Tag Archives: Giosuè Carducci
Il Rosso Melograno Posted by Serena on Jul 10, 2013
Last Sunday we went for a day out in the hills between Parma and Piacenza, in Emilia Romagna. While we were wandering around Castell’Arquato, a beautiful medieval town on the outskirts of the Pianura Padana, I noticed that almost every garden had un albero di melograno (a pomegranate tree), covered in bright red flowers. My…
Facciamo San Martino Posted by Serena on Nov 12, 2009
Wednesday 11th of November was la festa di San Martino, a date which has particular significance for the contadini (farm labourers, or peasants) as it brings to a close the agricultural year. ‘Fare S.Martino’ (literally: to do S.Martino), is an expression used in the vast agricultural plains of the Pianura Padana, which means both to…