Saturday, 24 December 2016

Market day in Castelnuovo

Castelnuovo is our nearest biggish town, about half an hour away, and on Thursday, we went along to have a look at the street market.  It is weekly,  but today it was bigger than usual, presumably a combination of the season and the good weather.  The town was thronged ...

Another lovely day ...
The town is proud of its association with Ariosto - the author of Orlando Furioso was governor of the area in 1520, a couple of years after he wrote the first edition
Clothes stalls are always a favourite ...
Quite a setting ...
A side street well-dressed for the season
"Garfagnana - where time doesn't rush"!

Posted by at

2 comments:

  1. Lynn Jamieson24 December 2016 at 17:08

    A splendid setting indeed. I'm in a rather more humble Burntisland which is neither burnt nor an island but your photos show Castelnuovo has a magnificent high walled fortified structure. Presumably it is the castle which must have been new some considerable time ago.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Tusker24 December 2016 at 23:49

    Yes, Lynn, it's called the Rocca Ariostesca (Ariostesca and dates to the 12th cent. It was badly damaged by Allied bombing in the war and thus presents a very cleaned up appearance!

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)