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Identifier: italiancastlesco00batcrich (find matches)
Title: Italian castles and country seats
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Batcheller, Tryphosa Bates, 1878-
Subjects: Castles -- Italy Historic buildings -- Italy Italy -- Description and travel
Publisher: New York, Longmans, Green, and Co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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he sped over the highway toLonigo, where we had a delightful little visit with thePrince and Princess Giovanelli. As I have told you before, the Venetians are splen-did horsemen, and Prince Giovanelli is devoted tohis four-in-hand, his hunters, and his stables in general.It is really a pity that we could not stop there longer,for the Princess is hospitable and charming, and itis only one more example of the delights of Italianvisits. We decided to stop for the night in Verona, whichF. B. had never seen before. I really had forgottenthat it is so picturesque, with its old, yet almost per-fectly preserved, amphitheatre in one of the mainpiazzas of the town. We took a stroll after dinneraround the various streets, bought the delicious grapesof the country, numerous postal cards, and greatlyregretted that we could not stay longer. Verona is the capital of the province of that name,and is one of the eight that form II Veneto (Vene-tia), the name that is given to the northeast part of(182)
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PRINCESS GIOVANELLI Lady-of-t he-Palace of H. M. Queen E I e n AND COUNTRY SEATS Italy. The Venetian dialect is said to be much softerthan any of the other Italian patois. The Romani-zation of this province was attended with none ofthe violent struggles of Lombardy and Piedmont, butprospered greatly under the emperors. Verona hasbeen a treasure fought for, bled for, and for whichmany hideous crimes have been committed. Veronaheaded the league of Venetian cities against FrederickBarbarossa. The merciless and terrible Ezzelino daRomano coveted and took possession of the riches ofthe town, about 1260, where he is still remembered forhis cruelty. Not long after his most satisfactorydeath another Ghibelline was elected Podesta, or rulerof the city, and it was then that the great princes ofthe house of Scaliger della Scala succeeded to thedominion of the city, and inaugurated the brilliantperiod for which Verona is famous. Romeo and Juliet are said to have lived and diedin the reign of Bart

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