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MY ROOTS
SERRA SAN BRUNO is high up
in the mountains of Southern Italy. You get there on a twisting
road that snakes up through the highland forests. Trees hang
over the road to create a tunnel that filters the sun and cools
the air. Snow signs warn that, in winter, this could be a more
tortuous trail. But today the road is clear. We pass few cars.
And you have the feeling that you are experiencing something
special that has been set aside for just a few. Wild flowers
grow up out of the forest litter and vines twirl their way around
the tree trunks to search out their share of the sun. The leaves
are starting to turn their autumn shades and a variety of greens
speckle the canopy overhead. Our first stop is a Baroque church,
one of the three in this small town. All are well-used, well-preserved
and impressive in their architecture and presentation. This one
has some excellent wood carvings and stained glass panels high
in the walls above. The ceiling soars above to make a grand statement.
There are some beautiful palaces to see and some fine stone work
surrounding the portals. This is a very traditional Italian town.
The old
men sit as they do each day in the town square. Today the talk
is about the coming olive harvest, but the discussion is mostly
about the past. The happenings of last year, or maybe the events
of ten years ago - to them it was only yesterday and it has been
told many times before. They enjoy a joke together and no one
cares if the story is embellished to make it a little more interesting
this time around. They look so natural against the fading paint
- it seems like they have been there forever (some of them have!).
When you leave Serra San Bruno, the road falls away to the coastal
plain. As you descend you will find three small villages grouped
closely together - Stilo, Pazzano and Bivongi. All have a charm
and natural beauty that you cannot forget. In these towns you
will find lanes that twist and turn, steps that will lead you
to the houses that are stacked one over the other as they perch
on the hill. There is a famous 7th Century Byzantine church,
a small grotto, and the 100 metre fall of the Marmarico Falls.
Nearby, up a twisting track, is the monastery S. Giovanni Therystis,
surrounded by olive groves and grape vines. We tried the local
Bivongi wine that night, a rich sweet red that matched the taste
of the bunch of grapes we had enjoyed that same afternoon. There
will be little surprises around every corner - this is the joy
of exploring Italian hill-top towns. Courtesy of Ciao Magazine.......next
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