tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post4856857621725921477..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Carlo Levi was right - Christ certainly stopped at Eboli!Helshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-46387896992806119802015-12-25T09:40:09.159+11:002015-12-25T09:40:09.159+11:00Mandy
Agreed! Sometimes we forgot grinding povert...Mandy<br /><br />Agreed! Sometimes we forgot grinding poverty in the 19th century and early 20th century, and sometimes we didn't even know about it. In either case, there was a long history of northern tourism to the sunny Mediterranean that included Cairo, Venice, Rome, south coast of France and every other place, but not Basilicata.<br /><br />Have a healthy, happy 2016.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-78507662337405834992015-12-25T01:18:07.568+11:002015-12-25T01:18:07.568+11:00How fascinating. The hotel room looks lovely but h...How fascinating. The hotel room looks lovely but how easily we seem to forget the poverty and struggle of the past. I love Italy - I'd definitely like to visit some of the south. Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-25634559107933430972015-12-24T23:19:13.579+11:002015-12-24T23:19:13.579+11:00Leon
Good to see you!
I felt sooo sorry for the...Leon<br /><br />Good to see you! <br /><br />I felt sooo sorry for the Cathars, knowing a bit about Albigensian Crusade, the fall of Carcassonne, Simon de Montfort and other tragedies. Their city of Minerve and their castle seemed to use the natural (ravine) landscape very wisely. I am not sure the rugged ravine in Matera offered the wretched Italian residents any protection at all :(Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-49265588598331595202015-12-24T23:09:59.348+11:002015-12-24T23:09:59.348+11:00Hi Parnassus
happy new year, almost :)
I am all...Hi Parnassus<br /><br />happy new year, almost :) <br /><br />I am all in favour of restoring old facilities, rather than tearing them down and using totally new materials. Tearing buildings down both a] wastes precious resources and b] destroys the region's amazing history. But my goodness, Italy took a LONG time in seeing how depressed the small towns in the southern region of Basilicata were. Milan and the north had one of the most elite life styles in the world, while babies were dying in the south from filth and easily treated diseases.<br /><br />Well worth touring, yes! I know Sicily and Malta well, but flew over Basilicata without even knowing the province's name.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-38733985748339153142015-12-24T23:03:12.452+11:002015-12-24T23:03:12.452+11:00It reminds me a little of Minerve in the south of ...It reminds me a little of Minerve in the south of France where the Cathers sought protection - a village built on a ravine between two rivers.Leon Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609891995057827081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-16852803618577959962015-12-24T22:47:04.752+11:002015-12-24T22:47:04.752+11:00Joseph
I will find a photo of a cave hotel room a...Joseph<br /><br />I will find a photo of a cave hotel room and put it into the blog post. They look very clean, understated and have everything a guest could possibly need, but ..... cave-like! No windows!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-13813379504547188252015-12-24T22:47:01.045+11:002015-12-24T22:47:01.045+11:00Hello Hels, A perfect example of Gentrification....Hello Hels, A perfect example of Gentrification. I have been in a lot of slum-like dwellings that were about to be torn down or possibly restored, and the degree of filth and squalor is often unbelievable. I do think that would be an amazing area to tour, since so much of the ancient past apparently remains. One is reminded of the American Indian cliff and pueblo dwellings in the U.S., many of which still contain corncobs and pottery shards from the last inhabitants hundreds of years ago.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-50305324372547901772015-12-24T22:43:07.032+11:002015-12-24T22:43:07.032+11:00Andrew
I often get emails from a travel agent des...Andrew<br /><br />I often get emails from a travel agent describing amazing places that I would love to see eg Alaska, The Shetlands, The Orkneys, Latvia and Lithuania. But I know all these places, or at least know OF them. But I had never been south of Naples; never heard of Matera. <br /><br />Happy holidays to you too :)Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-6155892605268103142015-12-24T22:38:13.926+11:002015-12-24T22:38:13.926+11:00Stuart
welcome to Art and Architecture, mainly. I...Stuart<br /><br />welcome to Art and Architecture, mainly. I can see you get involved in conversions, but I bet you have never seen anything quite as unusual as converting dank caves to churches, hotels and shops.<br /><br />Have a great 2016!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-80515903841145814692015-12-24T19:38:16.418+11:002015-12-24T19:38:16.418+11:00Are the hotel rooms decent? It doesn't have to...Are the hotel rooms decent? It doesn't have to be a palace, but I wouldn't want to sleep in a really miserable squat. I also quite like a window in the room.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07701188167981018244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-32495624221817939792015-12-24T19:35:15.068+11:002015-12-24T19:35:15.068+11:00Hels, you never cease to surprise and inform me. I...Hels, you never cease to surprise and inform me. I hope you don't get too bored tomorrow :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-3237032629526141412015-12-24T19:22:12.369+11:002015-12-24T19:22:12.369+11:00A really useful read, thanks for posting.
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