November 4, 2014

Castel del Monte

Tuesday 04/11/2014 - Castel del Monte and San Giovanni Rotondo



Fields of very old olive trees.


A kind guy along the road, Mateo, collecting olives from his garden.
Proudly demonstrating his special tool. 





Castel del Monte.
Another Unesco World Heritage site.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castel_del_Monte,_Apulia


A perfect octagonal floorplan.


The architect perfectly designed the arcs and the ceiling for the eight trapesoidal rooms.


A plane was flying over !



San Giovanni Rotondo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Giovanni_Rotondo


Padre Pio's famous profile, easy to recognise.


The pelgrimage besilica (2004).


The crypte with Padre Pio's body on display.





People making money out of stupid pelgrim souvenirs.
Here they sell fluo bracelets "telling Padre Pio's life".


Also for the Archangel Michael (my destination for tomorrow)
similar stuff is on display...

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