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Reflections from a Roman Lake - Trevignano Romano, A Biography of an Adoptive Home (Paperback)
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Reflections from a Roman Lake - Trevignano Romano, A Biography of an Adoptive Home (Paperback)
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Loot Price R578
Discovery Miles 5 780
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Reflections' is an intimate and joyful portrait of life in
Trevignano Romano, a village on the shores of the glimmering
Italian lake whose waters spurt from Rome's fountains. Along this
Roman Riviera, only an hour from the Colosseum, are the remains of
the largest Stone Age village ever found in Europe, plus ruins of
summer palaces built by ancient Roman Emperors and one of Italy's
most splendid castles. Judith Harris, journalist and former
diplomat, introduces you to many of the remarkable citizens who
have left their imprint upon the town: the medieval saint whose
miracle fish haul fed a starving town, the Orsini prince accused of
murdering his wife, the blind postman who delivered the mail on
foot, the pioneer teacher of the hearing impaired, the retired
international bureaucrat who is 108 years of age. What is now
modern Italy's prizewinning, cosmopolitan resort town has also seen
barbarian invaders, Renaissance warfare, German military
occupation, and an amazing cast of past and contemporary residents.
She explores local dialects and shares gastronomical secrets and
the finer points of the coffee shop culture.
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