Ischia News ed Eventi July 2013 An Island to discover
Is yet to discover the island of Ischia? Certainly yes! It is an “ancient island” for its “living history” although the civilized man has come since the eighth century BC and is no longer gone. So that the story on the island, its peculiarities, its traditions, never end. There is always something to discover for those who will come there every year and for those who live there or seeing it for the first time. The feast on the sea at the rocks of Sant’ Anna in Ischia Ponte or Village of Celsa is held for 80 years and has become the most important festival of the summer and for several years is the center of controversy for having lost the initial spontaneity, the roots of its success, and turned into a “Prize among the municipalities” not just the six ones of Ischia but also Procida and the two ones of Capri.
Moreover the innovation has proved a failure, and so the feast threatens even to disappear. We went to see the birthplace of the feast of St. Anna “discovering” the village of Pescatori in the location of “Mandra” a few meters of the road from Village of Celsa and near the sea. We talked to the last fishermen, given the small church of San Giovan Giuseppe or rather the “Madonna-Child” where Mary is celebrated three times a year, after hearing the story of a protagonist of the construction of the “Great Boats” of St. Anna in the '70s when the whole village of Mandra took part in the construction of the boat that “always won the competition”. But the feasts on the “ancient island” are tied to the religiosity of the islanders. They are held in each district or part of each of the six municipalities. So one has to go to Serrara, about 400 meters from the sea level, to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Carmelo and then comes back to Casamicciola, a few meters above the sea level, for the feast of St. Mary Magdalene.
But besides the religious events, there is a rich calendar in cultural events, starting with the Ischia Prize for Architecture, on this month of July, which will have its so-called “dog days” in the second half of the month when the sun enters the constellation of Canis Major . For fans of the film there is a full calendar of the Ischia Global Festival. It is time of sea and water parks and on this issue we present the “magic of Vagnitiello”. We talk about ceramic art of Franco Calise and cinema by Leonardo Di Costanzo and still go to the “discover” the Alum path among the hills of Saint Nicola, such as Ischian people call Mount Epomeo. But our “discoveries” continue in the “books of the Queen” that is the guest books of the grand hotel Regina Isabella where has passed in more than 50 years half the world of the nobility and the bourgeoisie. But ours are only “little discoveries”.
The tourist will be free to discover it with our map that from this issue has been extended with the instructions of the “Regno di Nettuno” for the marine protected area especially for lovers of yachting. Visit the ‘Neptune’s Kingdom’ means to immerse themselves in one of the most fascinating environment of the Mediterranean Sea.
Ischia News ed Eventi May 2013 A livable island
The Giro d’Italia, an experience that will change the island of Ischia! Ischia back an island on a human scale, this is our hope for the future. For one day we have returned back fifty years and we have loved the tranquility and beauty of this land, a small pause for reflection, which will be positive impetus to initiatives for a future that will support the quality of life of citizens and tourists.
The man suffers the environment that surrounds him and is molded, the sounds, the smells, landscapes influence us in a positive or negative way. It is for this reason that we, Ischia News, support the beautiful, in its artistic expression, but also in its most basic form and complex nature. With concrete initiatives as well as to live it, we tell you all about pleasure of traditions, outdoor walks, the flavors of the earth and work of human hands.
We started out with the kids, with a wonderful initiative, a campaign that we call “Love tit to recount” held a few days ago in the pine forest Mirtina of Ischia, and will continue every month with interesting paths that will lead us to reflect on who we are and to learn more about the environment we live in!
This and much more will be on this new issue of Ischia News, the first of the 2013 season, with a beautiful cover by Enzo Rando, that in a click encloses the symbol and the rebirth of the island of Ischia. A wish for our loyal readers and for all the staff that supports us.
Ischia News ed Eventi December 2012 Christmas Carol
This month’s cover shows an image of the Nativity present inside the homes of every island family, rebuilt wisely and with passion by hundreds of volunteers who gladden the holiday season, creating a cultural tourist route that embellishes Christmas on the island. The event that best represents Christmas of Ischia is the Nativity of Campagnano. A representation of a rich cultural tradition, made by residents of the village of Campagnano in the town of Ischia, which presents the narrow streets of the village life of the twentieth century on the island of Ischia. The tradition lives on in the most characteristic places of the island, and often the old cellars or country houses become the ideal place, so it happens to Pannoccia village at the foot of Mount Epomeo in the municipality of Forio where for many years revived the traditional feast of the Malvsiello Family in honor of Saint Lucia. We could not talk about our beautiful forests and the many paths that lead to enchanted places of refuge to find balance and serenity! The calendar of events Christmas is full of many small initiatives, all worthy of attention, from Christmas concerts, tastings of typical products, Christmas markets, parties and so much more...
We are at the end of the 2012 season and the third year of the newspaper that continues its journey with Our loyal readers we will meet again in spring. Warm wishes for a Merry Christmas and a prosperous new year full of renewal and solidarity.
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Ischia News ed Eventi October 2012 Ischia the island that sells health!
This month the cover is no coincidence that moves away from the sea, depicting the least known but most loved area of the island of Ischia, the one that makes the difference compared to our more famous neighbor island, Capri, allowing us to work on more varied tourist offer, to differentiate from the market and keep the tourists on the island for at least a week. These elements should not be overlooked, even re-evaluated and supported, such as the continuous pooling of Gennaro Di Meglio, who carries on a centuries-old tradition, characteristic and unique for the entire island, imagination, tenacity and simplicity of Salvatore Di Meglio, that with His hands created a cellar dug into the rock, creating with everyday objects the ‘Casa Museo’. Unique locations, such as the archaeological excavations of Santa Restituta, who are now in the light thanks to the passion and tenacity of Don Pietro Monti, who Christine Dussot quotes in a letter from Paris, came in response to the strong and constant re-evaluation of the initiative of the Pio Monte della Misericordia, promoted and followed by Giuseppe Mazzella, “Rebuilding, renovating, modernizing, it is undoubtedly important for tourism but above all we must preserve”! Build our future on the rich past remembering, the noble guests that have been able to appreciate and love our island as Henry Ibsen, and the great masters of cinema that have immortalized places and moments to remember and renew in time.
We are approaching the conclusion of 2012 season and the third year of the newspaper that continues its journey with Our loyal readers and we will meet again in December when we will tell you of an island that closes in the basement, the main place of cultural exchange. On the cover of this month there are beautiful goats immortalized at the Casa Museo of Fontana, in the capable hands of our fond Photographer Enzo Rando, one of the best landscape photographers that the island has ever had. And finally, due thanks to Our entire editorial staff and our manager and Our loyal staff, for the remarkable work with pleasure and commitment to the support of a Beloved land!
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