La Fontana di Carlotta

PREFACE
Alberto Sarina, author of these pages, wrote them to explain in a few simple words and a few things about this neighborhood, to make it clear to those who are not just small local events, customs and traditions of this neighborhood now known in many parts of the world.
The story will explain some of the facts and ways of living in this small village, but very particular part of Rome.

 

LITTLE STORY OF A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD

A BIT OF HISTORY

Rome is defined for centuries the city of seven hills, but it is said that the eighth hill of Rome was right where now is the our Garbatella, because the eighth? Because it was built on a hill that has nothing to envy the other seven.
 It established way back in, but not too much, February 1920 King Vittorio Emanuele 3rd laid the foundation stone
 marking the birth of our district, as proof of this there is a walled insertion of a central building in Piazza Benedetto Brin.
This maturing over time its infrastructure has been upgraded Ward Rome-
It is located just outside the Aurelian walls bordered to the west by the river port on the Tiber River, which served as the first port for supplies by sea from the Mediterranean cities, the city of Rome, the other from the northwest district bordering Testaccio, to east and south by the district ardeatino district E. u. r Sao Paulo. Today the Garbatella district is increasingly in the process of expansion and modernization, already equipped with good infrastructure; has an efficient underground station line B, bus lines that are easily reach any point in the center of Rome is full of shops (for all budgets), small artisans who still profess their job with care, churches, schools, stands out much new teaching center, in the square Oderico from Pordenone, where you take courses to students of all ages from all over the world, from public and private schools up to universities; the third state of Rome, well-deserved, the redevelopment of District of Rome.
All its special features architecture that has always attracted students and connoisseurs and
It has not escaped the sensitivity of writers like Pasolini who has credited his finest novel and
directors such as Nanni Moretti who shot scenes for his Dear Diary and its historic sentence (for me the most beautiful district of Rome is the Garbatella), television with its endless fiction Cesaroni.
At the time it was entrusted to the genius and imagination of young architects in competition with one another, built this district in the houses at the human dimension, the neighborhood was equipped with large equipment for the time, the public baths of which traces remain in the same Garbatella.
The first core of the district was born divided into groups of blocks more or less small with adjoining gardens, close to each other as they appear today, so you get to see from a window to the other purposes of rolled steel for drying clothes in the sun and wind-
A spring is wonderful to see inside these perimeters outlined by small walls of tuff bricks, invaded and dominated by old trees and creepers, over bushes of roses, lilies and fruit trees in blossom, run by people who live in these Lots-
For those not in the area, everything seems just a green fence that would complement each lot.
The urge (.... And you should do! ") To enter by walking among the people who live there; They would meet mostly small groups of women whispering sessions outdoors, for children to play (...source of future friendships healthy and durable. . .) -
All they tell willingly and give explanations about the customs of the lots, without distinction with all-



THE BED & BREAKFAST

Our b & b, born to a bet the owner: myself.
One day I said to myself: I want to see if I can make this a home through contact with other people of different nationalities also.
Apparently, I have succeeded and I guarantee that it is pleasant.

The building in which it is located overlooking Via the Seven Churches, the number 132, the way perhaps most important, historically the neighborhood.
Start from the ancient Appian Way, the road is very important for her past, which was used as is known to unite much of Italy.
Earlier this street there are the catacombs of San Callisto and from there part of our way, winds towards the Garbatella in a harmonious view flanked on both right and left by trees, vegetation and comes before the catacombs of Santa Domitilla, it is said the largest of Rome, also including a basilica formed on four underground levels and is home to about 150 burials.
Continuing for several kilometers, the road reaches the catacombs of Commodilla and goes to finish the square of the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.
It is said that the building that houses this b & b was built above the underground tunnels of the catacombs; In fact, if we're going to see the old floor plans of the territory we will find that the building in which we host is in perfect line with the itinerary of the catacombs.
Through these tunnels early Christians persecuted by the Romans could escape the reprisals of the centurions and vanish in a completely different part.


LEGEND



Earlier Via Roberto De Nobili, in Piazza Giovanni From Triora, about a hundred meters from us, there is
the now famous bars of Cesaroni, the well-known television drama with its magnificent staircase.
Receiving dozens if not hundreds of visitors a day, children accompanied by their parents and very young couples who are photographed in front of the banner of this bar, a popular destination and throw a bit of modern folklore in the district.

In the middle of Via Roberto De Nobili, following the descent you arrive in Piazza Ricoldo From Montecroce, a small Terrace features a grand staircase to the right and a fountain in the middle of it
FOUNTAIN CARLOTTA.
The staircase very impressive to us neighborhood kids seemed challenged us: "Let's see if you'll make it by to do it all at once without stopping ever"
There is only one born and raised in Garbatella that do not know the story

The gentle



It is said that just near this fountain is to erect a building type cowshed, that is shed for animals, which was transformed over time into a tavern in a shelter for wayfarers and pilgrims sellers ambulanti- (in those days there were in these places just archaeological sites and woods) -
The landlady was a beautiful girl young age; where he lived for the other was born and raised.
It was the perfect beauty and manner which made her very kind as well as the most beautiful girl of the most courted Roman countryside.
He did not deny never a smile or a word of comfort to anyone, in fact more often than not, the travelers were standing hours in the hope of being able to communicate with her they called the Garbata.
Telling stories to children or personal stories so that even the adults were there to listen.

Simple people, religious and peaceful these travelers and sellers of wine, grapes, olive oil, eggs....;
In those times so far transport, as you know were the "carts" drawn by horses or mules, donkeys; it still applies the purely Roman said: burini Lazio them know down the mountain (the Roman castles) cor ass and if I know them all well tycoon co zoccoli-
Being forced to do every time the journey from the capital, Rome, passing came near the inn, for thirst or fatigue to rest the donkeys, they stopped at the inn of this beautiful girl.
Only her vision often lit envy for those who were served first and occasionally lit small but check disputes.
Always tells the legend (.... But so was....) that from these assiduous, colored stops at this young hostess polite and nice to be stuck to the neighborhood, it was repeated so many times that it was born as Garbatella.
One day they went to a knight riding a beautiful white horse, accompanied by one hundred bodyguards (no one ever knew his name. . .) Near the inn Knight ordered his soldiers dismount and rest given who had a long and grueling.
It created a lot of confusion around the inn.
The travelers regulars became confused and retreated with their crying children and frightened aside
but in the middle of the hustle and bustle our Garbatella left the inn and so always polite but proud, the knight looked at his face and ordered him to him and his soldiers and civilians ways more decorous.
The rider was struck by her beauty but even more by the proud, though troubled, boldness of the girl and asked to be forgiven and his soldiers.
Accomplished the break, but the knight departed not long after he returned.
Young garbatella was still there.... took her in his arms and carried her away.
It is said that even now the full moon, it looks like a knight ride with his beloved in the clouds and the roofs of lots of Garbatella.



We Garbatella like scramble these facts of history, legend and folklore of old and new that shed a bit of romance on our first ever District, like even more to remember, and pass on to believe that even the imagination really happened.
We invite you therefore, to know him more closely.
We wait.
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