The Stone in Pila on the Gromolo in Sestri Levante
The Lapide di Pila sul Gromolo in Sestri Levante.
This is the famous marble slab that gives its name to this area of Sestri Levante.
In the hamlet of Pila sul Gromolo, as soon as you exit the motorway, the second roundabout (the one that joins via Nazionale, via Aurelia, via Giorgio Bo and via Sara).
Now, to tell the truth, it is really difficult to read what is written; the small plaque with the transcription helps us:
“To King Carlo Alberto
Since by His decree the path from Sestri to Varese has been made a road
and has been covered with gravel and equipped with protections
the inhabitants of Sestri, Casarza, Castiglione, Maissana, Varese
who have obtained the benefit of more agile transits thanks to the excellent and far-sighted Prince
in the year 1834
during the ministry for internal affairs
of the reign of Antonio Tonduti Count of L’Escarène”
Have you ever seen this tombstone? Add a comment or go to the bottom of the site to read what other visitors have written.
Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 22.
To learn more about Antonio Tonduti I refer you to the site treccani.it.
Here is where the monument is located:
The plaque placed in the roundabout of Pila sul Gromolo in Sestri Levante – La plaque placée dans le rond-point de Pila sul Gromolo à Sestri Levante – La placa colocada en la rotonda de Pila sul Gromolo en Sestri Levante – A placa colocada na rotunda de Pila sul Gromolo em Sestri Levante – Die Tafel im Kreisverkehr von Pila sul Gromolo in Sestri Levante – Tấm biển được đặt ở bùng binh Pila sul Gromolo ở Sestri Levante – 放置在塞斯特里莱万特 Pila sul Gromolo 环形交叉路口的牌匾 – セストリ・レバンテのピラ・スル・グロモロのラウンドアバウトに設置された銘板
I took a lot of photos in the town of Sestri Levante and you can find almost all of them here or by searching in the various article specific to the Ligurian city.
I refer you to the very well-kept and always updated website for the tourist promotion of my Sestri Levante: sestri-levante.net. This is the official website of the town's municipality: comune.sestri-levante.ge.it.
If you are looking for a nice portal that talks about all of Liguria I invite you to visit the official website of the Region: lamialiguria.it.
If you want to read or buy some guide or book about Sestri Levante and Tigullio I invite you to see these books: Escursioni a Levante, Da Sestri Levante alle Cinque Terre or Il giro del Levante ligure.
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