L'amore tanto miraviglioso
La vita e i luoghi di Lucrezia d'Alagno
The tour promoted by the cultural association Fantasmatica
Every Saturday and Sunday of May and the first Sunday of June
with guided tours for groups of max. 25 people
The event is free with compulsary booking
"Around 1448, by reading the documents left from the Aragonese court you perceive [...] that something new entered the life of the conqueror of Naples, King Alfonso of Aragon. Something bright and charming, sweet and voluptuous, spreads everywhere and determines the changed costum of the sovereign" (B. Croce).
Madama Lucrezia, the lady who captured the heart of King Alfonso , is one of the most fascinating and romantic personality described by Croce.In the path that twists and turns throughout the narrow streets of the old town centre, leading to Castelnuovo, Lucrezia d'Alagno lives again through her own "voice”. Facts and events of the magnificent Kingdom of Aragon will be told to the visitors.
The tour promoted by the cultural association Fantasmatica is part of the programme of the twentieth edition of May of Monuments. This year the May of Monuments coincides with the Forum of Cultures which focuses on the “Knowledge” as the main topic of this edition. Indeed, the knowledge of the history, the personalities and the city is at the root of this tour which aims to offer the visitor the power of a past still alive.
 Lucrezia D'Alagno |  Madama Lucrezia |  Dettaglio trionfo |
|---|---|---|
 Maschio |  Castel Nuovo |  Chiostro Santi Marcellino e Festo |
 Archivio |  Alfonsino_oro |  F.sco Laurana - Trionfo di Alfonso |
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Lucrezia d’Alagno (1430 ca-1479) A woman of noble birth from Amalfi, she was about eighteen years old when she met the fifty-four years old King Alfonso I of Aragon, to whom she was bound by a "sacred friendship”.
Alfonso gave Lucrezia and her family lands, titles, and wealth. In 1461, Lucrezia acquired, for example, the Castello del Caiazzo for fifteen thousand ducats through the intercession of Alfonso. In 1442 she received the island of Ischia. Lucrezia in turn entrusted the island's governance to her brother-in-law, Giovanni Torella.The king also asked for an annulment to his marriage with Maria of Castile, but Pope Callistus III refused it.Lucrezia nevertheless served as de facto queen at the Neapolitan court as well as an inspiring patron to the circle of scholars and poets who surrounded Alfonso, including Antonio Beccadelli and Giovanni Pontano.Hopes that Maria would die and make the marriage between Lucrezia and the king possible were dashed when Alfonso himself died in 1458. She died poor and nearly forgotten in 1479.
Alfonso The Magnanimous (1394-1458) Alfonso V of Aragon was king of Naples since 1442 until his death. He unified South Italy under the Aragonese crown and gave a boost to the city, making Naples the cultural and industrial core of his Kingdom. His court was frequented by famous humanists scholars. He restored Castelnuovo adding the wonderful triumphal arch.
elaborazione Web a cura di
Elvira Acampora