07-20-2018 01:13 PM - edited 07-23-2018 04:51 AM
The Sile is rather unusual, it is a river that “rises” from the depths of the ground with pools of limpid and vital water, a network of springs, called “Fontanassi”.
You can know the Sile in two ways: experiencing its water, in a canoe or small boats, on foot or by bicycle. For our activities we have started to map two paths, accessible for the disabled for most of their itinerary. As a consequence we have also started to explore the natural environment surrounding us. The first path, where the Sile is originated, or rather “rising”, is “La Porta dell’Acqua“ near the Gran Bosco dei Fontanassi. It is less frequented than the second one the “Burci cemetery” but, on the other hand, less crowded means much more relaxing.
Undoubtedly the Burci (old freight transport boats) are fascinating, the remains that emerge on the surface of water, evidence of a “slow” era that no longer exists, the accessibility of the path, attract many people. Unfortunately (or luckily, depending on the points of view) on Sundays and in summer it looks like a city central area. It took ages to map the path, if you want to take your time and relax it is better in winter.
Humidity
In summer nature is lush, very green and you can find a great variety of flowers. I thought about it for a moment and tried to answer the question “why do I come here and not somewhere else?” What can I find so particular worth telling?” The answer came to me from the humidity of the place. Yes, just the humidity of the Pianura Padana, so often depressing, with its skies never, or rarely, completely blue.
It was surreal to find out that, as in the last period I have frequented other places, I have missed the humidity (normally detested) that makes you feel the physical sensation of “passing through” a place as if you were swimming metaphorically through an impalpable water. Water that you feel and leaves you a little breathless. In summer the green that surrounds you is greener than green but, in my opinion, you can fully understand this environment of land and water especially in autumn and winter. With the fog...
Fog
Try to imagine the autumn fog, the shape of the places that fade, the sounds are not clear but muffled. Humidity is the main attraction, again and more strongly, the sensation of swimming in and through the place. Time is suspended, you cannot get the feeling of time because you cannot see the sky. Yet the noise of water in the background, some nutria that dives, the beating of the swans’ wings define the contours of the place.
Often with the mapping activities, we have been accused of digitizing everything and making people “walk around” without having to leave the sofa. Nothing could be more untrue. You can see the place on a screen, you can even follow a path, but you cannot feel it. Can you “swim” in the humidity? The only image of a place does not define its complex and changeable reality. Experiencing by feeling the reality of a place is the key word.
Panta Rei, everything flows … reality is a continuous becoming
07-20-2018 02:41 PM
Great post and beautiful photos @AntonellaGr! Thank you so much for sharing and I'll be on the lookout for your future posts.
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07-20-2018 06:23 PM
Hey, I was there with you, @AntonellaGr, so let me add some more content of this beautiful story, that is recalling and matching with other stories that we wrote about the river, and the surrounding area.
So, welcome in the "Gran Bosco dei Fontanassi"
Water, in several different forms.
Water that is coming out from the groung, in hundreds of small springs
A few kilometers after the spring, the river is adult, and more important
Water for protecting and giving energy to my city
to arrive, after the city, to the "burci Cemetery"
Have a fun, @Ivi_Ge
Ermes
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07-21-2018 12:15 PM
@AntonellaGr, I can hear the "silence" in your photos. I like places that there are no "crowds."
I wonder for those who are not familiar with your area, could you also add all of the Google Maps links to your post?
Cheers,
Karen
07-21-2018 12:22 PM
@AntonellaGr, Buci Cementary picture I like most in your beautiful and informative post!
Thank you very much! I didn’t link Italy and forest in the past so much, but you show me, that I have missed something ....
On reason more to going to Italy soon....😉
07-23-2018 03:59 AM
Hey @ErmesT,
Thanks for great picture and added content of this beautiful story. One of my favorite picture from your post is "Sile River - Sunset - Quinto di Treviso". It is absolutely amazing 🙂
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07-23-2018 04:47 AM - edited 07-23-2018 05:01 AM
07-23-2018 04:48 AM
Looking forward to meeting you and your family @TorM!
Antonella
07-23-2018 04:53 AM
07-23-2018 05:10 AM
Hey @AntonellaGr, that picture is awesome too. Thank you, you guys really make my week more positive.
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