In the Pavese along the Via Francigena

Collection title

Magi Italy -Tourism and Tourists

ID

RAI00426

Source

RAI (IT)

First broadcast date

03/14/2010

Production year

2010

Abstract

Federico Quaranta and Nicola Prudente take us to the discovery of Pavese, the area around Pavia, in Lombardy Views of the region ,of the countryside , the banks of Po and rice paddies. Illustration of typical local products. Panoramic views of Pavia, rich in the Middle Ages of dozens of towers that symbolized the power of noble families. The capital of the kingdom of Italy for nearly six centuries during the Middle Ages, Pavia was then magnified by the Visconti family from 1359. Views of the city, the covered bridge and the Chartreuse (fourteenth century). Discovery of the small town of Vigevano, the capital of shoes, with one of the most beautiful squares in Italy, the Ducal Piazza (late fifteenth century, initiated by Bramante). Interviews on the heritage of the region.

Type

video

Production companies

• RAI - Own production

Broadcaster

RAI - RAI Uno

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Primary theme

Tourist sites

Secondary themes

• Society and way of life / Festivals and traditions

Credits / Cast

• Prudente Nicola - Speaker
• Quaranta Federico - Speaker

Period of events

• From 1000 to 1500

Map locations

• Italy - Eastern North - > Lombardie

Original language

Italian

Media running time

15m35

Additional information

Excerpt from a report by Mario Soldati "Viaggio lungo the valle del Po" (1957) with the journalist Gianni Brera.