Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Postcard from Bertinoro

Bertinoro is famous for its ancient Hospitality Rite: anyone could be hosted for a meal by one of the noble families of the town simply by taking his envelopes tied to a ring of the Hospitality Column (which inside has the name of the hosting family).

1 comment:

louis luzzo said...

I had no idea this 'rite' existed. Thank you for sharing I can't wait to do more research on the topic.