It was a weekend like golden deals and sold out in the city. He mixes “winning» was established from the beginning of the celebrations for the feast of the Madonna delle Graziethe concomitance of the presence of actors e various Artists for yet another successful review of Bct, the great heat and other attractions. Streets, alleys, squares, the municipal villa, the area of the Hortus Conclusus were literally invaded by hundreds of families, many groups of young people, in an atmosphere of suggestion, cheerfulness e carefree.
«There was a light atmosphere, really beautiful in all areas of the city, made even more special – says proudly the Mayor Clemente Mastella – even from the countless historical beauties and artistic that our city can boast, which has once again confirmed its attractiveness and above all its growth also on a tourist level, a sector for which we are making an effort to improve with new infrastructure and the creation of ad hoc services. The planning and creation of both private and especially institutional events are contributing to this growth. After all, after the Bct and the feast of the patron saint of Sannio il scoreboard expects further expressions of interest. We are among the cities with the most events in billboard» The enormous influx concerned not only local people or people from the centres Sannio, but also of other provinces or regions. After all, the hotelsthe numerous B&B of the hinterland and the holiday homes were sold out.
«For several days already – he says Antonella Giallonardo owner of a B&B in the historic center – in terms of reservations we had sold out events linked precisely to the holding of various events. We had clients from Lazio and Tuscany. The same goes for colleagues with whom we spoke to find accommodation for various groups who were forced to stay in facilities in the province».
The same goes for restaurants, pizzerias, pubs, wine bars and bars. For They two days of excellent profits as confirmed by the restaurateur Carlo Iannace: «We actually worked at pace intenseespecially on Saturday evening when we had to do triple shifts at the tables to satisfy the requests. It felt like being in a seaside town during the August bank holiday for the fervor that was there. I was pleased to note that there were many people from outside the province, a phenomenon which, to be honest, has been accentuating in the last year.”
And the party is not over because for the commercial operators other promising days are looming in terms of sales considering that the official celebrations for the anniversary of the Our Lady of Grace with the itinerant formula wanted by the councilor for productive activities Luigi Ambrosone which for the moment, beyond the concerns and perplexities of the street vendors, seems to be pleasing. An event that historically attracts thousands of pilgrims also coming from Irpinia, Molise and Land of Work as well as of the entire province since she is the patron saint. The formula launched this year with the location of the amusement park in Piazza Risorgimento, as expected, caused some problems in terms of traffic, particularly last night in the area between via Perasso, viale Mellusi, viale Atlantici and via XXIV Maggio with slowdowns and overwork for the municipal police and volunteers from the various associations, considering that there was a traffic ban on Via Perasso.
The ordinance will be in force until the day after tomorrow starting from 5 pm. The dispute between the merchants of Corso Dante and the Municipality over the arrangement of the stalls has been overcome. Coexistence has been regulated. As regards the religious programme, today is the day of the eve of the solemnity of the Our Lady of Graces which foresees the start of the Marian vigil at 10pma, at 11 pm the Eucharistic concelebration presided over by the provincial minister Father Antonio Tremigliozzi which will be broadcast live on television and followed by the continuation of the vigil until dawn with the Basilica which will remain open uninterruptedly.
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