Italy Inside Out - 2. Montepulciano is in Her Heart with Francesca Raspanti

2. Montepulciano is in Her Heart with Francesca Raspanti

07/08/20 • 28 min

Episode 2. Francesca Raspanti is an Italian guide with a full range of credentials to offer her groups, most importantly, a passion for the land where she lives and the town in which she was born. Francesca joins me from Montepulciano, Italy and discusses many subjects, including how her family, community and country have dealt with the covid-19 crisis, the stringent courses and testing required to become a licensed Italian tourist guide and some of the differences between Italian and non-Italians who take her tours.

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1. A Quest for Her Cultural Heritage in Trentino with Mary Beth Moser

Author and lecturer, Mary Beth Moser, Ph.D., describes her journey of discovery as she searched for her cultural heritage in the extraordinary Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Sud Tirol. Among the many topics that she discusses are the region’s unique history, the languages known as dialects, the traditional foods and wine, the stories of the family connections she made, the Trentino immigrants in America and how she has been able to continue her affiliation with other Trentini in the US.
Mary Beth's website, Ancestral Connections: www.AncestralConnections.net
A poem spoken in the dialect of Mary Beth's grandmother: https://www.facebook.com/lavaldisole/videos/il-tempo-di-una-poesia-tira-vent-di-piergiorgio-longhi/730892754362023/
Seattle Trentino club: www.seattletrentinoclub.org
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Sam Ciapanna is an American with dual citizenship who has recently purchased a home in the region of Abruzzo. He describes the challenges of traveling to Italy during the covid-19 crisis. We learn of the love he has for the hill town of Colonnella where his grandfather was once a beloved tailor and referred to the town as Bella Colonnella. Sam shares with the listeners many of the fascinating places to see in this less traveled region of Italy, including the platforms over the sea, trabucchi, originally used as fishing mechanisms, they have been turned into restaurants, offering a very unique dining experience! In the future Sam plans to open his home as a Bed & Breakfast, providing his guests with an authentic Italian experience.

Colonnella is in the Teramo province of the region of Abruzzo
Sam's contact: [email protected]
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