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Cultural orienteering – following the steps of the Italians in Belgrade
Cultural orienteering – following the steps of the Italians in Belgrade
We bravely embarked on the adventure on June 13, 2018. They announced rain and showers, but we were lucky enough to visit the points in perfect weather.
Point one – 56 Kneza Miloša st, - Palace of Italy, Italian Institute of Culture;
Point two – 11 Birčaninova st,– The Embassy of the Republic of Italy;
Point three – Garibaldi st – here we heard the story of a famous warlord and a fighter for the unification of Italy
Point four – Kralja Milutina st – Dante in the Divine Comedy mentions the money of King Milutin or Dragutin. The story of our money and Milutin as a possible counterfeiter was very interesting to us.
„E quel di Portogallo e di Norvegia
lì si conosceranno, e quel di Rascia
che male ha visto il conio di Vinegia.“
Point five – 33 Kralja Milana st – The Chamber of Italian-Serbian businessmen
We learned that The Chamber of Italian-Serbian businessmen monitors all market trends and economic indicators of mutual economic cooperation between Serbia and Italy and adapts its activities in order to support the activities of its members and generally develop economic exchange between the two markets.
Point six – Monument to Prince Mihailo – the author of the monument is Enrico Pazzi. He was born in Ravena in 1818, and he died in Florence in 1899. He was an Italian sculptor and museologist. In 1872 he presented a draft of the monument to be built in Belgrade, which showed the Serbian prince Mihailo Obrenović III riding a horse.
Point seven – The National Museum – Ancient period (Unfortunately we did not enter, but we heard the collections existed).
Collection of the Roman emperor period containing objects from the period of Roman domination in the territory of the Balkans, from the 1st century BC. until the beginning of the 4th century A.D.
The collection of the Roman portrait and Singidunum residents was set up in the Great Gunpowder warehouse, where sculptures of fellow citizens, emperors, gods and heroes can be seen. The aim of the exhibition is to present the period from the 2nd to the 3rd century, during which Belgrade grew from the military camp into a metropolis of the Roman Empire.
Point eight – Remains of the ancient Rome in the downtown area
Point nine - Obilićev venac – Con amore – Italian ice cream Grete Aiello
In front of this pastry shop we learned about the history of ice cream and it was supposed to be the sweetest point of our journey. Since it was closed due to a break, we moved a sweet point a few steps farther.
Our charming guide was Jelena Poznić, our Italian language teacher. Significant help was provided by our orienteering associates. It was great to walk around our city and discover history. Until the next walk ...