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A village of central Umbria: 42°45.5N, 12°31.5E. Altitude: 292 m. Population in 2001: 49. |
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Southward by lengthening shadows along the road thru Raggio. |
Raggio is a very small place strung along a single narrow street in the comune of Massa Martana, due south of that town by about 2 km: what you see above is a good bit of it.
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An edicola, or wayside shrine, marks the center of the hamlet. As often in Italy, the image is that of the Virgin Mary; and this one is typical of Umbria as well: a plaque of the majolica-like ceramic made in Deruta. |
A brief account of my one and only brush with Raggio and the timorous denizens thereof may be got from my diary, Oct. 26, 1994; a walk that netted us the photos you see here.
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