Sacile is an important town for us pianists because it is the home of Italian piano maker Fazioli. Attempting to understand the piano I love so much, I planned to visit the region that breeds such philosophic and artistic charm.
Sacile is nestled in the prosecco region - yet another reason to visit. Some of the towns are so historical and beautiful that warrant another blog post by themselves, but here is an overview of Sacile and Conegliano.
The scenic drive is beyond words: mountains in the backdrop, vineyards sprawling about on both sides of the roads, small villages littered along the hills, little tasting "factories" hiding from the main roads. Seriously, if you don't pay attention, you will miss these prosecco producers. Unlike France, they do not exhibit themselves with a big sign.
If you still aren't drunk from all the prosecco you have tasted, retire to Conegliano for some regional fare to round up the day. I stayed at Best Western, which puts you right in the middle of the historical fairytale street of Via XX Settembre (a street that commemorates the Capture of Rome during Italian Unification). You will find a number of romantic restaurants and cafés on this street.
About Fazioli pianos: www.fazioli.com/
Best Western on via XX Settembre: http://www.hotelcanondoro.it/
對我們鋼琴家來說，Sacile 是一個很重要的地方，因為它正是著名意大利鋼琴品牌Fazioli的產地。為了要了解更多我喜愛的鋼琴，我特地安排了一次到 Sacile 的旅程，去發掘關於這個地方的藝術文化背景。
Sacile是位於Prosecco地區一個小鎮。Prosecco 地區是意大利出產葡萄酒一個非常重要的地區，優良的氣候令所有植物都長很十分茂盛，到處緑草如茵，因此 Prosecco 擁有十分迷人的風景。Conegliano 是在 Prosecco 地區另一個不能錯過的小鎮，意大利人從前已經在這裏進行 葡萄酒貿易，除了美麗的風景外它亦有悠久的歷史背景。
在 Prosecco 地區的車程上所看到的風景用筆墨絶對不足以形容 - 連綿不絶的山丘為背景，小村莊佈滿了山腳一帶，馬路兩旁都是種滿葡萄樹的酒園，一些看似工廠的酒莊無聲無色的埋藏在路旁。如果你一不留神，就會錯過了釀製 Prosecco 酒的酒莊，因為他們並不像法國人那樣會把大大的招牌放在門口。
如果在 Prosecco 酒莊試酒並没有令你喝醉的話，你可以到 Via XX Settembre小街吃一頓道地的晚飯去結束一天的旅程。街名Via XX Settembre 即是「九月二十日街」的意思，是當恴大利統一的時候，用來紀念取得了羅馬的一場戰爭。這是一條童話一般的小街，這裏有很多傳統的意大利小餐館及咖啡室，他們都是用當地出產的食材及方法烹調，在這裏你可以嘗試過一晚真正的意大利人生活。我下塌的 Best Western 酒店亦是位於這條小街。
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