I wonder if next year, the kaleidoscopic splendor of the early summer wildflowers will still draw visitors to the Piano Grande (“Great Plain”) fanning out below medieval Castelluccio di Norcia? After all, there will be fewer lodgings for visitors and those delightful little trattorie serving up the famous Castelluccio tiny lentils will perhaps still be closed: the October 30, 2016 earthquake ravaged the town, already severly wounded in the August 24th quake. 70% of Castelluccio’s architecture must be restored.
This is how friends and I saw Castelluccio late last July:
….and now (photos from Fire Department surveillance helicopter):
….and here are some memories of the chromatic splendors of the Piano Grande below Castelluccio:
Read about – and see! – Castelluccio splendor
Read more about the flowerings of Castelluccio
Read about nearby Norcia’s earthquake devastation
Read about quake devastation in Visso
Read about another devastated treasure near Norcia, San Salvatore di Campi
Read about the curious history of Preci (near Oct 30 2016 quake epicenter) – and earthquake damage
Click here for news on the glorious Benedictine abbey of Sant’Eutizio (outside Preci)
Read about the earthquake trauma of missing cemetery visits on November 2nd
See the recipe for pasta alla norcina (a possible earthquake-benefit dish)
Read about Castelluccio di Norcia and lentils as quake solidarity
Read about Norcia’s norcinerie, needing a comeback
Read about Cascia and earthquake concerns there
Read about the famous Castelluccio lentils – and how to cook them
My heart is breaking. May God take care of the people and their world.
I loved my visit to Norcia in 2011. So sad.
Love your articles, always informative.