Consolata Camerana<\/i><\/p>\n
In today\u2019s daily life, for most people it would be unfathomable not to have the TV practically always on. But in Valgiano, there is no TV, and this reminded me of the summer holiday evenings during the 1960s… \u201870s… \u201880s… when we used to turn on the TV to see some special event like… the first man on the moon!! Instead, I remember with a bit more nostalgia the parlor games that everyone could take part in, young and old! One of them, perhaps my favorite, was: \u201cIf it were a…\u201d where one person, in turn, would think of a place or a character and the others would try and discover what it was by asking \u201cif it were a piece of furniture, what would it be? And the first person to guess would choose a new subject. So, let the game begin! I\u2019m thinking of a name or a place: I) question: if it were a painter? An Impressionist like Sisley or Pissarro with their transparent, lively, natural colors 2) if it were a musical instrument? A harp for its delicate and extremely melodious sound 3) if it were a singer? Aznavour, Yves Montand, DeAndr\u00e9 who express feelings and emotions with harmony, elegance, poetry 4) if it were a famous character? Sandokan and Salgari\u2019s Yanez, honest, clean, open, combative, tenacious 5) if it were a book? Jane Austen for her intelligent, ironic, refined, measured style 6) if it were music? Debussy, Chopin, Ravel, melodious, elegant, vivacious 7) if it were a food? Mixed stuffed vegetables served with warm chicken stock in a cup 8) if it were a wine? Palistorti… Valgiano… white … red. The wine gave me away. But maybe those who know Valgiano have understood that the examples I chose in my descriptions refer perhaps more the people who work at and for Valgiano and the spirit that unites them, rather than the place itself. Valgiano\u2019s wine is worth the trip because the place is beautiful but different from traditional Tuscany with its hills, vineyards, olive groves and farmhouses. We are in the area called Lucchesia, reign of villas, and villas always cache a mystery. Valgiano hosts a refuge for bats. But if you want to know where it is, you have to discover it. And if you go there in the summer, no need to worry, there are no mosquitoes!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Consolata Camerana In today\u2019s daily life, for most people it would be unfathomable not to have the TV practically always on. But in Valgiano, there is no TV, and this reminded me of the summer holiday evenings during the 1960s… \u201870s… \u201880s… when we used to turn on the TV to see some special event like… the first man on the moon!! Instead, I remember with a bit more nostalgia the parlor games that everyone could take part in, young and old! One of them, perhaps my favorite, was: \u201cIf it were a…\u201d where one person, in turn, would think of a place or a character and the others would try and discover what it was by asking \u201cif it were a piece of furniture, what would it be? And the first person to guess would choose a new subject. So, let the game begin! I\u2019m thinking of a name or a place: I) question: if it were a painter? An Impressionist like Sisley or Pissarro with their transparent, lively, natural colors 2) if it were a musical instrument? A harp for its delicate and extremely melodious sound 3) if it were a singer? Aznavour, Yves Montand, DeAndr\u00e9 who express feelings and emotions with harmony, elegance, poetry 4) if it were a famous character? Sandokan and Salgari\u2019s Yanez, honest, clean, open, combative, tenacious 5) if it were a book? Jane Austen for her intelligent, ironic, refined, measured style 6) if it were music? Debussy, Chopin, Ravel, melodious, elegant, vivacious 7) if it were a food? Mixed stuffed vegetables served with warm chicken stock in a cup 8) if it were a wine? Palistorti… Valgiano… white … red. The wine gave me away. But maybe those who know Valgiano have understood that the examples I chose in my descriptions refer perhaps more the people who work at and for Valgiano and the spirit that unites them, rather than the place itself. Valgiano\u2019s wine is worth the trip because the place is beautiful but different from traditional Tuscany with its hills, vineyards, olive groves and farmhouses. We are in the area called Lucchesia, reign of villas, and villas always cache a mystery. Valgiano hosts a refuge for bats. But if you want to know where it is, you have to discover it. 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