Welcome fellow Italophiles. If you have a passion for visiting and learning about ITALY, a county rich in history, culture, natural splendor and gastronomic delights, In Love With Italy™ is for you! It’s an additional service we hope our friends and visitors will enjoy. List of all In Love With Italy™ editions and credits appear at the bottom of this page.
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Did you know?
Who lives in the Italian Presidential Palace called the Palazzo del Quirinale? When Italian politics are discussed in other parts of the world, the name most often mentioned is that of Silvio Berlusconi, billionaire media magnate who serves as Prime Minister. However, the President of Italy is the charming and popular Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (pictured to the left under emblem of Italy— La Repubblica Italiana). Born on 19 December 1920 in Livorno, President Ciampi, the tenth president of Italy since the end of World War II, presides for heads of state and is serving a 7 year term which began in 1999. He and his family are the ones who reside at the Quirinale Palace in Rome. The President is guarded by the Corazzieri, the mounted division of police formed in 1868 as an escort of honor and security first to the Sovereigns. The daily changing of the guard at the palace includes close to 200 members of the military, marches, music and is quite spectacular. The Romans have perfected pomp and ceremony after over 2500 years of practice!
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 Famous Italian
Maria Montessori, MD. Born 31 August 1870 in Chiaravalle, Italy to Alessandro Montessori and Renide Stoppani. Montessori schools are everywhere around the world now thanks to the successful teaching method devised by Maria Montessori. She was Italy’s first woman to graduate from medical school and the first female doctor in Italy. Pope Leo XIII helped her to gain acceptance to the University of Rome's medical program and Pope John XXIII was an advocate as well. The Montessori Method views children as they really are and creates environments which foster the fulfillment of their highest potential - spiritual, emotional, physical and intellectual - as members of a family and the world community. This was a revolutionary approach 90 years ago! Dr. Montessori traveled to the US first in 1913 where Thomas Edison and Helen Keller were strong supporters of her teaching programs to help children attain their fullest potential. She established Montessori schools around the globe that have since trained and educated hundreds of thousands of teachers and students. Education of children was changed forever. Italy paid tribute to Montessori by featuring her on the 1000 lire note in 1990 and she was nominated for a Nobel Peace prize in 1951. She died on 6 May 1952 in Noordwijk, Holland.
New phrase
“Nessuno puo essere libero se non è independente .” No one can be free unless they are independent. Maria Montessori, MD
Place to visit
Badia di Passignano, located in the heart of Chianti Classico country in Tuscany, is a picturesque town which includes an abbey founded in 395 by the Archbishop of Florence. Monks of the Vallombrosian Order, a reformed branch of the Benedictines, have specialized in viticulture for centuries from the times of St. Giovanni Gualberto, the order’s founder. His relics have been preserved in the abbey since his death in 1073. The Antinori family now owns the vineyards surrounding the abbey. Tours of the abbey’s cellar and lunch at adjacent Osteria di Passignano can be arranged by contacting Marcello Crini or Maurizio Colia at 055.8071278.
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Restaurant
Osteria di Passignano. Marcello Crini, owner and enthusiast of Tuscan enogastronomic culture and his wife Milva make lunch or dinner here an epicurean feast. Head chef Mattia and his team rein vent classic dishes in an original way and prepare homemade ravioli di Pappa al Pomodoro, gnocchetti di zucchine (gnocchi with small flowering zucchini) and pici all’uovo (t hick egg spaghetti) with crunchy vegetable cubes and prawns, Tagliata di Manzo (Sliced tenderloin), pan fried turbot accented by impeccable wine pairings such as Chianti Classico Riserva Badia a Passign ano, produced in the 1600-year-old abbey, and Solaia. A true Slow Food experience. Attentive and friendly service. Wine tastings at their wine shop La Bottega and local wine tours are organized by Marcello Crini and Maurizio Colia, Grand Sommelier. One day cooking classes for 4-10 people are available. Coveted Michelin two forks. Michelin calls this an “enchanting location…on a par with the modern-style cuisine firmly rooted in the past.” Via Passignano 33, Loc. Badia a Passignano, Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, FI Firenze Italy 50028 Telephone 055.8071278 FAX 055.8071278 email marcello.crini@tin.ithttp://www.osteriadipassignano.com/
Hotel
 Hotel Belvedere San Leonino *** The Hotel Belvedere di San Leonino is situated near the 11th century church of the same name and surrounded by vineyards and olive groves, cypress trees and woods. Located in the heart of the Chianti region, the land of the famous Black Rooster wine, it has a splendid panoramic views stretching from Siena to Monteriggioni. Siena is 15 minutes away and San Gimignano 30 minutes. Belvedere di San Leonino offers 28 rooms with authentic furniture in rustic Tuscan style, terracotta floors and old beamed ceilings. Beautiful garden and large outdoor swimming pool. A buffet-style breakfast is included in the price and you can enjoy the delicious dinners in the hotel restaurant," Il Cortile". Falassi and Orlandi families own this fabulous property and Christina Zanderwerss from Holland has served as the engaging and helpful manager since 1988. Loc. San Leonino -Castellina in Chianti, SI Siena 53011 - Tel. 0577.740887 - Fax 0577.740924 e-mail: info@hotelsanleonino.com | http://www.hotelsanleonino.com/
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Winery
 Marchesi Antinori: Tenuta Tignanello , Tuscany. The Antinori Family is one of the world’s great winemaking dynasties! Antinori has been a name synonymous with fine wine since 1385. Il Marchese Piero Antinori and his three talented daughters Allegra, Alessia and Albiera, the 26th generation to work in the family business, and Renzo Cotarella, the managing director and talented oenologist, continue to take our breath away. Fully five wines bearing the Antinori name won Three Glasses in the 2005 edition of “Italian Wines” by Gambero Rosso.
 Wine
Solaia 2001.
Tre bichiere or Three glasses. “Quite simply, Solaia is one of Italy’s greatest wines”, says Gambero Rosso, the world’s leading guide of Italian wines for over 18 years. Tignanello and Solaia are grown, made into wine and aged at Tenuta Tignanello which is located between the little villages of Monteridolfi and Santa Maria a Macerata, 30 km south of Florence and close to Badia a Passignano. Solaia in Italian means “the sunny one”.
  
“Italian Wines 2005”, Gambero Rosso and Slow Food Editore, page 519
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In Love With Italy™ - List of All Editions:
- Vol VII, No. 1
- Vol VII, No. 2
- Vol VII, No. 3
- Vol VII, No. 4
- Vol VII, No. 5
- Vol VII, No. 6
- Vol VII, No. 7
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- Vol VII, No. 17
- Vol VII, No. 18
- Vol VII, No. 19
- Vol VII, No. 20: In Heaven with SEVEN and Seven Angels
- Vol VII, No. 21: The Heavenly Angels - Sette Angeli - Seven Angels
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Vol. VII № 5 Source Notes and Credits
- Presidential Palace and President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
- Maria Montessori
- Nessuno puo essere libero se non è independente
- Badia di Passignano
- Osteria di Passignano
- Hotel Belvedere San Leonino
- Marchesi Antinori – Solaia
Presidential Palace and President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Maria Montessori
- Dr. Maria Montessori, MD: The International Montessori Index : http://www.montessori.edu/
- The Montessori Method : http://www.montessori.edu/method.html
- Maria Montessori: http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/montessori.html
- Maria Montessori: http://www.montessori.edu/maria.html
- Maria Montessori: “The Montessori Method”, 1912.
- Maria Montessori and photo: http://www.montessori-namta.org/NAMTA/geninfo/mmbio.html
- Maria Montessori: “Maria Montessori” by Rita Kramer. Longman Canada Limited, 1976
- Maria Montessori: “The Montessori System Examined” by William Heard Kilpatrick Ph.D., Arno Press Inc., 1971
- Maria Montessori: “National Association for the Education of Young Children, Montessori in Perspective” N.A.E.Y.C., 1966
- Maria Montessori: “ The Mass: Explained to Children ” by Maria Montessori http://www.love2learn.net/bkbteduc/montess.htm
- Maria Montessori: “Maria Montessori and the Popes”- an article by E.M. Standing: http://www.homeschoolstories.com/educationalphilosophies/montessori/montpope.html
- Maria Montessori: “Dr. Maria Montessori - Montessori's Own Handbook”, Robert Bentley, Inc., 1964
- Maria Montessori: Montessori: A Modern Approach - by Paula Polk Lillard
- Maria Montessori: “The California Lectures of Maria Montessori, 1915: Collected Speeches and Writings”. Edited by Robert G. Buckenmeyer
- Maria Montessori: Montessori Today: A Comprehensive Approach to Education from Birth to Adulthood By Paula Polk Lillard
- Maria Montessori: The Absorbent Mind - by Maria Montessori
- Maria Montessori: The Child in the Family - by Maria Montessori
Nessuno puo essere libero se non è independente
- “No one can be free unless he is independent”: Quotation by Maria Montessori
- “Nessuno puo essere libero se non è independente”: “No one can be free unless they are independent”. Maria Montessori, MD. Translation from Italian by Nuovoletta Ficola, Deruta, 28 Agosto 2005.
Badia di Passignano
Osteria di Passignano
Hotel Belvedere San Leonino
Marchesi Antinori - Solaia
- Marchesi Antinori – Solaia – Tenuta Tignanello: “Italian Wines 2001”, Gambero Rosso & Slow Food Editore. Editors Daniele Cernilli & Carlo Petrini. Milano, 2001. page 403
- Marchesi Antinori – Solaia - Tenuta Tignanello: “Italian Wines 2005”, Gambero Rosso & Slow Food Arcigola Editore. Editors Daniele Cernilli & Gigi Piumatti. Roma, 2005. page 519
- Marchesi Antinori http://www.antinori.it/
- Marchesi Antinori site in English http://www.antinori.it/eng/index.php
- Marchesi Antinori – Tignanello Estate – Solaia http://www.antinori.it/eng/tenute/index1.php
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