{"id":14036,"date":"2021-10-25T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italics.art\/?post_type=tip&#038;p=14036"},"modified":"2021-10-12T13:08:24","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T11:08:24","slug":"valnerina","status":"publish","type":"tip","link":"https:\/\/italics.art\/en\/tip\/valnerina\/","title":{"rendered":"The Valnerina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The places where I was born and grew up in, Ferentillo and the Valnerina, are my own personal <em>Spoon River<\/em>. A human and natural Eden where I have seen people working hard in the fields and in the steelworks. It is perhaps out of respect for them, that when someone asks me about my work, I often cite the words of Marcello Mastroianni who replied to the same question, \u201cit\u2019s always better than working.\u201d I remember almost all of them: Maria, Fulvio, Amleto, Carlino, Lola, Lina, Ezio&#8230; they too sleep on the hill.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/italics.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Lastra-di-Orso-VIII-secolo.jpg\" alt=\"Ursus\u2019 Slab\" class=\"wp-image-14009\" width=\"512\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italics.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Lastra-di-Orso-VIII-secolo.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/italics.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Lastra-di-Orso-VIII-secolo-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/italics.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Lastra-di-Orso-VIII-secolo-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/italics.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Lastra-di-Orso-VIII-secolo-768x526.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption>Ursus<meta charset=\"utf-8\">\u2019 Slab, VIII century, <meta charset=\"utf-8\">Abbey of San Pietro in Valle, Ferentillo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a little-trodden territory which, however, did not fail to enchant the travelers and artists of the Grand Tour, being as it is studded with hidden treasures and wonderful surprises: from the trails that accompany the Nera to the Marmore Falls, to the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria in the village of Mattarella, or that of Santo Stefano in Precetto, to the castle of Umbriano and the ancient Abbey of San Pietro in Valle, which I believe fully encapsulate the remote and solitary spirit of these places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/italics.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/48917389063_610e830258_k-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Valnerina\" class=\"wp-image-14012\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italics.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/48917389063_610e830258_k-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/italics.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/48917389063_610e830258_k-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/italics.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/48917389063_610e830258_k-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/italics.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/48917389063_610e830258_k-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption>Valnerina, Umbria<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The places where I was born and grew up in, Ferentillo and the Valnerina, are my own personal Spoon River. A human and natural Eden where I have seen people working hard in the fields and in the steelworks. 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