Vasco Rossi becomes an honorary citizen of Castellaneta Marina: it was he himself, from his social pages, to communicate the news to the fans. Hamlet of Castellaneta, in the province of Taranto, Castellaneta Marina is the small village in which Rudolph Valentino was born. And it is the destination that the rocker from Zocca has often chosen for his holidays.
Vasco Rossi honorary citizen
“September 8, 2021. Like Rodolfo Valentino ... Today, the mayor of Castellaneta Giovanni Gugliotti officially handed me honorary citizenship. Thank you, I am honored, flattered and proud to be Castellanetano”Wrote Vasco Rossi on Facebook. The municipal council unanimously voted the honorary citizenship of Vasco Rossi, until the delivery of the administrative deed by the mayor Giovanni Gugliotti. The reason for this recognition? The artist "has contributed to consolidating the tourist and naturalistic vocation of Castellaneta Marina, seeing in the coast, in the pine forests, in the local lifestyle itself, a surplus that has attracted widespread interests".
The ceremony was held inside the tourist complex Ethra Reserve. A choice dictated by the desire not to create gatherings in front of the town hall, but also a celebratory choice: it is precisely there that Vasco comes, when he needs to switch off enjoying the beauties of Puglia. Puglia which, for him, is a bit of a second home. Already in 2014, the singer had become "First honorary citizen of creative Puglia". A recognition that, at the time, he was given for having elected the region as the perfect place in which to produce and develop his creative path.
Castellaneta, a village to be discovered
Se Vasco Rossi becomes an honorary citizen of Castellaneta Marina, no wonder. "The link between one of the most representative artists of the Italian music scene and the Castellano area, elected a buen retiro by the singer in these years of uninterrupted attendance, especially on the beaches of the marina, is very strong.”Explained the mayor. Who then added: "Now Castellaneta has two myths: Rodolfo Valentino and Vasco Rossi". Actor and dancer, silent film star, Rudolph Valentino was a real sex symbol. And it is precisely here that he was born, in 1895.
In the heart of the Gravine Regional Park, Castellaneta has a historic center, a seaside village and several rural hamlets. To be particularly loved by tourism is Castellaneta Marina, located in the pine forest of Bosco Pineto and with a crystalline sea. Its history, however, is told by the "old town" with the Baroque cathedral and the eighteenth-century Palazzo Vescovile, the Baronial Palace, the Catalano Palace, the Sarapo Palace. And with the former convent of the Poor Clares where the Rudolph Valentino Museum is housed. These are places to be discovered. Places where Vasco Rossi loves to come, to find inspiration and to take a break from life as a rock star.
Featured photo taken from Vasco Rossi's Facebook page
