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 D'Annunzio's itineraries - Pescara
The itinerary proposed allows the visitor to view some of the places that
inspired Gabriele D'Annunzio in his works. Starting with
Pescara, the native town of the Vate (bard), it is possible to visit the
birthplace of the poet - now a museum - and the Palazzo del Governo (the
government building), of interest only because it houses the magnificent
painted canvas of "La Figlia di Jorio" (Daughter of Iorio) by Francesco
Paolo Michetti which inspired D'Annunzio to the theatrical work of the same
name.
In the direction of Francavilla we cross through the D'Annunzio Pineta
(pinewood): near to the shores of the green Adriatic ploughed by the
trawlers, where the flocks of sheep once passed on their seasonal migration
towards Puglia (described in the poem Settembre - September).
At Francavilla al Mare we can see the Convento di Michetti where D'Annunzio
hid away many a time to devote himself to his work. Here he wrote "Il
Piacere" (The Pleasure) amongst other works. In the town hall another
painting of Michetti, "La Via degli Storpi" (The Cripples' Route), is
preserved; it portrays a famous scene described in D'Annunzio's "Trionfo
della
Morte" (Death's Triumph).
 From Francavilla we aim towards the countryside,
destination Miglianico. Here, in the S. Michele Arcangelo church there is a
fresco dating back to the 1600's of the Madonna tra due Santi that inspired
both D'Annunzio and Michetti; the former to one of his "Novelle della
Pescara" (Short Stories of Pescara) ("La Vergine Orsola" - Orsola the
Virgin), and the latter to his masterpiece "Il Voto" (The Vow).
In the same
church there is the wooden statue of S. Pantaleone (XV century), the patron
saint of the town, whose Day, celebrated on 26, 27, 28, July gave D'Annunzio
the idea for the tale of the same name. Courtesy of
Regione Abruzzo Tourist Office
(c) 1997-2008 E. Massetti
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