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Robert Pattinson The Twilight Saga: New Moon make Italy home (Photo: AP/Summit Entertainment)
Have you seen The Twilight Saga: New Moon yet? Or, are you going for a second time?
When you do, take a good look at Volterra, resident location for the Robert Pattinson Edward Cullen character and all his blood-sucking buddies when you do.
That's right.
In the Stephenie Meyers's Twight book series, Volterra is the prehistoric town where ancient vampires from the powerful Volturi Royal Coven make their home.
But don't be deceived by the celluloid version. Volturi is a real place: In Italy.
According to The Twilight Saga: New Moon author Stephenie Meyers, who writes on her web site:
I wrote the whole Volturi scene before I'd picked a location for it. For the first time, I was planning to create a fictional city .... I was going to call this place "Volturin," and I knew it needed to be located in Tuscany about an hour or two from Florence—I'd already written the drive from the airport. I'd also already written my descriptions of the plaza and clock tower and Volturi turret. So I pull up a map of Tuscany, trying to decide if Alice should drive north, south, east, or west, and look at that—there is a city named Volterra just about an hour from Florence. So I google image search Volterra, and the very first picture that comes up is the Volterra clock tower. Chills. I called my sister (who'd already read about my fictional Volturin) and told her to go look at Volterra. She freaked, too, because she'd pictured it the same way, too. It was actually a rather creepy moment."
This is the dictionary definition of kismet.
Volterra was the perfect spot. And, like in the Twilight Saga, this Tuscan outpost's history has been long and arduous.
Originally a picturesque place run by the Romans during the 1st century BC, Vulterra became a Bishop's residence during the 5th century, After the 12th century, when the town was deemed an episcopal power, the Florentines took over Volterra. This was horrible for locals, who tried to resist but ultimately lost their foothold. The Florentine republic fell in 1530 and from then on, the powerful Medici family reigned.
More about Volterra's assets coming soon. Meanwhile, go see New Moon and this beautiful Italian destination on the big screen.
Meanwhile, take a look a a great slideshow of Robert Pattinson at New York and Los Angeles premieres for The Twilight Saga: New Moon HERE and then check out the New Moon video (below) showing off Volterra, Italy from YouTube and the Ellen DeGeneres show:
Now, click HERE and HERE and HERE for more New Moon stories,
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