You've heard of Vittorio Emanuel 11?
by unravelau
The wonderful monument to V Emanuel 11 which takes up so much space in Rome? Well, in Formia, there is a monument to Vittorio Emanuel the first (so I was told)..........was this his Dad?.................... Not anywhere near as grand a monument although it appears to be the only monument in this park in Formia. I did try to find out more about it and gingerly asked a couple of men sitting next to it, about his history (the monument's that is). One replied in French.............whoops!...........then went for the Italian..................just as hard for me................so in halting English (talented man)....... he started telling me about the graffiti on it..................uh! So if anyone out there knows about it please feel free to let us know.
Giuseppe has just mailed me that Vittorio Emanuelle the first is not the father of Vittorio Emanuelle the second.
Just found this link with a little history.
members.rogers.com/jacobites/kings/victor.htm I loved this little park and I used to sit here a lot waiting for my bus connection.
Returning the favour.
by unravelau
Previous photo looking toward Mount Redentore from Formia..........this one from Mt. Redentore looking toward Naples. There is stacks of history to be had here...........not only beautiful scenery. Formia is a town right on the Appian Way.
Venture Inland
by NonnaLou
Venture a little inland to discover some lovely
medieval hill top towns, such as
Itri and Campodimele,
and to explore the
Aurunci National Park.
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Please also take time to visit my Itri Travel pages.
I actually live in Itri -
Take a look at my Home Page at Virtual Tourist
and my BLOG at: http://trecancelle.wordpress.com
The Pathway to Formia from Rome is well used
by unravelau
but the southern route is not so busy. Just out of town on the main road towards Scauri - Minturno and then Campania, you will see this structure, and probably wonder about it like me. Mind you the photo was taken out of a moving bus and therefore may not be as clear as if I had been standing there. None-the-less, you can definitely see that it is not in tune with its surroundings at all.
A quick browse around the available information on the www has not brought forward anything specific excepting that Formia indeed was a big item in the days of Caesar, Cicero, Mark and Cleo etc..... but what about this rock.
I do have this bit of a guide, albeit in Italian (not a lot of use to me) and dated as being published in 1995 -- but the information and pictures from within look far older. Anyway I have located this photo (p 100) and they call it Sepolcro localmente detto la Torricella -- If anyone is interested I could scan the photo and Italian to them........hint, hint -- then maybe I would know what it is all about too.
The Land of my ancestors
by Fuente
I only had a week in Italy in sept 2004 I visited Rome and the
Vatican for two days.And Formia for four days my grandparents
immigrated from formia almost eighty years ago.I did not get
a chance to see Itri my great grandfather was from there.I would
love to have some Formians as friends here in this site
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