Ceramics in Nove

Wednesday, October 8, I went with a group of the American wives to a town called Nove (know-vay), which is famous for its ceramics industry. We got off to a late start, but went and looked at a warehouse shop which had just about every type of ceramics one could want. They had platters, cake plates, pitchers, candle holders, tiles, plates, bowls, spoon rests, and just about everything else you could think of. They had patterns with lemons, olives, tomatoes, eggplants, onions, artichokes, and many, many other things. I bought the white ceramic basket pictured below that was marked Tiffany and Company on the bottom. Ceramics from Nove are sold at Tiffany's, Pottery Barn, and many other famous companies.

We were only able to go to one shop because we had to get back to Ferrara to get one of the girls' son from school at 4:30. Nove is about 2 hours North from Ferrara. We went to the nearby town of Bassano for lunch. Their specialty is bruschetta, which is similar to pizza, but with toasted bread instead of pizza crust. It was very good. Bassano is located on a mountain stream and has lovely views of the mountains. Even though it was overcast that day, the view was still beautiful. See the pictures below. It was nice to get away from Ferrara for a little while, and to get to know some of the other wives a little better. This is a very close-knit community amongst the Americans because there are so few stationed here.

One of the buildings on the piazza in Bassano. Note all the geraniums in the windows.

The bridge in Bassano across the beautiful mountain stream/river. The water was very clear.

View from the bridge of Bassano and the mountains beyond. This was an overcast day, so I can just imagine how beautiful it would be when the weather is clear!

This is a view across the river of a lovely garden.

The Alpini (al-pee-nee), which are soldiers specially trained for fighting in the Alps, are based in Bassano and have an annual meeting there.