il chiostro
Today’s Parola del Giorno is the noun il chiostro, which means cloister.
According to Wikipedia, a cloister is “(from Latin claustrum, ‘enclosure’) is a covered walk, open gallery, or open arcade running along the walls of buildings and forming a quadrangle or garth.”
My favorite and most memorable are the cloisters of Monreale (see picture below). You can also find a similar structure in Cefalù, but the arcade is not as well preserved. Do you know of any others? 🙂
See the noun used below:
[audio:https://paroladelgiorno.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Il-Chiostro.mp3|titles=il chiostro]Siete mai stati a vedere i chiostri di Monreale in Sicilia? Si trovano un po’ fuori Palermo ma sono da vedere! Tutti i capiteli sono decorati con scene bibliche, allegorie e motivi fiorati.
Have you ever been to see the Cloisters of Monreale in Sicily? They are a bit outside Palermo, but they are worth seeing! All the capitals are decorated with biblical scenes, allegories, and floral motifs.
You can also see the intricate detail of the capitals in this photo below:
