We visit Pescara at the time to observe the sea just before sunset on an autumn afternoon. We stopped on the waterfront alongside the Pescara river, which at its source is still called Aterno, like the ancient name of the city. Aternum was founded by the Vestini, another group of people first subordinated and then integrated by the Romans who bequeathed the port at the mouth of the river to the Latins. Only in the year 1000, the town was renamed as Piscaria.
The city was recently modernized with the opening of the sea bridge and a cycle/pedestrian path that connects the two banks of the mouth of the river. A modern and lively city contrasts with the melancholy autumnal sea. Among streets of the center, you can take a glimpse of the Piazza della Rinascita (commonly known as Piazza Salotto), a meeting and strolling place, designed to provide a new center for the city after the serious bombings of the world conflict that destroyed its millenary history.
In a short passage in front of the narrow streets of what remains of Pescara Vecchia, we found the sculpture of Ennio Flaiano. The writer and screenwriter was born in the Adriatic city and then moved to Rome and made a part history cinema thanks to the partnership with Federico Fellini from Rimini.
In addition to having written the screenplay of two absolute masterpieces, such as 8 and ½ and La Dolce Vita, Flaiano was also a great author of aphorisms. For example: “In Italy the shortest line between two points is the arabesque”; “The political situation in Italy is severe but it is not serious”; “Courage, the best is over”.
Written by Enrico, Translated by Hua and Photo from Hua
