Mese: Febbraio 2016

At the extreme point of the right-hand promontory, on a bank of rocks the Trabocco stretched, a strange fishing machine, constructed entirely of beams and planks, like a colossal spider-web. (Gabriele D’Annunzio, The Triumph of Death) A Trabocco is an old fishing machine. It’s common along the Southeastern coast of Italy, specifically in Abruzzo and …

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