Casa Ippolito Trail
Description:
Date: Sunday 1st March
Time: 9am - 11am
Meeting place: Birzebbuga Parish Church
Level: Easy - Country lanes
Come and join us on this trail in the country side around Birzebbugia, Gudja and Hal Ghaxaq.
"Out in the Birzebbuga countryside, in the area known as “Ta’ Kaċċatura”, lies Casa Ippolito. The house, a limestone structure in the middle of fields and shrubbery, is unihabited and has been so for the past 100 years.
Today, walkers and explorers of the area will observe that this monument of a bygone era is in a derelict state: parts of the original structure have caved in, and it bears little resemblence to the countryside home it once was.
Known locally as “Id-Dar ta’ Pultu”, the house dates back to 1664, according to an inscription carved above the main door, that reads:
Questa e la casa
Di Ippolito Novantieri
Che Fece Oggi Quel
Che Dovea Far Ieri
It was built by the Baron Ippolito Novantieri, who lived there with his wife, Casandra Navantieri, and his five children, Rosa, Paola, Giovanni Battista, Innocenzo u Vincenza Veronica............ "
Event Details
Event Type:
Sports
Location:
Birzebbuga Parish Church
Triq is-Sajjied, Birzebbuga
Start Date:
1 March 2015
End Date:
1 March 2015
Website:
Venue:
Venue:
Birzebbuga Parish Church
Address:
Triq is-Sajjied
Dates:
Casa Ippolito Trail
Birzebbuga Parish Church, Birzebbuga - Sports08:00