Harrison's Italy

Nearly a Millenia Years Old Yet This Italian Opera House Keeps It's Charm! Italian Opera Houses litter the landscape in Italy.  Yet THIS one in Ripatransone, Italy is remarkable.                                    (Video of Inside of the Opera House) 1.  How I got to Sing. Remember from the first blog post about how I was recruited to sing in college?  --It's an amazing story so go back to the first one and check it out, please. We went on tour singing in Italy, and the town where we were staying in a old, medieval town with a wall surrounding the town, etc, etc...it's literally approx 800+ years old.  INSIDE this town, they have a theater which has stood the test of time.  One day on the performing schedule, we were to perform in this opera house. So that's the HOW I wound up actually inside, performing. 2.  About The Actual Theater. F...

The Craziest, Coolest Conversation I Ever Had In Italy...he couldn't speak English and I couldn't speak Italian!!  Imagine that! Ripa, Italy 1.  He Found Me. I was just spending the day walking around the little town of Ripatransone, Italy with my brother.  We were not really going anywhere--just seeing what we could see. When you travel to Italy, take a day just to do nothing.   I mean it.  You will greatly enjoy just walking around, nothing on your agenda....just letting the time pass by while soaking up Italy.  --It will mean so much to you! While walking around, an older man stopped us.  He started talking to us in Italian to which my brother and I both shook our heads and said we didn't speak Italian.  This didn't stop the man from continuing to speak to us in Italian...he just kept talking!  As he asked us a question, he pointed to us and then motioned in a gesture as if to ask "where are you from?".  I answered ...

One of the Greatest Jewels in Italy:  It's Not a Gemstone Crown, It's Not a One of a Kind Statue, It's Not a Custom Made Ferrari...The Unknown Jewel is a City:  Ripatransone . I want to share with you one of the greatest treasures you were never told about...until Now!  Let's begin our journey! Where Exactly Is Ripatransone, Italy  (Le Marche)? Ripatransone, Le March Region, Italy Everybody knows Rome.  Everybody knows something about Venice.  Most people have at least heard about Sicily or have seen a Mafia Movie.  However, people just scratch their heads and say, "where's that" when you mention Ripatransone. Ripatransone is a little "hill top" city which is in the Le Marche Region of Italy (Wikipedia link).  This region is on the Adriatic Sea on the right side of the country, and sits just about in the middle of the country.  This region is crazy cool because it has the Adriatic Sea (looks like the ocean) YET this region is...