by Monica Paoletich | Jan 13, 2025 | History and Stories
Fresh off the press and available free of charge at Bottega del Cappello is the third issue of the printed periodical “La Via del BorGO” produced by Confcommercio Gorizia as part of the PNRR Bando Borghi and whose contents are edited by Caterina Trovato,...
by Monica Paoletich | Dec 24, 2024 | Advent, History and Stories
And finally Christmas Eve has arrived! We truly hope that in this eager anticipation of Christmas, our calendar has succeeded in accompanying you, arousing curiosity and surprise and making you discover or rediscover a living, beautiful, precious Borgo. As we see it....
by Monica Paoletich | Dec 23, 2024 | Advent, History and Stories
We had left off on the low arched prothyrum of the little church of the Holy Spirit; this time, if you look up to the right before entering, you will notice a figure covered by a large cloak. She is Maria Bella of Castelpagano (the coat of arms on which she stands...
by Monica Paoletich | Dec 22, 2024 | Advent, History and Stories
Gorizia boasted a tradition of goldsmithing specializing in gold and silver filigree work. Jewelry was made from 18-karat gold, known as “zecchino veneto gold” or “oro spagnoletto.” The women of the populace wore large dangling earrings made of...
by Monica Paoletich | Dec 21, 2024 | Advent, History and Stories
It’s been centuries, in fact more than a millennium, that people have been talking about Gorizia! It seems that our history began in 1001; we find evidence of this in an ancient document, a diploma issued by Emperor Otto III in Ravenna on April 28 of that year....
by Monica Paoletich | Dec 20, 2024 | Advent, History and Stories
Gorizian John Maria Marusig, a 17th-century historian, writer, poet and illustrator, draws a comet star in the sky over Gorizia. Symbol of benevolent and malevolent omens. In this case, not particularly lucky–the star in fact appeared in the Gorizian skies in...
