Armchair Travel
Montalbano visits Donnafugata Castle, Sicily
New series- Art of China
In an episode called Excursion to Tindari, (Inspector Montalbano, 9:00pm BBC4 Saturday, July 26) Montalbano is juggling with two cases that might be related - a man is found murdered outside his apartment, and an elderly couple are reported missing on an excursion to the ancient site of Tindari, which is on the Gulf of Patti in the Province of Messina. During his investigations he is summoned to Donnafugata Castle, southeast Sicily, (this actual castle is used as the fictional home of elderly Mafia Don Balduccio Sinagra, the retired head of one of the two Mafia families in the fictional region of Montalusa.)- it's an offer he can't refuse. Also lookout for the fictional Trattoria San Calogero - it is actually La Rusticana in Ragusa Ibla, where the walls are covered by signed photographs of the TV cast. In Excursion to Tindari the restaurant is where Montalbano introduces his colleague Mimi to his future wife Beba.See also on HOLIDAYezine: Inspector Montalbano's Sicily- Pat Keenan visits the patch of Italy's best-loved policeman, visits his places of work, his beachside home and samples his favorite foods. http://holidayezine.blogspot.ie/2014/07/sicily-inspector-montalbanos-patch.html
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| Andrew Graham-Dixon in the Terracotta Army Museum Photo:BBC/Renegade Pictures |
He will include some remarkable bronze sculptures made more than 3,000 years old, 7th century Buddhist frescoes and landscape paintings – including some by an Emperor of China. Andrew will also include a look at China’s current art scene.