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Books and music in Noto |
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Il treno del barocco
Authors: Giuseppe Arcidiacono, Salvino Maltese This work of Giuseppe Arcidiacono investigates the baroque centers of the Noto Valley and the street plans from the second half of the 1700's until the advent of the railroad; he faces the thematic regarding the Siracusa-Ragusa-Licata railroad with respect to the national and isolane vicissitudes of the railways; he reconstructs the way of building, the constructive technical writing, techniques and elements of the railroad from Siracusa to Licata, asking himself about the problems of how such an opera might be useful again. The contribution of Salvino Maltese relates to a precise presentation of the railroad Noto-Pachino, today out of order. Giuseppe Arcidiacono bachelor in Rome in 1977; from that year he collaborates to the researches of the IUSA of Reggio Calabria, now Faculty of Architecture. Researcher from 1985 with the University of Reggio Calabria; from the 1998 he is associated professor of Architectonic andCcity Planning. He carried out numerous plans and competitions of architecture; between the last those for Alcamo 1996, Grammichele 1997, Acicastello, Cardeto 1998. Plans, articles and designs have been published on national and international reviews. In 1998 he was attending by the Ist. Italian of Culture to Vienna an Italian-Austrian meeting; he also speaked to the national encounters "Young Generation Italian Architecture ('89) and New Architecture in Sicily ('94). He published, among the others, the books: Handicraft and Industry in Catania, 1983; Images of a city, 1988; Two houses, 1988; The plan of the city, 1995; The margin like a plan, 1997. Salvino Marchese is a researcher with the Faculty of Architecture of Siracusa. |
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NotoCittà D'Arte
Authors: Giuseppe Iacono. "To start and discover Noto and its neighbours you need just a few but necessary things: good shoes, a lot of curiosity and a camera so to catch all of the bauties of this wonderful land, whose colours and tastes you will bring in your heart as well as in your mind. You will know the myths, the archaeological sites, the beaches, the natural areas and the most beautiful places. We will suggest you where to go and taste local dishes, where to stay and which souvenirs to buy. You will be enchanted by people's simpaty and cordiality. You will be amused by participating to expressive festivals as well as by participationg to gougeous and spectacular feasts. You will experience a way of living that will give you unforgettable emotions, fully engaged between past and future. The author collected in this volume the genuine soul of this splendid location, along with beautifulst pictures and a lot of useful information such as timetables, lodges, restaurants, stores and a calendar for events covering each month of the year.
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