VIRTUAL WALK THROUGH AD PIRUM ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK
“6m high walls.
9 even taller towers.
500 brave men.
The last hope of the West.
Ad Pirum Fort.”
The Roman fortress, which was active in the time of the late Roman Empire, is located 860 m above the sea, in the heart of the Hrušica hills.
The fort boasts stunning size, measuring 270m x 70m, as shown by well-visible remains.
On the web page of The National museum of Slovenia, visitors can follow the archaeological path along the wall virtually. There are two routes, 4km and 1,2km long.
At the same time, the Stara pošta Inn, which stands inside the ruins of the military fortress, hosts the museum collection of the National Museum of Slovenia (https://www.nms.si/si/razstave/virtualne-razstave/arheoloski-park-ad-pirum). Through interpretative whiteboards, benches and multimedia, it takes visitors to the year 291, the turbulent period of the late 3rd century AD.
Two examples of Venetian art: Ca' Rezzonico – Museum of 18th century Venice and Villa Pisani
Given the unusual period in which we are living, stuck at home in quarantine, in this month's newsletter we want to highlight the beautiful initiative of the Museum of 18th century Venice.
Thanks to the collaboration between the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia and the Google Cultural Institute, Ca’ Rezzonico – Museum of 18th century Venice is now part of Google Art Project: an online platform through which the public around the world can access high-resolution images of works of art in the collections of museum partners in the initiative, with the goal of democratizing access to culture and to promote its preservation for future generations.
https://carezzonico.visitmuve.it/it/il-museo/multimedialita/google-art-project/
“The palace which houses the Museum of 18th century Venice was built at the behest of the Bon family, […] In 1750, Giambattista Rezzonico, whose family had in 1687 acquired a noble title, bought the building and commissioned Giorgio Massari, the fashionable architect of that time, to complete the works. […] it was purchased by the city of Venice in 1935 to house the art collections from the 18th century. In just a short time, furnishings were added to the paintings: everyday objects, as well as frescoes or ceiling canvases stripped from other city palaces. The result is an extraordinary environmental museum in which visitors can see works of one of the most fruitful periods of European art, together with the lavishness and splendour of an 18th century Venetian mansion.”
https://carezzonico.visitmuve.it/en/il-museo/museum/building-and-history/
It is now possible to “visit” the splendid museum interior of the Ca’ Rezzonico with the Google Street View.
With Street View it is also possible to see some part of Villa Pisani Museo Nazionale. Villa Pisani, the "Queen" of the famous Venetian villas, is one of the main tourist villas in the Veneto Region. This fine villa of the noble Pisani family lies along the Riviera del Brenta, an ideal extension of Venetian Grand Canal on land.
https://www.villapisani.beniculturali.it/?lng=en
A visit to these two important examples of Venetian noble architecture, even if virtual, can give an impression of what life was like in a Venetian villa in the 1700s.
Cultural and natural heritage as new potentials for the development of sustainable tourism: the Collinare area between castles, nature and history
The current emergency, in which Friuli Venezia Giulia and Italy are currently operating, has dramatically brought to light the potentials and weaknesses related to tourism, especially the need to create new opportunities for valorising the cultural and artistic heritage of our region.
We realize that the current situation will require serious and in-depth reflection about the tools made available to tourists for contacting and discovering destinations. Just the possibility of having the material available online in the major languages spoken in Europe, would make it accessible and understandable to an exponentially greater number of people.
In this transitional period, we have to seize the opportunity to allow us to dream through the web and maybe plan the next visits, looking forward to being able to realize them. The territory of Friuli Collinare is rich in small historical, cultural and artistic jewels, which can be visited (even if only partially available online) via the web.
Some suggestions to discover the wonderful territory of Collinare, marked by castles, nature and history:
Susans Castle
On the top of the hill of Susans stands the castle characterized by four mighty towers. The castle assumed its present form in the first half of the 17th century, but its origin is much older. The first documents bearing witness to the castle date back to 1031. Several times destroyed and rebuilt, the present-day castle was not built on the same site as medieval fortress.
In the second half of the 17th century, Count Fabrizio of Colloredo transformed it into an elegant residence following the lines of the architectural tradition of the Medici court where the Colloredo had grown up and worked. From the castle, a visitor can enjoy a spectacular view: on one side Tagliamento river valley and the mountains of Carnia, on the other the Friuli plain.
For further information: www.castellodisusans.
Villalta Castle
The fortress of Villalta is among the most beautiful castles in the region. It boasts of an ancient history and is surrounded by a natural scenery of extreme beauty. Through various events the castle of Villalta, dating back to the 10-11th centuries, was several times destroyed and then rebuilt, due to the bitter fighting for its strategically important position and to the ambitions of its feudal lords. Nevertheless, it has not lost the original configuration of fortification, with its high tower, walls with Ghibelline battlements, drawbridges and loopholes. Grim legends hovered over the castle and for many decades the counts of the castle were expelled. They could regain possession of the fortress only after the fall of Serenissima (1797).
For more information: www.castellodivillalta.it
Monte Prât boarding house (Albergo diffuso)
Monte Prât boarding house is a multi-building hotel that offers real home, equipped with every comfort. The idea of using the farm buildings located in the area of Monte Prât as tourist accommodation was born spontaneously among the inhabitants of Forgaria in Friuli. The buildings on the site (the oldest is dated 1775) were built from local stone, with a stable on the ground floor and living quarters on the upper floor. They were used as summer residence for seasonal mountain pasture; from summer to late autumn the cattle moved with the shepherds to the plateau of Monte Prât. After the 1976 earthquake, the Monte Prât Conservation Park was created, with clear guidelines for the rebuilding and renovation of houses. In this context, the concept of Albergo Diffuso Forgaria Monte Prât was born.
For information: www.monteprat.it
Museum of the First World War of Ragogna
The Museum dedicated to the events of the First World War in the hilly part of Friuli is hosted in the village of Ragogna. The didactic route aims to present the events of the First World War in the surrounding area. The fortification of the area, the first years of the conflict, the battles following the Italian defeat at Caporetto, the battle of Tagliamento, the defense of Mount Ragogna and the breakthrough of Cornino, the years of the occupation, the imperial-royal entrenched camp, the post-war reconstruction, the recovery of memory – these are just some of the interesting themes presented by the numerous panels, which also contain a lot of historical and contemporary photos, most of them unpublished.
More information is available at: www.grandeguerra-ragogna.it
More information: cultura@collinare.regione.fvg.it , www.friulicollinare.it
Operation co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund
