The Albanian Village in Italy's Sicily: Visiting Piana degli Albanesi

[@mariadomenicarusselli4426]

I'm from Piana degli Albanesi ❤ good video

[@jeandellagjianni3548]

Some facts: In 1470, after the marriage of Irena Kastrioti to the Prince of Bisognano (a great feudal lord of Calabria), many Albanians moved with the noble Irena to the land of her consort, thus settling Macchia Albanese, San Cosmo Albanese, San Demetrio Corone , San Giorgio Albanese, Spezzano Albanese and Vacarizzo Albanese. After the fall of Kruja (1478), the legendary capital of Skanderbeg's resistance to the Turks, new Albanian arrivals inhabited the towns of Acquaformosa, Castroregio, Cavallerizzo, Cervicati, Cerzeto, Civita, Falconara Albanese, Firmo, Frascineto, Lungro, Mongrassano, Plataci Porcile , Rota Greca, San Basile, San Benedetto, Ullano, San Giacomo di Acri, San Lorenzo del Vallo, San Martino di Finita, Santa Caterina Albanese, Santa Sofia di Epiro, Serra d'Aiello, etc. The great Albanian emigration of the half second millennium ended in 1533/34 when Albanian families settled in Naples on the island of Lipari, with the majority settling in Melfi, Brindisi, Montagna, Farneta, Maschito and San Constanto Albanese refugees arrived in 1467 (Barile) , 1744 (Villa Badessa) and 1774 (Brindisi Montagna). Other Arberesh groups have settled in the Parenzo area and in the village of Peroi (Istria and Pola). The colony of Peroi arose after a concession from Venice that welcomed some families commercially linked to Serenissima. Albanians between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries settled in Bari, Bosco Tosca and Pievetta Dogana Po (Piacenza), Cardevole (Corsica) and Rimini. Some Albanians preferred to join the Spanish army to fight heroically in European wars. The best known were the Albanian cavalry of Venice, the so-called Stratiotes, and the Albanian infantry of Naples, the Real Macedone, commanded by King Carlos VII [1734-59, III. By Spain: 1759-88].

[@paulandpizza]

Thanks for your informative comment, I pinned it for others to read as well :)

[@jeandellagjianni3548]

@@paulandpizza You are welcome bro..mind you , thats only a segment of the Arbereshe migration ,, there were many in that period. ..also we are called Arbereshe because .. Albania in our times . medieval times used to be known as Arberia.. hence Arber eshe.. meaning.-from-arberia. you can aslo look it up on wiki Arbereshe people:!! glad you took interest in our history.. all the best.

[@etnalutt3492]

When Troy was burned, BC times, the people of Troy who were Dardans by origine, left through the secret tunnel and several years later, arrived In a place they called it Syqele because they loved it very much, todays Sicily. They were the first Inhabitants there. A year later, their Leader, Priams Son in Law, AENIS suggested they have to move forward. Women refused, burned some ships. AENIS, then suggests who wants to stay, may stay and the rest should follow him. That's what happened. The rest ended up in a place they called it ETRURIA, meaning Fathers' Land. At=Father in singular ETER =Fathers, plural. Later they named the City RROME. Means to live in Albanian. Ne RROME, ju rroni, ata rrone. They created later The Rromak Empire. The rest you know. Emperor in Albanian comes from the word Perendi. Perandor= Perendi. Perandoria Rromake. Cesar, means The One who holds the Wealth of the Country. Cese =purse , where one held their golds. Cesar the Guy who hold the Country's gold. In other words, today's Italians derive directly from Troy, Dardan -Ilir

[@albodomi1979]

​@@etnalutt3492 ska nevoje te shkruhen budalliqe pa pik studimi. Vtm se nje fjale mund te ngjaje me nje emer nuk do te thote se eshte ajo origjine. Edhe fjala makine, ne anglisht (car) quhet me nje fjale qe ne shqip eshte organ seksual, kjo sdo te thot qe kane lidhje. Duhen studiues per keto gjera jo pallavra. Shqiptaret nuk kan pas ndonjeher perandori qe te vendosnin emertime. Shqiptare te zote qe kane punuar per perandori, shtete te tjera ka pas plot dhe ka dhe sot e kesaj dite. Shpeshhere edhe kundra atdheut.

[@cosettapessa6417]

@@etnalutt3492 sure

[@jeandellagjianni3548]

Most Italians/Albanian- Arbereshe settled in Calabria over 30 villages . in all there are over 60 villages all in the southern Italy .Basilicat, Molise, Puglia , Campania, Abruzzo and Sicily. . before Italians unification 1862.. southern Italy was under the Spanish monarchy .. Kingdom Of aragon , capital Naples..most pre ottoman Albanians settled in southern Italy to escape persecution from Ottomans. .thanks to the King of Naples.. . but there were many different waves of Albanian settlers to southern Italy..who came for different reasons .. merceneries / stradiotis for Naples and Venice etc.. same came as soldiers .. henchmen etc..

[@angjelinfranja418]

Che bella storia grazie ai Arbresh ..shum respekt per te gjith arbresht ku jan itali .croaci.argentin .paraguai e tier.

[@xhevatbekteshi5108]

Respekt per arbereshet😀❤✌️

[@donalee13]

Thank you for sharing the lovely town where my grandmother came from! ❤

[@tonys8613]

Beautiful! My family came from San Costantino and Potenza well over a hundred years ago. Many relatives still there

[@faberbettarini2441]

Piana the best cannolo all over the world .... Nicola of extra bar king of cannolo .....video fantastic

[@flowerm7007]

We love arbereshe tthey are our blood we are brothers and sisters with them

[@esha6100]

Fantastic beautiful place

[@garys8990]

Great video. Thank you so much for the English! My ancestors are from Piana degli Albanesi, but I don't know to many arbereshe words.

[@Johnny-pk3iq]

Piana degli albanezi... Mousoulini gave this name . Before 1940 was piana degli Grecia. 100%¶sure Learn..

[@ilir5326]

Mos i harroni rrenjet tuaja. Shendet.

[@ItzMeMaxie]

. @Johnny-pk3iq Piana dei Greci. My family and my father-in-law's family are all from there

[@Jaliji]

Bukuri.

[@metaltilidie8476]

Thank you for this service and for mentioned Palermo, my city. Good video

[@taotao98103]

I like your voice and your accent. I like the way you showcase the city in a very warm relaxed way. I'm fascinated by everything Italian.

[@user-uq6vh3ps7m]

Love the Arberesh they are true albanian Patriots!

[@AnchovyAnciovi]

Beautiful video. Viva gli Albanesi!

[@nikoletabuzi6109]

Pamje e mrekullueshme ☘️☘️☘️🌼🌼🌼💚💚💚🌼🌼🌼🌿🌿🌿🌼🌼🌼🌴🌴🌴

[@YmerZylali]

Respect brother

[@katialfr1]

Bravoooooooo ARBERESHET

[@MelodieQueenLadyPohorsky]

Nice tour video! Thank you.

[@paulandpizza]

Glad you liked it ☺️

[@tonyintrevado8960]

Piana degli Arberes.

[@patriziomerlo6979]

they did not leave Albania in the 15th century, they exactly left Morea in Greece which is today the Peloponnese.

[@fluz2222]

Yes, but there was no Greece at that time. Modern-day Albania and Peloponnese were inhabited by Arbereshe, and these areas were known as Arberia.

[@jorham1]

@@fluz2222 there never been arberia...it's your fantasy...find me a book where peloponnese is calkled arberia...peloponnese was called in venetian morea...but only some area was inhabitayed by arvanites...not everywhere and they came there in 1100 cica

[@struganstruga7083]

​@@jorham1 who told you ??? All the greece was populated by albanians (Arvanites and chams),modern greeks are fake nation...they ocupied our land helped by England and Germany and fabricate history.slavic-macedonians and greeks steal our history

[@jorham1]

@@struganstruga7083 first of all germany never helped greece,because always was with turks,secondary arvanites were only in some parts of greece not everywhere and at that time did not exist an albanian identity...arvanites are greeks not albanians . fake nation is albania the only nation that did not make an independence war but was with turks untill the end

[@struganstruga7083]

@@jorham1 king otho (Bavaria) was your king and you are fake as hell,you see arvanites claim as greeks 🤣🤣🤣 ARVANITE-ARBANITE-ALBANITE 😛😛 you are the same like slavo-macedonians you fight each others for our history..PONTUS GREEKS

[@blerimkasa2183]

Li arberesh 'Albania ''🇦🇱❤🤝🇮🇹

[@jeandellagjianni3548]

oh btw .. they are also the origins of the ma fia (mbaj fjalën) families... but you know them as Italian. so dont tell anyone..; -)

[@sonnyblack9618]

there is not any book claiming that, just your fantasy

[@cosettapessa6417]

Nice video! You have a german accent?

[@paulandpizza]

Thank you! I'm Austrian :)

[@cosettapessa6417]

@@paulandpizza 👍🏻

[@Zinka727]

⭐️✅🤝👏👍🌟🙏

[@hankesuci7834]

Bravo Arbereshet respekte ju duam

[@thefallenvalley4340]

krenar me arbereshet

[@tonyintrevado8960]

Arberesh or Abereshte....

[@vetondema9985]

❤❤🇦🇱🇦🇱🦅

[@timodne5741]

Rats🌸

[@GoldenEagle0007]

first haah

[@florida2609]

B shit hesoo

[@timodne5741]

Jinyhn

[@monta5589]

🖐☀️♥️🇦🇱🌐🇦🇱♥️☀️🖐

[@monta5589]

🖐☀️♥️🇦🇱🌐🇦🇱♥️☀️🖐

[@pellazgilirianArbëria]

Tungjatjeta Motra e vllezër Arbëresh Ju lumt Edhe ju lutem ruani Traditën por sidomos Gjuhën e të parëve tuaj Tungjatjeta

[@timodne5741]

Jwcswoy

[@birds3xl863]

Many Albanians are not interested in Sicilien, because of many problems there. I think they are almost Italians. Because of economic problems of Albania no one of them would be pride to be an today albanian. IN an column of an newspaper, for almost 15 years ago, was written that" Albanians citizens have emigrated in italia and they have betrayed their own homeland albania" It was written in an newspaper of South italia.

[@marcoluppo5783]

Albanians are very proud of their cultural heritage and their homeland. Yes the country is plagued by corruption and slow economic growth but despite that people are aware of their glorious past and are hopeful that things will turn around for the best.

[@calogerochiolo3506]

L'Albania resta l'Albania un paese rispettoso certo con problemi economici come tutti i paesi Europei io sono Siciliano e spero di visitare questo meraviglioso paese

[@calogerochiolo3506]

Onore agli Albanesi dell'Italia del sud che con il loro coraggio hanno salvato l'Europa dall'invasione islamica Ottomana e malgrado che amano l'Italia il loro vero paese, sono rimasti attaccati alle loro origini e lo dimostrano ogni giorno celebranto tutte le manifestazioni tradizionali Albanesi

[@universityofartvenice]

Ma dove le lèggete tutte ste cose ? Tutti i fake news gli lèggete! Albanesi stano sviluppando come la Cina , molto sviluppo dal 1990-2022 , deve esserne vista per esserne deta ! Però ormai siamo abituati tutto a vivere in fake news ormai ! Albania e solo 90km dal Italia non è al fine mondo 😂

[@universityofartvenice]

⁠dal Catania a Tirana ormai è volo diretto con 40-50€ con Wizz Air puoi andare tutti giorni che la linea area (6 volte settimana c’è il volo dal sud Italia a Tirana (TIA) albania con Campania Wizz Air ! Albania e bello come natura e come paese pieno di sole !

[@giorgio1814]

Χώρα των Ελλήνων

[@erti4531]

We are not greek

[@giorgio1814]

@@erti4531 Εξάλλου ούτε καν Αλβανοί , με σεβασμό προς αυτούς

[@kr11tan]

Not like you or your idea of greeks thow. Arberesh or Arbanites in today's greece always spoke Albanian and most still living in today's greece did not know how to speak Greek at all until few years ago. Some Arberesh are natives of peloponesi region and at the time of the migration that region was called morea by the latinswho ruled, the migration happened after the Albanians led by Bue Shpata lost the war for pelopones with the otomans, thus a lot of the fighting famillies were forced to leave but they have no conection to your ideology of greek they were albanian blood and always spoke Albanian never knew greek apart from few people who had learned to write the official paperworks or some priests in fact it wasnt until late 1800 that your sort of language was forced upon the peoloponesian people after Arberesh or Arvanites who defeated the ottomans and made modern greece were forced to change language and became a minority when hundreds of thousands of people were brought to greece from turkey simply because they were orthodox used your greek language as church lithurgy. Of course the different opinion between people like you and Albanians is the diferent view on what is considered what. We consider Albanians only if you have the bloodline no matter where you live. You consider every one Greek and everything greece to make you feel good

[@universityofartvenice]

GREEK IS A BIG TERM ! BECOUSE GREEK WERE IN WAR FROM THEBES SPARTANS ATHENAS ETC CRETE ETC ALL TRIBES MACEDONS ETC WERE IN WAR BETWEEN THEM SO NOT ALL ARE “greek”, today Hellenic Republic (Greece ) isnt all greek ancient into it (despite Albanian called “arvanites” contribution to 1821 Greek state reform”) so Greece is same term as LATIN , not only Italy is center of latins , even Spain etc are Latin . So greek are a mix of Albanian Hellens Athenians etc etc and still many ancient tribes of “Greek” not mentioned

[@ilir5326]

Ahahahahaha psikopat

[@milansavic2803]

Not Albanians...Arbresh

[@milansavic2803]

@@hulumtuesi63 No problem. Let's ask them who they are. They know the best, not Albanian from Kosovo and Albania.

[@milansavic2803]

@@hulumtuesi63 Just ask them, please. I know you want to look important, but there is nothing more ridiculous then Albanian tryin' to be smart. It just doesn't suit you, believe me.

[@humandefenseblond7120]

🇦🇱🇽🇰🇮🇹❤ To langugue

[@franceschinibarretti2585]

Siamo fieridi essere albanesi e italiani ❤️🇦🇱🇮🇹 E Orgogliosi per la nostra madrepatria Skiperia. Gluha jone e bukur sume

[@elvjotushaj6107]

They are albanians

[@denkapeneva2018]

Yes Norman's berbers from north Africa and arabs from Sicily arberesh is norman term Even thr most important ottoman historian and traveller evljia celebi proven that analbanian language is a mixture of Frankish norman berberic and Arabic in 1672

[@universityofartvenice]

Lingua albanese e sin dal secolo 3 con la centro di Albanopolis cita di Albani 15km da east Durrachium in albania ! Francesi se stessi sonno origine italiani come Napoleone che era italiano ! Quindi lingua albanese e più di 3-4 mila ani ma anche 5000 antica ! La verità deve essere rivelata ! No verità no importanza

[@peekaboo12]

​@@universityofartvenice Albania is literally an Austro-Hungarian creation. Your anthem was created by a Romanian, and your flag is the Byzantine war flag. Show us one piece of Albanian literature from 3-4-5-6-7 AD. Educate yourself on the Amazigh or Imazigh (Berbers). After you are done, proceed to educate yourself on the history of Islam in southern Italy along with Norman-Arab-Byzantine culture. Vatican = The Divining Serpent. Knowing the meaning of the word Vatican, no one will be surprised that the crest of the Vatican is “a serpent-dragon”.