{"id":2494,"date":"2024-06-10T18:54:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T16:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topofonie.it\/luogo\/il-mezzogiorno-dal-castello-di-gorizia\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T14:43:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T12:43:22","slug":"il-mezzogiorno-dal-castello-di-gorizia","status":"publish","type":"luogo","link":"https:\/\/topofonie.it\/en\/luogo\/il-mezzogiorno-dal-castello-di-gorizia\/","title":{"rendered":"THE NOON OF GORIZIA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A journey through time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There would be much to say about the noon. It is time, it is history, it is geography. Over the centuries, bells marked the moments of the day, for work in the fields or to announce joyful or mournful events. They created (and still create for those who hear them) a sense of community and belonging. Noon is a journey through time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The sound of noon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Without delving into the characteristics and richness of the sound of bells, we like to point out this little gem that is the sound of noon heard from the hill of Gorizia Castle.
From above you can hear all around you the bells of the town and Slovenian villages ringing together for a few moments.
The bell tower of St. Ignatius and that of the cathedral naturally predominate, but listening deeper, here appear St. Rocco, St. Anthony Small, and the two graceful bells of St. Antonio Nuovo, and then the bell tower of St. Peter in Slovenia, St. Joseph, Piedimonte or St. Just Martyr across the So\u010da, the bell tower of the monastery of Castagnevizza, the church of Saints Vito and Modesto…
The sounds of the panorama naturally change according to the humidity of the air and direction of the wind, who knows, under the right conditions, as far as what bell tower you can hear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A soundscape<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The view and sound are panoramic, practically 360 degrees even though no bell is placed to the northeast. Ideal places for listening are, of course, the lookout post on the turret facing southwest, the only one accessible to the public that is, however, rather busy. Better acoustic perspectives are from the meadow below, or from the usually quieter and more secluded King’s Observatory, which looks toward the forest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you are at the site on the first Saturday of each month you should know that at noon it is customary in Slovenia to rehearse the warning systems to keep them efficient in case of need. Here then join the sound of bells the sound of factory sirens and that of the Nova Gorica fire brigade echoing in the air and among the hills from afar. They seem to be one sound, but if one listens carefully the tails and the beginning are out of phase, like a multiple echo, a sign that the warning sirens have a unique and equal sound. Their sound is loud and eerie, but it soon decays and gives way again to the voice of the bell towers, which one by one decay with their long tail of reverberation bringing us back into the hubbub in various languages of the tourists who frequent the place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WHERE<\/strong>
In the area of Gorizia Castle Hill there are several listening points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Every day at noon. On the first Saturday of each month, always at noon, the sound of sirens from Slovenia can be heard in addition to the bells. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACCESSIBILITY<\/strong>
Gorizia Castle has a small free parking lot beyond the Porta Leopoldina. If it is not tourist-dense days you are also likely to find space easily. Not all listening spots are wheelchair accessible and the paths are uphill, but you get there without steps all the way to the entrance of the Museum of the Middle Ages in Gorizia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Binaural<\/a> audio, headphone listening recommended.
Please note: no recording no matter how technically advanced can ever represent the experience of real listening. Topofonie.it is not an archive of sounds, but an invitation to go and listen with our own ears to the world around us. The files given here are for illustrative purposes only. <\/em><\/em> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Noon from the castle of Gorizia – recording by Andrea Blasetig<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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