Arcevia - ITALY

In about a month three teachers from the elementary school Stavropol Xanthi in Greece, will visit the most picturesque Italian city.  
Being the new Director of our school and head of our COMENIUS program, let me show you the Greek dream team and travel details.  
Best wishes to all and I promise to be with you at our next meeting. 
Babis Dimarhopoulos
antinomar@gmail.com






The Greek dream team and travel details :
 GOING OUT
From SKG (SKG) to Rome (Ciampino) (CIA)
Sat, 15Oct11 Flight FR7069 Depart SKG at 14:40 and arrive CIA at 15:35
COMING BACK
From Rome (Ciampino) (CIA) to SKG (SKG)
Sat, 22Oct11 Flight FR7068 Depart CIA at 11:30 and arrive SKG at 14:15
PASSENGERS
1. MS AFENTOULIDOU ANNA ADT 2. MS CHATZIKOSTI MARINA ADT 3. MS VERVERI VASILIKI ILIANA ADT

 Arcevia - ITALY - history
According to tradition, Arcevia originates from a Gallic settlement anterior to the Roman conquest of Italy; following that, it became overshadowed by more important nearby cities, such as Suasa.
Under the name of Rocca Contrada, the town was fortified by Pippin the Younger, King of the Franks, and was then donated by Charlemagne to the Papal States. In the following centuries, Arcevia played a key role in the local balance of power, located as it was at the border of the Marca di Ancona, Umbria, and the Duchy of Urbino. In 1201, Rocca Contrada proclaimed itself a commune independent from Rome, and was indeed recognised as civitas (Latin for "city") by pope Clement IV in 1266, and remained a guelph city ever since.
Known on a local scale for its military might, Rocca Contrada became entwined in the struggles between the numerous conflicts between local powers, until in the 15th century it found itself under siege by Ladislaus, King of Naples, and decided to call upon the help of famous condottiero Braccio da Montone. The latter vanquished the assailants and reconquered the castles around Arcevia they had occupied; for this he was proclaimed Signore of the city. Later on, the troops of Francesco Sforza overtook Rocca Contrada, which, after several vicissitudes, ended up under the rule of the guelph Malatesta family.
After the pacification of the Papal States in the 16th century, Rocca Contrada flourished in the Italian Renaissance: the city witnessed the institution of professorships in classical subjects, the founding of literary academies, and the birth of such significant artists as painter Ercole Ramazzani and architect Andrea Vici in the 18th century.
In 1817, pope Pius VII renamed Rocca Contrada with the current official name of Arcevia. The town passed to the Kingdom of Italy after the unification of the country under the Savoy monarchy. Townspeople fought in the two world wars, and paid for their resistance to Nazi occupation with the slaughter of seventy people on Mount Sant'Angelo in May 1944.