Comments on: La Nunziatella

By: Penny Ewles-Bergeron

Penny Ewles-Bergeron — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:08:23 +0000

Hello Rick. Apologies for skimpy info. Editorial word limits (Hi GB!) mean text is sometimes general rather than specific. hebegb is absolutely right. The swearing in takes place on 15th November each year; the other event is in May and dates vary for the ‘consegna della stecca’ from the cadets of the third to those of the 2nd company. (I’m assuming these companies are the respective three years’ worth of pupils at the academy.) ‘Stecca’ has a lot of definitions in English, but I’m not sure what the military one would be – perhaps baton (to use the French!). The relevant page of the Nunziatella website is: http://www.esercito.difesa.it/siti_scuole/nunziatella/pagina_storia.htm.
and Vanna – the heart still goes pitter pat the sight of those lovely uniforms!
Best, Penny

By: hebegb

hebegb — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:51:50 +0000

Hi Rick, I’m pretty sure it happens on November 15th (swearing in, I believe), but wouldn’t know the other date. Perhaps Penny can fill us in!

By: Rick Black

Rick Black — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:06:50 +0000

Interesting, but what are the two times per year? It is disheartening to know about events but not be able to plan to see them. Thanks for a great story anyway.

By: vanna moore

vanna moore — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:55:37 +0000

I was born and raised in Napoli, and reading the Italian Notebook of the day on the Nunziatella brough back memories of my teenage years, when all of us young girls admired the handsome cadets in their spiffy uniforms. We do have plenty of treasures in Naples and the Nunziatella is definitely one of them!