Text and Direction Giovanni Montanti
The video has been sponsored by Provincia Regionale di Palermo, Jennifer Petrino, Grace Lancieri Olivo and the descendants of the Saso, Sparacio, Dina and Bonadonna families.
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It is the history of a town founded in the first half of the 17th century by a Sicilian noblewoman and today mounted in an attractive natural landscape.
This documentary retraces the events in the history of the old estate of Calamigna and modern day Ventimiglia di Sicilia, concentrating on the most significant aspects: the Nature Reserve of "Pizzo Cane" and the hermitage of San Felice, the discoveries at the Castellaccio archeological site, the churches, the works of art, the streets, the squares, the Processions of the Holy Crucifix, of Our Lady of Grace, and Our Lady of the Rosary.
The video is made more valuable by the inclusion of some historical black and white photographs which show how the town appeared in the middle of the last century.
Text Peppe Bondì, Nino Manzella, Giovanni Montanti
The video has been sponsored by Parrocchia Immacolata Concezione di Ventimiglia di Sicilia and by Archeoclub d`Italia Sezione di Ventimiglia di Sicilia.
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To live the Holy Week in Ventimiglia di Sicilia is to leaf through a script where every scene is a perfect synthesis of folklore and liturgy. Where each action is charged to commemorate the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus in precise dramatizations from which the earthly and human content of the Event emerge.
This script runs through the thread of history in Ventimiglia di Sicilia because of its intimate connection to the religiosity of Ventimiglia`s founder, Princess Beatrice Ventimiglia del Carretto who, in 1628, scarcely a year after the founding of the city wanted to dedicate a church to the Immaculate Conception, thereby confirming her family`s particular devotion for the Virgin Mary.
More than three and one half centuries have passed since then, and the religiosity has remained intact and favored the birth of a pure sentiment: a profound sense of belonging. In this link to its own history, in the rapport between daily activities and the eternal, between God and man, between that which is inaccessible and that which is nearby, stands the worth and essence of the simple gestures that each year renew the ancient faith and make the Holy Week in Ventimiglia one of Sicily`s most engrossing religious events.
Author: Salvatore Quattrocchi
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Palermo and the 80 municipalities of its province
Several pages with a lot of great pictures are dedicated to each town, illustrating the town, its history, the most intersting places to see, the monuments.
A list of useful information like Hotels and other receptive structures completes the description of each town.
The books also offers great pages about the naturalistic resources of the privince of Palermo, like those dedicated to the Madonie`s Park and the Forest of Ficuzza.
Author: Salvatore Quattrocchi
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The province of Palermo and all of its municipalities
The town and places files contain or link to photos taken in those locations. Descriptions of local festivals are included the files for some towns.
A first section is devoted to the Chief Town of Sicily, Palermo. This section illustrates the origins, the famous people, the history, and much more information about this town and its traditions. A second section is devoted to the cultural aspects of the Province. This section illustrates the agriculture, the poesy, the proverbs and the cooking recipes. A third section illustrates the Madonie`s Mountains Park with a fully description of the same Park and a lot of wonderful pictures. A fourth and final section, a very important one, illustrates each municipality of the Province of Palermo. For each town the origins, the famous people, the history, and much more information about the town and its traditions are fully described with a lot of pictures too.
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Ventimiglia di Sicilia, the Princess` town
The Holy Week in Ventimiglia di Sicilia
Palermo and the 80 municipalities of its province
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