Your walking videos always inspire me. There is always a strange combination of beauty and melancholy in your visits to these often overlooked, small towns of Italy. Life goes on here as it has done for centuries. Yet, when the streets are empty, there is a palpable sense of loneliness. Not in the people, but in the very town itself, in the stone walls and stairways. Their older brothers of Rome, Milan, Venice are the special sons, the ones whom poets write about, historians marvel at, and musicians sing about. But the towns you visit are the quiet ones, sitting in the corners of Italy, like quiet guests at a party, curiously drawing your attention and somehow making you feel that they have stories to tell that no bigger city could equal. The streets welcomed you, as they would welcome any visitor, and they're happy that you walked the cobblestones, and saw them exactly as they are. No towering monuments. Just doors and windows and bends in the road. They are happy that you paid a visit.

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Dear Ken, I was writing a long reply here but... then had to delete it as it didn't add much or anything at all to your words. All I can say is that I'm very touched by this....

An interesting old town with mostly green doors, shutters etc 💚 We liked your little cat friend also, Riccardo🐈 😊

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much as always dear Angela. Indeed, one of the "forgotten" towns I especially like touring as you know me well) I try to mix the crowdy and famous to the un-crowdy and un-famous from time to time. Liked the atmosphere there as in all Abruzzo I must add. Buon weekend!

The stonework in the streets of this town is stunning!

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Agreed Sharon, really beautiful indeed I found them as well

These lesser crowded towns are amazingly attractive ,their silence speaks beautifully , old fountains are wonderful . Panorama is always stunning . What a beaitiful place . Thanks for showing these precious Gems . Music in drone view is superb 👍👍 Greetings and best wishes .

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Agreed Rajyashree; you know me well already and my passion for these towns compared to the most famous ones) A quiet life there, ancient traditions, anti-modern way of living too I reckon... Always glad you enjoyed them and thank you best wishes to you too dear Rahyashree

What a beautiful city! Awesome! 👍

There are many small old towns in Italy and very well preserved, like I see, that's great 👌 Have a nice weekend, Riccardo, all the best ♥️

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ioana, I hope to let people know also these unfortunately not so well known towns... they deserve to be visited by more tourists I believe. Thank you and also wish you a nice weekend!

Thank you , my dear friend Riccardo! I absolutely loved this walk with you as usual. As usual a great video and a great pleasure… I say as usual, because it’s always a great experience that you present perfectly for us. But every time it’s absolutely unique as well as every place that you visit is unique in look, history and character. This old town is amazing, I loved walking quietly there with you taking in every little detail - every door, every handle, every flower pot … loved seeing the local people entering or going out of their houses, hearing a lively talk in the courtyard, tourists visiting… I loved what you said in one of the comments here: that you perceive it as a mission to show the beauty of these places to the world so that people could get acquainted with them, because these places really deserve attention. It is a very noble mission and I wish you all success with it. Thank you again. Have a nice Sunday, Riccardo.

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Raisa! Nice to see you back here. Glad you enjoyed Civitella and the differences between the last crowded towns I filmed (!). From time to time I get back to the "initial videos" I started with this channel, the "forgotten" towns that, as you said, I try to show for people to discover them. Very very touched that you enjoy this "journey" and that you like the way I film the towns and the details I try to show in the videos as well as the mission I'm trying to accomplish. In a way, there's SO much yet to film that whenever it's weekend, and whenever I am quite free from personal life things and work, I try to lurke around and discover these kind of towns like Civitella. Thank you, realy, for such words. Truly made my day today reading such nice words. Wish you also a nice Sunday Raisa and to the next video then Ciao

@Raisa93g

Жыл бұрын

@@StillWanderer Dear Riccardo, thank you for these warm words and wishes. As always your comments as well as your videos are full of this personal warmth. You know, this is what makes them always so special. Not only this video, but every one of them. They are all personal, your personal vision and your personal warmth, and genuine interest, inquisitive and friendly humane attitude to the place, the people is always felt. It’s invisible but this warm and positive atmosphere penetrates every video. I love your attention for detail as well. This all adds to the professional technical and artistic merits of each video, and is truly important. Speaking of the places you choose - I love all of them. Love wandering in these small unknown places like Civitella with their particular charm. And visiting more renowned, more “touristy” and crowded places is also beautiful. Each place is different and charming in its own way. And what I appreciate about you and your work is that you always manage to see, to capture and to transfer for us the true unique spirit and character of every place you visit. Every walk is absolutely different, though every time one can be sure that in your company it will be a great experience. Thank you again. And , actually, it’s not that I am back.) I have never left, in fact ))) Life circusmtances are not easy for us now and it’s a second month that I am ill and on a sick leave, and that is why I missed some of your videos and was not able to comment, but I always follow your journeys and can’t wait to see those that I had to miss and those that are ahead. Your videos always make me feel good. Good luck with everything, Riccardo! Ciao!

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

@@Raisa93g Raisa, hard to reply to such a message actually, as I truly feel very very touched by your words and I had to re-read the message to see they were so kind as I firstly read them. It's also hard to reply because it's not always easy to say thank you here through a chat so easily or without showing any emotions, but truly, I'm enormously glad that the videos are liked and that they can provide some kind of escape from our day-to-day realities. Especially because... they do the same to me while filming! I've always liked traveling like this with my ex often, or with friends, sometimes alone, but I must add that I started this channel back in 2019 after a difficult period; it was a post-breakup time that didn't finish too well with my ex girlfriend. At that time we still were on and off, kinda, but then time passed, life went on for both, and then it's now becoming a distant memory. And to actually not think too much about it I decided to show the "unusual" towns of Italy as I saw they weren't shown (I saw the usual big cities all around KZread back then). Slowly slowly life went on, that pain associated to that story slowly slowly faded in the past (even though every story never leaves us I believe, as every scars remind us of who we are...), and this little channel continued to be a nice hobby that (...and I never thought about this...) continued to live and grow like a small plant. What the futue will hold? I don't know! But as I always say..."as long as I find happiness in doing this hobby I'll continue". Anyway... long message and all. "Grazie di cuore" as we say and to the next then Ric

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Dear Raisa I was looking for your personal email to write you personally but can't see it ... Could you write me ? If I put here the address I am afraid that the message will be deleted.. .so just look in the KZread page "about" and you can find my address there. Please write me there! I wish all the best in this troubled time with the illness and I am close as much as I can

As always great, thanks!

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it dear Sam and to see you back. "Buon Weekend"

Thanks for another beautiful video, I couldn't help noticing, that people here don't have as many plants as on the other videos.

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Asbjørn; actually you're right there. Compared to other towns (especially nearby towns in Abruzzo region) I saw also less "greenery" around - for some reasons it's a little like that. Perhaps many houses were also very empty unfortunately. Depopulation hit these towns strongly and I try to film them as to let more tourists come in hopefully as they deserve to be discovered. Love the famous crowded towns as you see, but from time to time I love to also show the less famous ones. Wish you a nice weekend and thanks again

Thanks for this video, Riccardo. It's always good to see all of what Italy is made out of. Small and almost abandoned town. This town looks as if it was really beautiful place. If only painted it could be a little paradise. Some parts are painted where I see people around. It has a lake and nice surroundings. I enjoyed it anyhow, it's different from other small town I have seen in central Italy kept well with flowers all over.

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Dear Esther, Indeed, Civitella is indeed a different town compared to others in central Italy, and Abruzzo especially. It may have been the season (spring), or the time... Or the reason that it's a town quite depopulated but if was a little "rougher" in its way. A rough beauty one would say! But love these "forgotten" towns as you know. Truly love them. I filmed some more around and slowly slowly I'll upload them. Wish you a nice Sunday dear Esther and ciao

Wow what a beautiful video. So cinematic and relaxing👌Great walking captures

Oi, Ric! Um lugar muito bonito e interessante, para tão poucos habitantes. Fiquei surpresa com aquela movimentação nos últimos minutos. Achei que não encontraríamos quase ninguém, praticamente. Parece que a revitalização de Civitella Alfedena já dá sinais. É um lindo lugar com muito potencial de turismo para quem quer fugir do habitual/tradicional. Obrigada e até a próxima, Ric!

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Na verdade Mari, prazer em vê-la novamente! Uma cidade tão agradável de fato, pacífica, mas de fato, no final, tantas pessoas. Achei estranho de alguma forma! Mas cidade agradável com certeza era. Desejo-lhe um bom fim de semana Mari e um grande ciao

المقدمه أكثر من رائعه والمدينة جميلة وهادئه !!!!أحببت الفيديو كثيرآ صديقي العزيز ريكاردو أشكرك على هذه الجوله الممتعه 🌷🌷🌷🌷

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

عزيزتي شيماء ، سعيدة دائمًا برؤيتك مرة أخرى. في الواقع ، هذا فيديو مثل الذي فعلته قبل هذا الصيف ... عن البلدات "غير المعروفة" ... مع عدد قليل جدًا من الأشخاص (المفضل لدي!) ... هادئ جدًا ... قلة من الناس يزوره للأسف. لكن أتموبشير لطيف. سعيد لأنك استمتعت به أيضا. أتمنى لك عطلة نهاية أسبوع لطيفة ورائد كبير من بالقرب من روما

5:07' Как картина! очень красиво! люблю Италию!!❤️♥️💙💜💚😍💋🌹

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Чао Лола! 🤗

@lolaivanovna5131

Жыл бұрын

@@StillWanderer ciao, Riccardo!!!💋

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

@@lolaivanovna5131 🤗

Hello? Nice and relaxing tour 😃👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 This place is amazing. Thank you. Have a wonderful day 😊

Salut Riccardo, très heureuse de vous faire ce commentaire à nouveau, merci beaucoup pour votre intéressant travail,ce n est pas uniquement une balade mais aussi d importantes informations, merci encore une autre fois,👍👍

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Chère Bouchra, toujours heureuse de te voir. Merci! Tu me connais maintenant après si longtemps , et que j'aime aussi beaucoup ces petites villes tranquilles) j'en ai tant d'autres à te montrer... Je te souhaite un bon dimanche soir Bouchra et à bientôt

c'est juste fabuleux vos vidéos !Merci infiniment ...

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Farah, merci beaucoup et ravi de vous revoir. C'est une ville tranquille, si différente des autres que j'ai montrées dernièrement... mais j'aime ces villes presque inconnues. Heureux que vous l'ayez apprécié. Je te souhaite un bon week-end

joli petit village athipique ,belle promenade a bientot bon weekend

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Merci chère Line, comme toujours. En effet, une telle ville solitaire,. J'essaie de mélanger de temps en temps la célébrité et la foule avec la non-célèbre et la solitude. Content que ça vous ait plu, très bonne ambiance. Je vous souhaite un bon week-end et un gros ciao d'ici

@linerusso4410

Жыл бұрын

@@StillWanderer de toute facon j adore l italie en long et en large cittas e paese peu importe j adore ciao

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

@@linerusso4410 Line

This place is beautiful.

Belle immagini. Bravo perché ti sei soffermato e hai inquadrato bene le scritte nei riquadri permettendomi di leggere la storia di questo caratteristico borgo.

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Grazie mille val di, felice che sia piaciuto il video. Molto caratteristica Civitella, l'ho trovata con un carattere più "rustico" rispetto ad altri borghi abruzzesi ma è proprio li la sua bellezza. Piano piano cercherò di inserire altri video da questa stupenda regione

Отличная прогулка! Grazie mille Riccardo!

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Как всегда Спасибо дорогой Пафнутий

Hola Ricardo, como siempre excelente paseo, muy bonito lugar pero sus calles muy solitarias, aún así hermosos lugares llenos de historia, gracias y un saludo desde México ❤🇮🇹

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Gracias Lucyna, como siempre. De hecho, un pueblo tan solitario, pero amo estos lugares casi desconocidos y trato de darlos a conocer... merecen ser vistos con la esperanza de que más turistas los visiten. Es como una misión. De vez en cuando trato de mezclar a los famosos y los abarrotados con los no famosos y los solitarios. Me alegro de que lo hayas disfrutado, hay un ambiente muy agradable. Les deseo un buen fin de semana y un gran ciao desde aquí.

@lucynacam1903

Жыл бұрын

Prefiero este tipo de pueblos, sin tanta gente para poder así disfrutar su belleza sin tantas aglomeraciones 😁 saludos desde México ❤🇮🇹

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

@@lucynacam1903 Yo también Lucyna) Gracias y saludos a México hermoso

Italy is old and very interesting. Grazie. 🇮🇹

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Clark - this is indeed such a "jump" from the previous crowdy-crazy towns in Tuscany, but I try to mix them a bit from time to time. One of these"unknown" town I truly love exploring and the types of towns I started with this channel. A quiet place indeed. Wish you a nice weekend

Merhabalar uzun bir aradan sonra izlemeye fırsat buldum. Drone görüntüsü muhteşem kuş olup uçmak istedim İtaliyan tarzı daracık sokaklar , taş duvarlar iç , içe evler, taş yollar Sessizlik içinde yaşanmışlık TEŞEKKÜRLER

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Teşekkürler Bilcen, seni tekrar görmek güzel! Gerçekten de güzel ve sakin bir kasaba! Güzel bir hafta sonu Bilcen ve büyük bir ciao diliyorum

ንምስሊ የቐንየልና።

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

ንመጀመርታ ግዜ ካብ ምብራቕ ኣፍሪቃ ዝመጸ ሰብ ይረኣየኒ!! ብልክዕ ኣበይ?? የቅንየለይ!

A small town by a beautiful lake and mountains ⛰️. The number of residents should be more than what it is but they are living in the cities of Italy 🇮🇹. There are probably houses that you can buy even renovations to. The drone view at time stamp .39 would be beautiful at sunset 🌆 with the changing of the colors on the trees 🌲. 👍📸🇮🇹

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Dear Bruce, always glad to see you back) Indeed, that shot at 0:39 would be actually very nice at dusk. Agreed! If you see closely.. I had to film the drone in July while the walk was in April as I was waiting for the authorization to film there from the regional park. Civitella is one of these "forgotten" towns of Italy I try to show most of the times. Much depopulation unfortunately.. but also many renovations I could see at the same time

@fidenziotrentino7381

Жыл бұрын

Meravigliosamente belloo!!

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

@@fidenziotrentino7381 D'accordo davvero Fidenzio, spero di averla fatta conoscere di più Civitella

Интересная локация к старым фотографиям города.

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Дорогой Пафнутий, всегда рад видеть тебя снова. Действительно, один из тех нетуристических городов, которые я всегда любил… таким, каким вы меня знаете сейчас. Я люблю их больше, чем известные. Чивителла - это действительно тихий очаровательный городок, и настоящие любители фотографий прекрасно чувствуют себя в своем мире.

@user-iu9bz6pv7t

Жыл бұрын

@@StillWanderer Полностью с вами согласен!

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

​@@user-iu9bz6pv7t Пафнутий

Wunderschön 👍🏻

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Danke Freund 🙏

Bellissimo video, come al solito^^ Se non lo conosci già, ti consiglierei Apricale (IM) per un video, un borghetto medievale in pietra veramente bello^^

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Grazie mille Alessandro ... ahhh Apricale, lo conosco ed ho in mente di andarci prima o poi.. avevo in mente di tornare in Liguria quest'estate ma sono riuscito ad andarci soltanto per pochi giorni (è pur sempre un hobby e non è sempre facile). Ma dovessi tornarci sicuramente è uno dei borghi che dovrò sicuramente visitare e iniziare a visitare anche i borghi liguri non soltanto affacciati sul mare. Grazie della dritta comunque Ale e ti auguro una buona giornata

@alessandromancuso7242

Жыл бұрын

@@StillWanderer Grazie, buona giornata anche a te ☺☺

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

@@alessandromancuso7242 grazie Ale

👏👏👏👍😊

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Ciao Andrei, grazie)

ANOTHER GREAT JOURNEY, dear Riccardo. Thank you very much. You walk through the beautiful towns and we observed them from the sofa. It is better to visit the towns personally, but l will try to talk to Elon Musk or Silvio Berlusconi , so that they can make a financial contribution. Beautiful eternal roofs. Splendid Lago di Barrea, which shines like a great gem set in the exuberant vegetation. Artistic, geometric, meticolous and innumerable paving on the streets. Beautiful stone arches in the lintels of the houses. Very few inhabitans. Beautiful old photographs, full of children and people of the time. Why did ancient italians wear almost all black ? Thank you, Riccardo of the Tyrrhenian Sea.

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Dear Juan, as always you're able to just grasp the atmosphere like I fail to put into words. Truly one of those towns where time seems to have stand still for so centuries. Lake Barrea was Interesting, I was watching it nearby, beautiful area! Good question about why they wore black: usually the black colour was for older people when people were suffering a loss in family... Those black dresses had to be wore for many many years and hence it became a kind of way also for other people and ages in general. This happened often on center-south of Italy though . This is what I think, not sure it's the correct one! I like the new nick) in fact I recently saw some other towns in Latium so...more to come. Wish you a nice Sunday dear Juan and thank you for such kind words

Pretty! But no supermarkets?

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Didn't see Zelmira :(

🤘🎸

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much dear Jason, as always. Wish you a nice weekend

Nice! Your videos should be seen by more viewers. May I repost your channel without changing anything on the clean platform named Ganjing World? Thank you!

Cómo serán las casas por dentro...?

@StillWanderer

Жыл бұрын

Esas son muy buenas preguntas en realidad, Fran. A veces trato de "mirar" adentro con la cámara, pero aquí no pude ver una buena manera de hacerlo. Algunas son "casas de vacaciones", pero muchas personas mayores viven allí y sería increíble ver el interior. Intentaré mirar más adentro en algunos videos si lo logro

Sembrano prigioni soffocamento garantito la Mia casa in Calabria vicinoal mare che freschezza di aria pura

Nessuno vive in questi mausoleum?

Those houses are builded one on top another no space in between no green around ,not my style homes must be distant from one another with garden grass tree around fresh air

@paperinik69

8 ай бұрын

The little moron looking for attention was so sad he didn't get any, that he felt compelled to write 3 posts , one more stupid than the other one😅 there you go brandy now you got some attention