CHURCH "CONVENTO DEL CARMINE"


 

The Church of the Carmine (properly S. Maria del Monte Carmelo), with the adjoining cloistered convent, is a building that dates back to the beginning of the 17th century, specifically to 16 April 1605.

 

Located within the city's last and widest circle of walls, at Piano del Duca (today Largo Zavarrone), the church, dedicated to Our Lady of Carmelo, is a sober architectural construction with valuable late Baroque elements of a certain historical and artistic interest.

 

All that remains of the convent today are a few walls and some massive arches of the cloister, while all around, alas, the structure is crumbling. The church remained in activity, attended by many devotees, until 1999, when it was closed because it was declared unfit for use.



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CHURCH "CONVENTO DEL CARMINE"


 

The Church of the Carmine (properly S. Maria del Monte Carmelo), with the adjoining cloistered convent, is a building that dates back to the beginning of the 17th century, specifically to 16 April 1605.

 

Located within the city's last and widest circle of walls, at Piano del Duca (today Largo Zavarrone), the church, dedicated to Our Lady of Carmelo, is a sober architectural construction with valuable late Baroque elements of a certain historical and artistic interest.

 

All that remains of the convent today are a few walls and some massive arches of the cloister, while all around, alas, the structure is crumbling. The church remained in activity, attended by many devotees, until 1999, when it was closed because it was declared unfit for use.



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THE AMARO OF THE LUCKY ( AND THE SINNERS )


Montalto Uffugo, Calabria. On the heights shrouded in early morning mist, stood an ancient Carmelite monastery, known only to the locals as “the house of silence”.

 

In that place of prayer and rigour, the monks apparently cultivated medicinal herbs, studying ancient texts to cure body and spirit. But among all the plants, there was one that was considered sacred and mysterious: the elderflower, still present among the ruins, where we, at our farm, harvest.

 

According to tradition, the elderberry was a plant of passage and protection, capable of warding off invisible evils and bringing good fortune to those who received a flowering sprig of it.The monks apparently gathered it at sunrise, only on crescent moon days, and used it to prepare a perfumed elixir, which they called “Herba Salutis” - the herb of salvation.

That liquor was only offered to weary pilgrims, worthy travellers and those who needed to “cleanse themselves inside”. But more than a physical remedy, it was considered a small blessed ritual, capable of bringing clarity, good fortune and lightness to the soul.

 

We think the recipe is hidden there somewhere. Today, the elderflower lives again in our Amaro Zazà, a liqueur full of spirituality, love, tradition and ironic blessing.

 

Because after all, true good fortune... must also be digested.

THE AMARO OF THE LUCKY ( AND THE SINNERS )

Montalto Uffugo, Calabria. On the heights shrouded in early morning mist, stood an ancient Carmelite monastery, known only to the locals as “the house of silence”.

 

In that place of prayer and rigour, the monks apparently cultivated medicinal herbs, studying ancient texts to cure body and spirit. But among all the plants, there was one that was considered sacred and mysterious: the elderflower, still present among the ruins, where we, at our farm, harvest.

 

According to tradition, the elderberry was a plant of passage and protection, capable of warding off invisible evils and bringing good fortune to those who received a flowering sprig of it.The monks apparently gathered it at sunrise, only on crescent moon days, and used it to prepare a perfumed elixir, which they called “Herba Salutis” - the herb of salvation.

That liquor was only offered to weary pilgrims, worthy travellers and those who needed to “cleanse themselves inside”. But more than a physical remedy, it was considered a small blessed ritual, capable of bringing clarity, good fortune and lightness to the soul.

 

We think the recipe is hidden there somewhere. Today, the elderflower lives again in our Amaro Zazà, a liqueur full of spirituality, love, tradition and ironic blessing.

 

Because after all, true good fortune... must also be digested.

AMARO ZAZà

"Storia di un amore" recalls a romantic and nostalgic narrative, suggesting that each sip tells an intimate story of memories, emotions and bonds.

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