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The Chiorri Winemakers Company is a vineyard under family management, which with special care from their very own vines, produces D.O.C. Colli Perugini and IGT dell'Umbria white, red and rosè wines. The family, together with the help of experienced workers,...
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The first traces of Bisol family in the heart of the Prosecco D.O.C area date to the 16th century and are contained in a census carried out for fiscal reasons by the aristocratic Venetian family Da Pola, who were landowners of the leading the very prestigious...
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Country House Palazzone was built in medieval times and is located not far from Rocca Ripesena in the area northwest of Orvieto, in Umbria. This building is an exceptional example of a country residence: it possesses all the characteristics of a town...
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The CASTELLO di BOSSI is located in the commune of Castelnuovo Berardenga, on the road that leaves the old Chiantigiana road, at Pianella, and ascends to Brolio amidst evergreen forests and long rows of vines. With its centuries-old trees, its fossil...
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Hundred and ten years of vinegrowing starter at the end of 1800 when Francesco Marcato bought the first 3 hectares of vineyards in Roncà. Afetr few years he started to produce also the white wine Soave with the Garganega and Trebbiano di Soave grapes....
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Liberty Style
Liberty or Art Nouveau was an artistic and architectural movement that blossomed in the nineteenth century especially in Avola. Its spread coincided with the rapid economic growth leading to a still evident construction renewal as many buildings' frontages, out of the hexagonal perimeter, prove. The leading role was played by stonecutters who, by modelling the ibleian white stone, created Liberty's curvy and sinuous lines. Many houses' fronts are adorned with floral-inspired motifs, local fruits, girls' faces and zoomorphic patterns. Interior decoration was made in accordance with the taste of the time as well. Worthy of mention was Raffaele Scalia who painted stunning vaults. Among the numerous buildings constructed in this style, worthy of note are those situated in Pellico Street 1, in Umberto I Square as well as in Corso Vittrio Emanuele 115 (Corsico Palace).
(source: Avola, la città esagonale)