My Vacation in Sersale

In 1989 I finally was able to visit Italy. I was accompanied by my mother; partially so I didn't have to go alone, and partially because I was afraid she'd never get to go if she didn't go with me.

Donald and I returned to Sersale this September (2001) I haven't got the pages done yet, but if you'd like to see some photos of Sersale, please go here

to the right is my mother Carmen Fressola Flak and me at the Chiesa De Madre (Church of the Mother) in Sersale

This is the house my great grandfather built. The original wrought iron still decorates the arch. My great grandfather's name was Francesco Torchia. Standing in the doorway is his great great grandson, Pasquale Riccio

many of the buildings in Sersale bear the signs of extreme age. Filled in stonework, old arches, etc another view

	The city of Sersale is about 500 years old. This ancient street goes underneath the buildings around it. Teresa Riccio and Mimi
	There are a bunch of us, all cousins: Carmela Torchia, Adriana Torchia, Mimi Torchia, Teresa Riccio and Patrizia Musacchio all in the house that Francesco Torchia built. My grandfather was born in this home
	A beautiful view of the beach; near Catanzaro; Lido
Some History This Giardina overlooks Sersale. You can see young olive trees standing behind Peppino Talerico, Carmela Torchia, Mimi Torchia, and Antonio Torchia My Great-uncle's Garden. You can see 180 year old chestnut trees here I refer to him as Zio Toto or Zio Antonio Torchia Zio Toto's Garden shack Another view of Zio Toto's garden. Here he proudly shows off his garden and garden shed, which he built himself. For a beautiful accounting of one man's Italian vacation, including his trip to Sersale, go here Sersale, an italian website I Murales di Cerva Cerva is a small town right next to Sersale. Many Sersalenese have family in this town. In Cerva, they have painted wonderful Murals all over the walls in the town. This website will give you a tour of them. There are explanations in Italian, but most of the murals will explain themselves. Sersale Vital Statistics: Index of all births for the years 1812-1870~: a work in progress. more coming!

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