{"id":1343,"date":"2009-11-11T22:24:51","date_gmt":"2009-11-11T21:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/?p=1343"},"modified":"2009-11-13T10:25:36","modified_gmt":"2009-11-13T09:25:36","slug":"1343","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/1343\/1343\/","title":{"rendered":"Torraca: history and LED technology."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1342\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/torraca1gr.jpg\" alt=\"torraca1gr\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/torraca1gr.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/torraca1gr-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Torraca is a small municipality located in the south of Campania in the low <strong>Cilento<\/strong>, not far from the borders of Basilicata.<\/p>\n<p>It has the characteristics of a <strong>medieval village <\/strong>with the presence of a <strong>baronial castle. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Torraca is located above thick Mediterranean scrubland and offers <strong>great panoramas <\/strong>of the sea over the Golfo di Sapri, reaching up to the Calabrian coastline. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1344\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/torraca4.jpg\" alt=\"torraca4\" width=\"240\" height=\"192\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The name of this medieval village built around\u00c2\u00a0 the Castle of Palamolla, probably derives from the name of a family, Torre de Jaco, who lived there centuries ago.<\/p>\n<p>The revolutionary and patriot <strong>Carlo Pisacane <\/strong>was in Torraca in 1857, and in the historical Piazza Olmo gave a speech to the crowds to urge them to fight for the unification of Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Photos from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maximilianosanvitale\/\">n3m01983<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/21560078@N02\/\">Spazialis<\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1345\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/torraca3gr.jpg\" alt=\"torraca3gr\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/torraca3gr.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/torraca3gr-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apparently no citizen of Torraca joined the rebels, maybe because they were busy in celebrating the patron saint, but they kindly advised Pisacane on how to safely reach a fort located nearby.<\/p>\n<p>The old town includes the beautiful <strong>Historic Churches of St. Peter the Apostle, <\/strong>patron saint of Torraca, of <strong>St. Anne and St. Mary of Loreto<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most interesting thing in Torraca is the historic centre characterized by many narrow alleys.<br \/>\nAlong these streets visitors can also find stone doorways, <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1346\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/torraca2.jpg\" alt=\"torraca2\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/>decorated courtyards and terraces.<br \/>\nIn the main square of the village there are the parish church and gardens.<\/p>\n<p>But Torraca is famous because it is <strong>the first municipality in the world to have the public lighting system completely realized with LED technology<\/strong>. The streets, parks and galleries in the town are equipped with 700 light points.<\/p>\n<p>This facility has generated a savings of 65%, a reduction of maintenance costs by 50% and 90% of light pollution.<\/p>\n<p>Photos from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maximilianosanvitale\/\">n3m01983<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/21560078@N02\/\">Spazialis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/holidays-in-campania\/positano\/hotels\/\">Where to Stay in Cilento.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1347\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/torraca5.jpg\" alt=\"torraca5\" width=\"240\" height=\"192\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Torraca is a small village, rich in history and art has developed something really special to be in the first place to solve one of the main problem of the modern 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