Otranto Martyrs Proclaimed As Saints Spurred on by his triumph of having conquered the “Second Rome” – Constantinople – this drove the ambitious Ottoman Ruler Mehmed II to subject the “First Rome” also to the sword of the prophet. On the way to the West, the Turkish flotilla appeared in the southern Adriatic in 1480. The city of Otranto was conquered, the population either massacred or enslaved. To be continued ..... Otranto - 12th May 2013
Via Francigena The ancient Via Francigena is a pilgrim route starting as far away as Canterbury in England and in a sense is the "mother road" for Christian pilgrims in Europe. For centuries, pilgrims from across Europe would trek across the Alps using the famous Saint Bernard Passes on their way to the pilgrim churches of Rome. During the Middle Ages, the Via Francigena went further south to the port of Bari, home to the remains of Saint Nicholas and departure point for the Holy Land and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. While not as popular or well maintained today as the route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, the Via Francigena can still be traversed through Italy to Rome on foot for those who want to walk in the footsteps of so many faithful souls before them. To be continued ..... Otranto - 4th May 2013
Language School A language school is where one can learn a foreign language. Speaking a foreign language aids communication and hence global understanding. There are hundreds of foreign languages and dialects to learn. To be continued ..... Otranto - 28th February 2013
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