The boycott of Ancona's port by Jews, 16th century

Today, surfing on the web, I happened to find something interesting about the Jewish community in Ancona.

During the Middle Ages (1100-1400), Ancona counted 4 graveyards, one for each religion hosted: the English (protestant) graveyard, the Greek (Ortodox), the Catholic and the Jewish one. The first and the latter are still visible near the Old Lighthouse, the so-called Campo degli Ebrei.

After the beginning of the Church rule upon Ancona, this sense of tolerance, along with the sense of business and commerce, started to fade, and of course the Jewish community was one of the first victims of this change.

This episode occurred, and the Ghettarello (our Ghetto, which is not in the city centre like in the biggest cities of Italy) was built.

Wedding and honeymoon: we will go to the land down under

Two news:

1) I and Francesca are going to get married next October 6th!

2) We will go to Australia on our honeymoon.

The latter point requires some help: if anybody of you knows about Australia, tips, where to stay etc., please let me know, here or via email.

The first point requires just one thing: best wishes! Come on, mail me and congratulate!

Happy Easter, from the sunny Le Marche

The spring equinox took place couple of weeks ago.

The full moon took place last 2nd April.

Therefore, next Sunday it's Easter.

Next Sunday looks to be sunny and warm in Le Marche.

Happy Easter to you all!

Verdicchio: the International white wine from Le March

It makes me proud to read about Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi in non-translated-English. It's the case of this article from San Josè, California.

Words like "One of my favorite Italian whites is the Verdicchio Classico dei Castelli di Jesi from Bucci, a wine from the Marches, on Italy's east coast" sound like a melody, honey in my ears.