Italy Inside Out - 10. The Village of Cuglieri, Sardegna, Featuring Megan Hastings & Adam Cone

10. The Village of Cuglieri, Sardegna, Featuring Megan Hastings & Adam Cone

10/03/20 • 40 min

The Podcast host, Andrea Aldrich tells about a special town in Sardegna, Italy. She was introduced to this village by her two guests, Megan Hastings and Adam Cone, who took a leap of faith several years ago and bought a little stone house in the town of Cuglieri without seeing it in person first. They describe the unconventional way they found the house. The three of them share stories and insights about the town, its citizens, the beauty of the location and its unique characteristics.
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9. Vicenza, the Veneto Region and Her Life in Italy with Marzia Caputo

Marzia Caputo grew up in the Veneto town of Vicenza. Her mother and father met in Vicenza when her mother left Calabria to begin a business in a less Mafia dominated region. Marzia describes her favorite sites in her town and the surrounding region and shares stories of growing up in Vicenza, meeting an American who became her husband and her transition to life in the USA.
The antique poem Marzia recited:
Veneziani gran signori
Padovani gran dottori
Veronesi tutti matti
Vicentini magna gatti

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11. A Passion for the Traditional Hand Weaving of Umbria with Marta Cucchia

Marta Cucchia fell in love with the traditional techniques of Umbrian hand weaving and has continued to carry on this historic craft, which three generations of women in her family before her have kept alive. Her great grandmother, Giuditta Brozzetti, started the studio in 1921 in Perugia and now, under Marta's care, it is one of the last in Umbria to practice and promote this age-old craft. Marta describes her techniques, the motifs and types of looms she uses and the 13th century church in which her studio is located.
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