In the Virtual Museum of the Mediterranean Diet it is possible to find the stories, tales and gastronomical autobiographies of Campania’s grandparents. They are our...
Category - Centenarians
Marcello Gazzara, former bank manager, born in 1929, recalls before the cameras of MedEatResearch the memories of his childhood, hunger suffered during World War II, the...
Giovanna Scalone was born May 13th, 1931 in Vallo della Lucania. Her life was marked by hard work in the fields which involved the heavier tasks generally entrusted to...
Born on November 14th, 1927, Bernardino Cappuccio has lived most of his life in Pioppi, except for a period of some years in which he moved with his family to Nocera...
Antonio Scarpa was born in Pioppi on September 2nd 1926. For seventy years he worked as a builder; today he enjoys spending his days taking care of his orchard and...
Giovanni Del Gaudio was born December 21, 1918 in Centola. He has lived all his long life in Montano Antilia, in the heart of the Cilento hills, where villages atop seem...
Armando Pisacane was born on May 10th, 1935 in San Mauro Cilento. His parents, both farmers, they took him from an early age to work in the fields, where many arms were...
Born in San Mauro Cilento, a retired kindergarden teacher, Pia Paolillo, at 91, works with her own hands the garden where she “cultivates fruits and vegetables “in...
Born on March 4th, 1937, the son of peasants, seller of furniture, Mauro D’Agosto, today retired, devoted himself to agriculture remembering the days when his...
From the garage to the kitchen there are 60 steps, and she walks them 5-6 times a day. Luigia Petillo, 89 (born May 6, 1930), enjoys being on the move, her sport is to...
