F-rH2QCK4B\/s400\/Palazzo%2Bdel%2BRagno%252BFontana%2Bdelle%2Brane.jpg\" width=\"400\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhat?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EAn exclusive neighbourhood in Rome, a perfect mix of various architectural styles, seemingly brought together to create a fairytale district.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhy Visit?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EIt’s different. In a city that boasts some of the most iconic world heritage sites in the world, it is further proof that the Eternal City is full of amazing surprises. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhere?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EQuartiere Coppedè is located between Piazza Buenos Aries and Via Tagliamento, located 2.7km from Piazza di Spagna and 2.3km from Termini Station.  \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/p\/minor-sights-on-map.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMap\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;trebuchet ms\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2016\/10\/italy-quartiere-coppede.html#more\"\u003ERead more »\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/feeds\/4761596701582418937\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2016\/10\/italy-quartiere-coppede.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/4761596701582418937"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5543757720649846833\/posts\/default\/4761596701582418937"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.minorsights.com\/2016\/10\/italy-quartiere-coppede.html","title":"Italy: Quartiere Coppedè, a fairytale district in Rome"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Guest Contributor"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13410031676267503993"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"31","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-CVEP9B7GyRs\/WGnJr1WBEgI\/AAAAAAAAABQ\/flbxJysvSqEL_E6ZuHcFOBvh4Znw9FfHQCK4B\/s220\/guest-post-icon.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-i4cE4LOitLQ\/V_sV4xVKwDI\/AAAAAAAAFNI\/-iApRIAtrNkJw9BHrik-86TLH0_F-rH2QCK4B\/s72-c\/Palazzo%2Bdel%2BRagno%252BFontana%2Bdelle%2Brane.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});