A 15th-century mansarda monolocale

Sleepy greetings from Vicenza! As I was saying in my last post, I'm in Italy for the wedding of my friends Andrea and Elisabetta, who made me lunch today at their 15th-century apartment in the center of town. The home, a "mansarda," or--from mansard roof--an attic apartment with an exposed timber frame, has regional stylings like a Veneziana floor and tegola coppi, those curved roof shingles. (At least I think these are regional...) Old parts of Vicenza reflect the design influence of Venice at the time, like the prevalence of Venetian windows, which you can see on other buildings in the area.

Back to the lunch: Elisabetta made wonderful pasta, and set out prosciutto with melon, and cheese, and water frizzante. Then we tested out their new Bialetti Brikka to keep me from nodding off over my full, happy belly.

Below, the courtyard; Elisabetta entering the kitchen; living room; a man on the corner; Andrea setting the table. Many more pics soon, but naptime calls.