Daily Archives: November 2, 2016

Preci: Epicenter Proximity, Earthquake Resurrection Needed

I still remember the colorful, lyrical charm of Preci – not far from Norcia and close to the epicenter of the October 30, 2016 earthquake – when I visited there a few years ago. Like Visso, not far away, this tiny hilltop town (pop. about 700) in the southeastern mountains of Umbria, is graced with…

Umbrian Cemeteries: An Earthquake’s Travesty of R.I.P.

I’ll visit the Assisi cemetery this afternoon as I always do around la Festa dei Morti (“Feast of the Dead”, i.e., All Souls’ Day, November 2nd). In late October/early November, Italian cemeteries are transformed into a kaleidoscopic tapestry of colors as visitors lovingly arrange chrysanthemums of rust, buttery yellows, creamy whites and burnished oranges on…