ARPINO
The Summer School will be held in Arpino, a city of central Italy that has given birth to Cicerone, Caio Mario, Marco Vipsanio Agrippa, Giuseppe Cesari (Il Cavalier D’Arpino), Pasquale Rotondi. While attending at the Conference, the participants will be able to enjoy the place and the landscape.
CASTELLO RE LADISLAO
The opening ceremony of the School will take place in the fascinating setting of the Castle which takes its name from the King of Naples, Ladislaus I (1376-1414) of the dynasty of Anjou-Durazzo, who, according to historical sources, temporarily moved there his Court. Currently, the castle houses the Foundation Mastroianni and numerous exhibitions.
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IL CAVALIER D’ARPINO
For the next few days the School will be held at the picturesque setting of the hotel Il Cavalier D’Arpino; in particular, the lectures will take place in the marvellous room named “Salone degli Affreschi” decorated with the painting representing the famous artist Giuseppe Cesari called “Il Cavalier D’Arpino”.
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THE POINTED ARCH
The pointed arch in the ‘Cyclopean’ walls of Civitavecchia. Historians believe there are only two in existence, one in Greece and one in Arpino.
What to see …
The Old Town of Arpino
The town of Arpino is divided into four districts, Colle, Civita Falconara, Arco and Ponte, with the Piazza Municipio in the centre of the town. This layout hasn’t changed since the town’s heyday in the 18th and 19th centuries, when its arts, economy and culture flourished.
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SORA
For a day, the Summer School will move to the nearby Sora, an ancient Volscian town, built in a plain on the banks of the river Liri. In ancient times Sora was the birthplace of the Decii, Atilius Regulus, Lucius Mummius, Quintus Valerius Soranus and Quintus Valerius Orca; and among its later celebrities is Cardinal Baronius. The Italian Neorealist filmmaker Vittorio De Sica was also born here.
COUNCIL ROOM OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF SORA
Saturday, July 25 the School will move in the Council Room of the municipality of Sora decorated with the monumental painting of the Master Antonio Notari, renowned artist native of the City of Naples.
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