October
28
2018

#VIS8, Day 3. Maniace > Passopisciaro > Sciaranuova

Foto di Roselena Ramistella

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Admiral Nelson was named Duke of Bronte, by Ferdinand IV King of the Two Sicilies as a reward for his conduct during the Neapolitan revolution of 1799. In Maniace, near the Castle of Nelson stands a small English cemetery, where the dukes of Bronte and the Scottish poet William Sharp (1855-1905) are buiried. Sharp also wrote under the pseudonym of Fiona Macleod. In Passopisciaro visit the house that was once inhabited by Ettore Majorana, and still owned by the family. On the facade of the villa, the famous physicist has engraved his name and a sundial that traces the direction of the crater of the volcano in the thirties. A big party awaits us in Sciaranuova where the end of the grape harvest is celebrated today.

Cimitero inglese, Maniace
Cimitero inglese, Maniace
La casa di Ettore Majorana a Passopisciaro
La casa di Ettore Majorana a Passopisciaro
La casa di Ettore Majorana a Passopisciaro
La casa di Ettore Majorana a Passopisciaro
Claire Fontaine a Sciaranuova
Claire Fontaine a Sciaranuova
Claire Fontaine a Sciaranuova
Claire Fontaine a Sciaranuova
Il busto di Ettore Majorana a Passopisciaro
Il busto di Ettore Majorana a Passopisciaro

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