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È questa la realtà del porto di Torre del Greco (Campania) per la cui riqualificazione è già pronto un progetto all’avanguardia
In un Paese come l’Italia fondato sul mare
al centro del Mediterraneo e circondato da oltre 8.000 chilometri di costa
i porti turistici rappresentano uno snodo cruciale e strategico non solo per la diffusione del turismo nautico
ma soprattutto per il rilancio dell’economia e la promozione del nostro territorio
nonostante l’aumento progressivo del numero dei posti barca e la realizzazione di strutture efficienti e all’avanguardia
Marina Cala de’ Medici solo per citarne alcune
rimangono una serie di criticità che frenano il settore: strutture vecchie e in stato di abbandono
concessioni scadute e connessioni ferroviarie e stradali inefficaci
A ciò si aggiungono lungaggini burocratiche e sovrapposizione di competenze tra enti di controllo
le attività speculative e gli abusivismi edilizi lungo costa
A farne le spese sono soprattutto i diportisti
che invece di essere in qualche modo incoraggiati nella loro passione per l’andar per mare
vengono di fatto ostacolati da una rete di porti piena di buchi e incertezze
Purtroppo è la struttura stessa di un porto a essere complessa
grande e ingombrante che nasconde al suo interno aspetti tecnici
La gestione di un porto mette insieme tante voci
tanti interessi e spesso trovare la quadra è un’impresa titanica
Anche perché tra tutte queste teste in gioco si parla poco e male
Ognuno viaggia da solo e non si fa un vero ed efficace lavoro di squadra
È il caso per esempio del Porto di Torre del Greco
dove da anni si parla di un progetto di riqualificazione
ripensamenti e tira e molla vari tra Comune e Regione
ma che da oltre 15 anni risiede all’estero
un armatore e soprattutto un Ingegnere che con il porto della sua città ha da sempre un rapporto speciale
E’ lui che ci ha segnalato questa situazione di “stallo”
“Del rifacimento di questo porto sento parlare da oltre vent’anni
sia da chi sul mare ci lavora e anche da parte delle istituzioni che via via si sono succedute nelle varie amministrazioni
riqualificarla e ampliarla con nuovi posti barca e servizi risponde a un esigenza non solo della nostra città
ma di un bacino di potenziali utenti molto più grande
Parliamo infatti di un approdo assolutamente strategico per il turismo nautico del centro Italia
Siamo esattamente a 15 miglia da Capri e altrettante da Ischia e Procida
I marina turistici operativi in questa zona sono quelli di Salerno
oggettivamente piuttosto lontani da Torre del Greco”
“Torre del Greco è una città marinara che da sempre è popolata anche dai pescatori
Qui c’è ancora un’importante flotta di pescherecci che nonostante le difficoltà degli ultimi anni in qualche modo resiste alla crisi del settore e lavora in tutte le stagioni
con diversi operatori che hanno la propria sede proprio all’interno del porto
La struttura si trova peraltro nel cuore del centro cittadino”
In generale la zona portuale si presenta abbastanza degradata
Il bacino è protetto da un molo di Ponente sul quale insistono poco meno di 10 pontili
ognuno dato in concessione e gestito in maniera indipendente da altrettanti operatori
la maggior parte di queste concessioni sono in via di scadenza o addirittura già scadute
Sul lato opposto del bacino ci sono invece la sede del Circolo Nautico di Torre del Greco e il molo dei pescatori
ma che ora è occupato dai capannoni dei cantieri
alcuni in attivita’ principalmente di rimessaggio
I posti barca attualmente sono pochi e limitati: già ormeggiare una barca di 12-14 metri diventa difficile
perché i fondali del porto garantiscono 8-9 metri di pescaggio”
“L’idea principale è quella innanzitutto di riqualificare tutta la zona del porto
Qui si vorrebbe creare una grande ‘piazza sul mare’
parcheggi e spazi vivibili da tutti i cittadini
Quindi raddoppiare gli spazi tecnici e operativi della struttura per aumentare sia il numero dei posti barca che di servizi nautici
Nel progetto figura anche la costruzione di un auditorium da destinare a eventi
E poi ancora si vogliono inserire delle nuove aree operative”
“La nuova area da riqualificare sarebbe quella più a Sud
attualmente occupata da un muraglione costruito negli Anni 70 per proteggere l’adiacente ferrovia Borbonica che un tempo arrivava fino a Portici e poi è stata prolungata
La ferrovia in pratica taglia in due Torre del Greco
privandola del suo naturale contatto con il mare
Ci sono dei sottopassi della ferrovia che accedono al mare
La spiaggia con gli anni è stata progressivamente erosa dal mare e ad oggi non è balneabile
Il progetto in quest’area prevede di costruire un nuovo braccio del porto per guadagnare terra dal mare
procedere quindi a un interramento e trasferirci le sedi dei cantieri navali ancora operativi”
che peraltro è molto all’avanguardia e sostenibile a livello ambientale
ha tutte le caratteristiche per ottenere i fondi europei del PNRR ed è stato promosso dal Comune di Torre del Greco già dal 2021
È frutto di anni di lavoro e io stesso seppure in maniera indiretta ho avuto modo di partecipare alla sua ottimizzazione
Addirittura il Presidente della Regione Campania
preceduto da una serie di studi ambientali ed archeologici
di fatto è stato già approvato dalla Giunta Comunale e nell’ultima versione inviato ufficialmente alla Regione nell’ottobre 2024
L’ente regionale tuttavia ha una gestione centrale di tutti i progetti sul territorio campano
la riqualificazione del porto rimane ancora in coda con i cittadini di Torre del Greco che rischiano così di perdere una grande opportunità
Manca lo studio definitivo del progetto e l’istituzione della gara per l’appalto
a mio avviso il vero problema è la comunicazione tra gli enti”
qui siamo tutti un po’ figli della cultura napoletana votata
alla rassegnazione e alla filosofia “adda passà a nuttata…”
Peccato però perché la stessa città di Napoli negli ultimi anni ha conosciuto una riqualificazione enorme
è diventata oggettivamente molto più bella e attrae se possibile ancora più turisti del passato
Per cui oggi i cittadini campani sono ancora più consapevoli che è possibile lavorare bene e riqualificare il nostro territorio
Dovrebbero essere le istituzioni ad attivarsi per tempo e segnare la nuova rotta”
Quella di Porto di Torre del Greco è solo una delle tante situazioni critiche che si registrano oggi in Italia
disagi e progetti di ristrutturazioni mancate sono quelli di Civitavecchia
E troppo spesso gli enti governativi rimangono inermi
Manca una visione strategica coordinata e un lavoro integrato a livello amministrativo che unisca innovazione
sostenibilità e formazione su tutto il territorio italiano
Solo così sarà possibile garantire ai porti italiani il ruolo di scali strategici per il turismo nautico e l’economia nazionale
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Lo sviluppo della portualità turistica rappresenta un importante tassello verso la crescita del turismo nautico in Italia
Ma il sistema mostra la corda sotto tanti aspetti: legislativi
Ne sono l’emblema alcuni progetti di porti annunciati in pompa magna
Uno dei primi marina turistici realizzati in Italia si rifà il look per adeguarsi ai tempi
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The 37.3-metre classic motor-sailing yacht Cassiopeia is newly listed for sale with Tim Langmead of Fraser.
Originally built of triple plank iroko and mahogany on oak frames by Torre Del Greco as a commercial vessel in 1939
she was converted for yacht use in the 1960s by the Fiat family
Her superstructure is built of teak and her silhouette is said to be recognised by many along the Sardinian coastline
Cassiopeia completed a thorough 10-year refit in 2024
"making her hull as good as new"
Her hull was also repainted and brightwork varnished
Accommodation is provided for seven guests in four air-conditioned cabins with the full-width owner's cabin aft and there are quarters for a crew of five
One guest cabin is positioned just forward of the owner and the two twin guest cabins are located forward of the saloon
the wheel is positioned right aft and guests have ample space to spread out from the secure seating area immediately forward of the helm to the netting below the bowsprit
or to sunbathe atop the saloon superstructure
The 172GT yacht for sale also benefits from a pair of Gardner diesels giving her nine knots cruising and 10 knots at full speed
Lying in Italy, Cassiopeia is asking €4,500,000.
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It was to be a routine delivery: bringing my boat home from the Mediterranean, sailing from Tunisia up along the west coast of Italy to Genoa, where I would put Ranger on a freighter to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
But it turned out to be a journey of discovery. A sail into the past, along a landscape so choked with beauty and bounty, hazards real and imagined, ancient myths and contemporary events, all amid rolling seas and emotions. Five knots was too fast to absorb it. Only now, years later, have I found the storyline.
In 800 miles, I traveled through 2,000 years of marine navigation, from a continent once skirted by Phoenicians who lit fires as waypoints, to the creation of nautical charts and compass wayfaring, to explorations of the entire world. It was all capped, in the 1980s, with the invention of electronic charts.
On a rhumb line, Genoa lay 500 miles to the north. Pushing my 1970 Allied Seabreeze yawl, I could have motorsailed it in five days. But to pass by the Italian coast would have been a crime punishable by regret. I set aside two months and invited three mates to join me for successive segments.
The night before our departure in March 2012, a cold Sahara wind whistled through a thousand shrouds. Little did we know that 100 miles away, two boats carrying sub-Sahara Africans were wallowing toward the Italian island of Lampedusa, where they’d hoped to find asylum. One boat with 50 souls landed the next day. The other, with 60 people including two pregnant women, was found in distress a few days later, with five passengers dead.
As that tragedy unfolded, Wally and I were motorsailing toward Trapani on the toe of Sicily, 150 miles and a First World away. There, we enjoyed a beer and baked redfish that Wally caught en route. From Sicily, under jib and jigger, we made 6 knots bearing 31 degrees across a lumpy Tyrrhenian Sea, marked by mythic wakes of Odysseus. In his famous book, Homer had left a spaghetti snarl of supposed routes and infamous dangers.
“It would be tempting to treat the Odyssey as a Baedeker’s guide to the Mediterranean,” writes David Abulafia, the dean of Mediterranean scholars. Alas, he added, “the map of the Mediterranean was infinitely malleable in the hands of the poets.”
That said, Homer got one thing right: The Med is tempestuous. During our 180-mile sail across the northern border of the “Aeolian triangle,” named for the bag of wind given to Odysseus by Aeolus, Wally was kept busy changing sails.
Still, behind the legend is a true history of Amalfi as an international port, a wealthy city-state based on trade fostered by the compass. For 600 years in the Middle Ages, Amalfi merchants turned the Mediterranean into a bazaar, trading Italian wheat, timber, linen, wine, fruits, and nuts with Tunisia and Egypt for oil, wax, spices, and gold.
Paper charts, drawn by exploring sailors, stimulated more trade. Italy, and the whole Mediterranean, shows up on maps as early as 500 B.C. The Romans mapped their empire, in part to mark their conquests. While Columbus sailed “for gold, god and glory,” the Med was mapped for one reason: money. Amalfi’s prominence vanished with an earthquake and tsunami that destroyed the port on November 25, 1343.
Portolan charts, an Italian term for detailed port maps, were in use by 1270. “The outline they gave for the Mediterranean was amazingly accurate,” writes Tony Campbell in The History of Cartography. The work of the first named practitioner, Pietro Vesconte of Genoa, who died in 1330, “was so accurate that the Mediterranean outlines would not be improved until the 18th century.”
Leaving Amalfi, sailing southwest along the Sorrento Peninsula, we lacked the wardrobe and class to rub shoulders with the glitterati on the island of Capri. Instead, we created our own photo ops amid the rocks and tunnels and cliffs of Faraglioni at the island’s southern tip. Our only companions were tourist boats filled with envy.
I then headed north, slowing to marvel at Homer’s ability to imagine two ordinary boulders as home to sirens, women who sang sailors to their deaths. It was here, Homer wrote, that Odysseus tied himself to the mast to resist. Wally and I covered our ears.
On April 4, we arrived at the River Tiber, downstream from Rome and under the flight path to its airport. After some struggle to find a berth, I located a spot in the river itself, tied on the outside of the quay of a classy country-club marina. Its fee was 36 euros ($50) a night. I had been spending, on average, $50 a day total since leaving Tunisia, but we had now entered Italy’s more developed, and expensive, boating waters. I had $1,700 left.
The next morning, as she removed sail ties while dressed in a parka, she realized that the bikini she had packed would not see the light of day. Under crisp clear skies and windshifts from east to west, we sailed to Civitavecchia behind a rugged breakwater, human-made like most marinas on the coast. The wind picked up, and it began to rain at 2 a.m. “Cold, nasty night,” my log reads.
“Long, rocking day,” my log reads. “Amy was a trouper.”
At 3 p.m., she steered us into Porto Ercole, a big grin on her face. Two beers and some potato soup later, we were in bed at 7:30 p.m., “wiped.”
A terrible surge woke me at midnight. I got Amy up to move the boat parallel to the dock, bow in. At 4 a.m., I adjusted the spring line. At 9 a.m., it was rainy and windy—the Med’s many moods. I wasn’t feeling that hot either.
On April 17, my third mate, Dave Pfautz, joined us, and Amy took us to dinner for my birthday. David, a nurse, had introduced me to living aboard in Key West, Florida, and had helped me find Ranger. We made a nightly ritual at sunset to sail out and watch for the green flash, and toast our good fortune. I asked him to cross the Atlantic with me, but he backed out at the last minute because of a health issue. Now he felt he could join us, and I gladly accepted his presence as payback.
Amy left early the next day, taxiing to a train to Rome. She left her phone, and a card, thanking me for all “the wonderful new memories.” I cried. Several times.
“Sea turned to shit,” my log begins for April 19. Big, westerly waves made for a rolly ride north, and an exciting entry in breaking surf into San Vincenzo. Dave threw up again, perhaps from a bad plate of clams, and I persuaded him to go to a hospital. I ate tapas alone.
At midnight, I woke to howling winds. They weren’t forecast. The waves were crashing against the breakwater at Marina Cala de’ Medici. I risked an escape, gunning the diesel out through the breaking surf. Stuff flew around the cabin. Dave was weak. It was a lumpy, tough day.
We stopped at Viareggio on a national holiday, grabbing a toehold on a crowded dock end. Set against the rolling hills and vineyards of Tuscany, with Pisa and Florence beckoning, the region might have lured me to stay if I had not been on deadline and burdened with an infirm crewman. With less than 100 miles to go, I was eager to catch the boat home.
As a result, I also passed a chance to investigate a note in Rod Heikell’s Italian Waters Pilot. Ten miles away in Marina di Carrara, known for its white marble, sat the headquarters of the two leading electronic chart companies: C-Map and Navionics.
The fact that it happened in Italy, atop the long history that I had surveyed, was coincidental, both men said. And yet today, both companies acknowledge that Italian innovation, precision and artistic creativity would make it appear inevitable.
I said goodbye to Dave, happy to be alone with Ranger. He flew home but never recovered his once-buoyant soul. Some years later, after a motorcycle accident, he died in surgery. Whenever I see a green flash, I think of our sunset cruises and the life he introduced me to.
Ranger’s last Italian trip, a couple of miles to the Dockwise yacht-transport dock, was a nail-biter as waves ricocheted off concrete abutments, creating a maelstrom. Violently rocking, Ranger’s prop at times came out of the water. I’m not big on prayer, but as I mumbled, “Please, God,” I also shouted to the Racor fuel filter: “Don’t fail me now!”
I could understand why the Med had been seen as inhabited by spirits: evil, benign and inviting. We cruisers travel odysseys every time we shove off. It takes will and skills, vision and dreams to journey by boat.
Checking my Garmin GPS II, I saw that Ranger and I had traveled 15,000 miles. I had reached my goal—across an ocean and an ancient sea—and had gathered both a sail bag of stories and a great sense of accomplishment. I didn’t know at the time that this would be my last great sailing voyage. But at 68, I had nothing left to prove. Like Odysseus, I was going home.
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A former Uffizi director’s bid to become mayor of Florence has taken a controversial turn following accusations he has mocked southern Italians with a xenophobic slur printed on election pamphlets.
Eike Schmidt, who led the grand Florence museum for seven years and stepped down in December, is prime minister’s Giorgia Meloni’s favoured candidate in local elections in the Tuscan capital slated for this weekend. He and the right-wing coalition that backs him are determined to win power in the city that has been ruled by the left for the past four decades—a result that would amount to a political earthquake.
However, Schmidt unleashed a wave of criticism after including the phrase “Florence is not Torre del Greco” on a pamphlet outlining plans to make the city greener. Critics claimed the director had ridiculed inhabitants of the town near Naples that is frequently portrayed as a crime-ridden bastion of the Camorra mafia.
Luigi Mennella, Torre del Greco’s left-wing mayor, responded furiously, claiming in a statement that the phrase amounted to “sleazy propaganda” that gave the town “a negative and, above all, blatantly anti-southern slant”. Dario Nardella, Florence’s outgoing mayor, said in a video posted on social media that Schmidt had offended “the history and essence of Florence: that of an open city that has always welcomed everyone”.
Southern Italians have endured centuries of derision from their wealthier northern and central neighbours, with Matteo Salvini, the hard-right leader from Milan, filmed in 2009 chanting “smell that stench, here come the Neapolitans” with a chorus of supporters.
Schmidt, who is campaigning with the slogan “Magnificent Florence”, has promised to bring “security and decorum” to the city’s streets. Three polls published in the penultimate week of May suggested he was trailing Sara Funaro, his left-wing rival, by between 11 and 3 percentage points. Schmidt is likely to face Funaro in a run-off if no candidate reaches the 50% mark, and has indicated that he will return to Capodimonte if he fails to pull off his Florence comeback.
after suggestions for similar protection at the museum were rejected
news25 June 2024Ex-Uffizi chief Eike Schmidt loses bid to become Mayor of FlorenceSara Funaro
a local councillor with the centre-left Democratic Party
reportedly took more than 60% of the vote
news28 June 2019Plan to merge Uffizi and Accademia in Florence stokes row over Italian museums reformCritics say the move by Italy's populist coalition government will compromise the autonomy of museums
6 June 2018Pompeii IX 8 and Torre del Greco, Villa SoraAntonella Coralini (University of Bologna)
The ‘Vesuviana’ programme, in cooperation with the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, focused not only on the Pompeii site, but also on the archaeological area of Villa Sora, in Torre del Greco.
Working on the case study Insulae IX 8-House of the Centenary, an interdisciplinary team developed a GIS platform capable of processing all the data of a pluri-stratified site like Pompeii, including old and new excavations, from ancient material evidence to the most recent activities.
A documentation revision included in the project found the first occupation of the area, with at least three housing units, to be between the late 4 th and early 3 rd cent. B.C. It also explained how and when the great domus, with a double atrium and large peristyle dating back to the Augustan Age, developed over the decades. The functions of the domus were completely altered after the earthquake, when the residential functions were replaced by more profitable, utilitarian ones.
In cooperation with both the University of Naples ‘L’Orientale’ and the University of Salerno, the Vesuviana programme in Torre del Greco, Naples, promoted a project to study and enhance the seaside villa known as Villa Sora.
Along with the documentation and survey activities of the archaeological evidence, the stored finds were analysed as well. Particularly important are the analysis of frescoes dating back to a transition phase between the 3 rd and 4 th painting styles, confirming that the villa was richly decorated in the decades before the eruption. This research not only allows a graphic reconstruction to be made, but also permits the restoration of the decorative elements in various rooms of the villa.
beginning in his birthplace of Torre Del Greco
Gino's Italy: Like Mamma Used to MakeAudio DescriptionSSubtitlesDocumentaries & Lifestyle30mIn this series
chef Gino D'Acampo travels through the north and south of Italy
celebrating the women who have fuelled and fed his fellow Italians through the ages
The park does not only promote initiatives aimed at preserving cultural and environmental heritage
but also intervention strategies that give back historical memory and the close relationship between man and nature to these places
identifying sites where you can live a unique experience to combine with the classic tourist itineraries
Photographic archive of the Vesuvius National Park
The feasts described below are the most representative ones for their ethno-anthropological value and popularity
The Four Altars festival is the most important event of Torre del Greco
It takes place in June eight days after Corpus Domini and celebrates the “baronial redemption” of the Vesuvius town in 1699
The fundamental moment of the festival is the preparation of the altars
who are four and stay in four squares of the city: largo del Carmine
The altars represent sacred themes (“mysteries”)
are made with sawdust and powder colours and form the rich set design
is animated by the parade of the sacred chariot
by light music shows and tammurriate and ends with the traditional fireworks at sea
The Lantern festival takes place every four years at the beginning of August
It comes from the cult of Madonna della Neve
but it has much more ancient origins that can be traced back to the fertility rites that celebrated the end of summer
It takes place in the walled village of Casamale di Somma Vesuviana
whose alleys are lit by thousands of oil lamps arranged on wooden frames (domes) of different geometric shape and degrading size with a mirror that at the bottom multiplies its arrangement
The entire village is then embellished with bowers of branches
pumpkins that are emptied and illuminated from the inside by a lamp and tableaux vivant of country life
The Lantern Festival takes place without music
The only musical moment is the one that accompanies the procession of Santa Maria della Neve on the evening of the 5th August
sung by a chorus of women only coming from the balconies and terraces
great night bonfires are lit on the sides of the mountain and around the sanctuary
there are continuous pilgrimages from neighbouring villages
but the protagonists of the festival are undoubtedly the different paranze (Gnundo
etc.) who spend the day preparing banquets
bonfires and pay homage to Madonna Pacchiana with a rich repertoire of traditional songs and dances (fronne
the preparation of the “perch” takes place
a branch of chestnut decorated with flowers
fruits and foods that is offered to one’s lady singing canti a ffigliola
Michael Archangel is the patron saint of the city of Ottaviano and the festival held in the early days of May is dedicated to him
The 8th May is the most important day of the festival; it begins at dawn with the so-called diana
a long series of fireworks on the ground which
while the population (adults and children) follows
followed by a procession that is accompanied by musical bands
The highlight of the day is the “Flight of the angels”: a child and a girl dressed as angels with wings and helmets are suspended at the top with a rope system operated by pulleys (carruocciolo) and
they sing a very ancient hymn to the Archangel accompanied by the band
The flight is repeated four times in the main squares of the historic centre
On the 10th May the “Palio of Donkeys” takes place
which ends with the donkey race and the final show of fireworks under Mount Somma
The celebrations of the patron saint are accompanied by concerts of classical music
It's rare that Silvia Sperduti and Michele Pepponi
owners - and life partners - of Enoteca La Torre Group
We saw it with the restaurant Villa Laetitia
with the duo of Rudy Travagli and chef Domenico Stile
rightfully earned two Michelin stars in 2023
But the Lungotevere delle Armi establishment isn't the only place where refined
If from the Della Vittoria neighborhood one moves to the Porta Pia quadrant at Piazza Fiume
the recently renovated building of La Rinascente - the well-known commercial brand born in 1961 - hosts on the top floor of its structure Enoteca La Torre Fiume
The chef from Torre del Greco spent years alongside Domenico Stile before having the opportunity
to be the leading figure in his own kitchen
An insight from the ownership that entrusted the Campanian chef with the contemporary spaces of the Roman terrace
but on two fine dining establishments in the city
If during the day the restaurant is capable of changing its appearance
ranging from breakfast service to bistrot offerings during lunch
it's in the evening that Antonio Autiero knows he must change gear
drawing from his wealth of knowledge but above all from his love for his native land
which emerges clearly in almost every dish
His call to origins is not redundant but is conveyed through a broader culinary vision
embracing both great classics and contemporary dishes where the taste stamp is always sharp
the chef demonstrates great skill in bread-making
with mini bao buns with smoked tuna and spheres of cacio e pepe and pears served in a delightful mini-casket
with a special mention for the bread and its derivatives - including breadsticks - accompanied by a butter composed of almond scraps
a tasty fried polenta with horseradish cream and a nostalgic memory from the '80s
the shrimp cocktail with toasted brioche bread
How can a true Campanian start his tasting menu if not with a carbohydrate
If it's then a Fried Raviolo with Genovese sauce - another mantra of Neapolitan tradition - and Castelmagno foam
we dive into the aesthetic beauty and concrete taste of Roasted Octopus with potato rösti and palamita mayonnaise with green oil sauce
To fully appreciate the mollusk's processing
Antonio Autiero recommends drinking the octopus consommé at the end of the meal
which brings the palate to gratifying iodized sensations
Closing the antipasti round is the Artichoke cooked in the low-temperature oven wrapped in a crunchy (golden-colored) pasta and accompanied by smoked potato mousse and a powder of aromatic herbs
embellished with a small tribute to the tradition
the chef only halfway convinces with the Risotto with three shellfish and mazzancolla tartare
and scampi are not as incisive as they should be
but they are compensated by a good preparation of the mazzancolla: the idea is there
Antonio comes directly to the table to present his favorite dish - which will also become ours - the Pasta with 3 Vesuvio tomatoes
and Datterino that wrap around a pasta similar to fusilli but with a more sinuous and harmonious shape in welcoming the well-balanced sauce in acidity and completed by a topping of fake basil Parmesan (a product obtained from the use of maltodextrin and an oil obtained from a basil extraction)
a deserved homage is paid to nouvelle cuisine with the Chateaubriand
cut on a sumptuous board directly in the dining room and accompanied by perfect béarnaise sauce
This an example of classicism to the nth power
If among desserts the food reinterpretation of the piña colada with smoked and caramelized pineapple and coconut mousse and cream is a fun one
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The historic stadium of Turris Calcio is now equipped with a new synthetic turf certified Fifa Quality Pro
The Amerigo Liguori Stadium in Torre del Greco (Naples) was inaugurated in 1950
now playing in the C Series.Over the years
the facility has undergone several improvements
including the introduction of synthetic grass in 2009.Since 2019
the stadium has undergone new structural works as part of the works for the Universiade facilities
These include the installation of a new synthetic turf surface
which has obtained Fifa Quality Pro certification
The resurfacing work of the Liguori Stadium, for a total of 506,499 euros, was carried out by Habitat with the installation of Mondoturf 4NX 50 mm Mondo.This is an artificial turf surface of the latest generation composed of monofilament 4NX straight structure and semi-concave section with 3 asymmetrical ribs
completed with a performance infill in granules of SBR and an elastic cushioning underlay
The system thus composed favours the correct rebound and rolling of the ball and ensures homogeneous support for the acceleration
rotation and torsion movements of the players
limiting the risk of injury and premature fatigue.In particular
the 4NX monofilament combines a unique morphology with superior thickness for greater elastic memory capacity
The grass tufts quickly return to their original position after foot pressure and remain in a straight position when the ball is passed
maintaining the pitch’s rolling and rebound values for longer
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MENUACCESSORIESBloom DayJewelry house Faraone Mennella enters the floral business
and east of the small city of Torre del Greco
acres and acres of floral farmland blaze a path of vibrant color through the surrounding greenery
The picturesque tract is presided over by 66-year-old agronomist Renato Faraone Mennella
one might find him cruising through town in a vintage Alfa Romeo—in the Sixties
it was a Ferrari—or sailing to the nearby island of Capri on Allegra
mixing this gene with that one like a mad scientist
on the land that’s been in his family since the 1800s
The Faraone Mennella family estate in Torre del Greco
Faraone Mennella also happens to be the father of jeweler Roberto Faraone Mennella
whose company Faraone Mennella is known for its glam gold cuffs and cabochon baubles
But beginning this fall Roberto and his business partner
will be running a second enterprise from their East 57th Street atelier: Manhattan’s newest high-end florist
that the two spend considerable time talking about
Scognamiglio even likens him to Gianni Agnelli and dubs him a latter-day Lorenzo de’ Medici
marveling at the art-meets-science nature of his discipline
“You go with Renato to the fields in the morning,” says Scognamiglio
He shows his flowers and he talks and walks—you just follow him
He speaks about flowers like we do about jewelry.” Recognizing his own infatuation
That assertion elicits no argument from the actual son
“They look more the same,” the younger Faraone Mennella responds with a laugh
named Faraone Mennella Fiori (fiori means “flowers” in Italian)
and we were in Takashimaya Floral Boutique,” recalls Scognamiglio
“We always send flowers to everyone from [that store]
You send flowers?’ It’s like us seeing him going to Tiffany’s to shop for jewelry.” So Padre put forth a proposal: Use his buds and brand them under the company moniker
shut up’—typical father and son,” Scognamiglio remembers
one eyebrow arched exaggeratedly high while a hand leisurely strokes an imaginary goatee
Why not have our own personalized bouquets like you have personalized note cards?” And their beloved Takashimaya hasn’t been left out of the equation; Faraone Mennella Fiori
which offers both cut flowers and plants in specially designed FM vases and pots
will bow at the Fifth Avenue store in October
But the jewelers are doing more than placing their name on pretty arrangements that match their design ethos
the flowers that Faraone Mennella and Scognamiglio sell are exclusive to the Faraone Mennella family and bred by Renato himself
specializes in creating new floral hybrids and ultimately owns the rights to each one
“You can’t go more unique than this,” Roberto says
made by us.” The Farmen business is actually done via seeds—not blooms—which are shipped to approved growers worldwide
The Faraone Mennella Fiori bulbs at Takashimaya
pulling up images of custom-bred pansies on an old Compaq laptop
“It’s almost like the Yves Saint Laurent ruffles.” Indeed
looks as if it’s been shot up with steroids
Another pansy resembles a full-skirted costume cast off from a Baz Luhrmann film
adding that Fiori’s debut collection consists only of pansies
“Renato manipulates even the shape of the leaves and the little streaks in them.” It’s not all about aesthetics
The Farmen team also isolates the genes that make one plant hardier than another
ensuring that all of its designs are as sturdy and stalwart as possible
this translates to desktop bouquets that won’t wilt a week after arrival
The jewelers note that Farmen registers each new floral breed with the Holland-based Fleuroselect
the international organization for the ornamental plants industry
that body has recorded nearly 100 original Farmen species
including 200 color varieties of the pansy
“Nobody can just get the seeds,” remarks Scognamiglio
This industry gets more protection [than fashion]
It can take 15 years to fix a gene,” Scognamiglio continues
“It’s not like knocking off jewelry in your home,” Faraone Mennella chimes in
you still need the father and the mother to cross them
You have to make sure it’s not just a fluke.” He adds that his father works closely with a local university
Università di Napoli—the Farmen fields are filled with doctoral students—while his sister is an agronomist in Torre del Greco
Faraone Mennella and Scognamiglio say that they soon plan to expand Fiori globally
using the same distributors Farmen employs to send its seeds worldwide
(Renato has plantations everywhere—from Thailand to Easter Island.) But blooms are only a small part of the bigger picture
Faraone Mennella Fiori will also debut candles—based on those same flowers
natch—at big-name retailers like Neiman Marcus
home fragrances and potpourri is also in the pipeline
“The idea is to bring this incredible hidden treasure of an industry to the surface,” says Scognamiglio
“To focus on the art that is behind designing the flowers.”
it’s also a homecoming for the two friends
who grew up mere blocks away from each other in Torre del Greco
“I’m sure he wanted me to go into this instead of jewelry.” Scognamiglio
shares a childhood memory about Faraone Mennella Sr.
aka the “crazy scientist.” “I’d go to Roberto’s for lunch,” he recalls
“[Renato] would be making a spaghetti and refer to the sauce as F1
But F1 was the purest gene of the San Marzano tomato
TORRE DEL GRECO, Italy – A vast array of exquisite contemporary and period hand crafted coral jewellery and objects
is showcased at the Liverino Museum by appointment
Torre del Greco is the home of coral and cameo carving in Italy
and is the headquarters of leading companies in the sector
a family-owned manufacturer which dates back to 1894
Now led by Enzo Liverino, who is well known in the international jewellery trade for his work with CIBJO, World Jewellery Confederation, and his focus on standards and sustainability in coral
Liverino’s production supplies leading jewellery brands around the world
The coral jewellery and objects on display include contemporary pieces
including a coral necklace ordered for Joséphine de Beauharnais
who was married to Napoleon Bonaparte in the early 19th century
a Mediterranean coral item carved in Trapani
Items on display at the museum include decorative garments carved in coral and other materials
including European crafted items such as a large and extremely rare Sardonix shell cameo celebrating the British empire and depicting Queen Victoria
carved by Giovanni Sabbato over a decade in the late 19th century
Liverino’s sprawling facility in Torre del Greco
includes the coral and cameo factory that uses traditional tools to hone exceptional items of contemporary jewellery
Enzo Liverino has donated a number of extraordinary hand carved coral objects and sculptures to the community of Naples
including the Pio Monte della Misericordia
which showcases a remarkable painting by Caravaggio
and inside the museum housing the celebrated Treasure of San Gennaro
This article is republished with permission from Jewelleryoutlook.com
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Deiulemar case | Bank of Valletta is told by the European Court of Human Rights its case against Italy is inadmissible since the bank still has remedies it can pursue
He said the bank was intent on settling the case out of court
despite sticking to its stand that it had no blame and played no part in the decision-making that led the investors to lose their money
13,000 Italian bondholders from Neapolitan province attempt to recoup lost savings in fraudulent bankruptcy perpetrated by Deiulemar ship-owners
The bank said it would not make any provision for any eventual loss
Bank says it received quantifiable claim for €363 million back in November 2014
ten months after claim was filed in Italian court
Torre del Greco has a high level of seismic activity
Based on data from the past 55 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900
there are about 2,400 quakes on average per year in or near Torre del Greco
Torre del Greco has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900
which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently
probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years
The quake had a very shallow depth of 3.1 km (1.9 mi) and was too small to be felt by people
Torre del Greco has had 44 small quakes up to magnitude 1.6
The quake had a very shallow depth of 21 km (13 mi) and was too small to be felt by people
La Chocolate Fair returns to conquer the citizens
but this time its location will be Greek's tower
It is an appointment dedicated to fans of this titbit that they will have the opportunity to taste the many delicacies baked by master chocolatiers who will arrive from all over Italy on the occasion of this meeting of national importance
The event will take place in the historic heart of Torre del Greco
or at the famous Santa Croce Square from 10 to February 12 2023
We have already talked about the absolute protagonist of this appointment
but we must point out that yes it will certainly be a predominant ingredient
very many sweets of the Sicilian tradition and much more
the tastings and the stands with the possibility of buying the products represent the heart of the Festival
A space dedicated to children will be that of Choco Play
here will take place i culinary workshops where the master chocolatiers will explain both the art of chocolate is its birth
The workshops are available by reservation
The Choco Plays are one of the flagships of this event
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