Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-20
BATTLE AND PEACE
SITES CONTRAsTED
N CONCISE STYLES
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL 40.
CiETi TELLS INTERESTING
STORY.

THE fighting and bloldshcd nj m
um, whore Italian regular truupq tool.
W. the task Of disodging the uictures
que po"tad, onturcr. Gabrielle d'An
nunzlo ana his aulAotlc Vuluntccrs. IL
IN striking contrast To- the idylllc quiet
ana peace of Rnpallo. IN the nelghbor.
hood ~ which was signed the Rapallu
agreement" -oys q bulletin Issued
from the Washington. -. G., hcadaunr.
tefs ~ the National Geographical SO
clety 1T was Ia enforce this agree
lnoni. which provided fui the futiua.
upn ~ Tree state nf Fiumc. that tha
Italian regulars stormod the city.
"Th" quaint little town uf Rnpallo lies
cloac ~ the nid.polnt Of the narrow
mount1in'rimmcd shore III the north.
west conSt Of Italy. just south OF
France. which constitutes the world
FAMED Italian Riviera. The scml-clr
Gle ~ the Riviera lies open Ia the sun
ny south. To the east. north ana west
rise the sheltcring heights uf the Anon
mines and the ilgIrinn Alps. So won.
d'fIul are the climai" aud the nrpncr,
OF These rough. sun.hnthod mountain
slopes ana bits ~ beach protected from
northern Winds and washed hy tis
warm waters e the Mediterranean.
that they have come to be- looked upon
IN forming the most pleasant wl1tu
resort In Europe.
"The western arm ~ the nnlnn
Hiviera's scml.ciwlc. tho Rlyirrn of
IN" settling sun adjuins France and .
hest known and most frequently visited
the eastern nrin-'the Riviera II the
rising sun'-hns holder and more pic
turcsPu" scenery. the quaintnoss ~ Il.
towns and villages Is less affected D.;
modern building In this latter nc.
uon OF lialy's wonderland lies laptl
10. pearl Of the Eastern Riviera
"lhpnllo lies On the Hay uf Rapallo.
FORMED by the greatest ~ the multi
tude ~ hcadlands that jut into the
mediterranean along this scrratc1
coast. The Monte III Poriullno. which
FORMS the summit IT the headland
rises abruptly from the sea to a height
uf 1000 feet ana affords probably the
hes, vantage point In the Riviera f1r
u comprehensive view ~ this maslc
region uf mountains and water.
From Rapallo q drive aud shor,
walk takes one To- the summit, Not fot
Ia the west lies the great clty II Cen
an, hu, with many Ut It's details hidden
by Intervening hills. closer by mr.
hnys dotted with the white sails ~ tiny
coasting craft. Along the coast. hca,
mnd follows headlnnh until they seem
10 dissolve In lazy haze more than
90 miles away toward the French from
tier.
In the opposite direction stretches
the Eastern Riviera. q country uf more
rugged hcadands and mountains. Her.
and there picturesque villages top tn.
hills. cling To their sidcs. ar nestle In
the crock of some small bay. For,y
miles away the eye loses sigh; ~ lanI
with tn" dim outline II Monte Muzgu.
enc which marks the southeastern lin.
IL Of the Riviera
~ mile to the south NJ Rapallo on
the shore ~ the same bay IL Santa
Marghcrita, like Rapallo. town q,
tanning mach II the qunintncss ur TIN
old Riviera. unspOllod by modern IN
fiuenccs. The road skirting the bav
fOr several miles from Santa Mar
gheritn Ia the point IL the Portofinp
madland II said 10 afford one of the
most beautiful ana charming walks IN
Europe. On one side are dark rocks
washed by the glittcrlng. blue sea: q,
the other rise plnc.coyered slopes or
which are situated many beautiful
villas.
The c-,lrc region about Rlpnlln ana
rantI Mlrghoritl o. noted for thr
lari:r r"mh,r II these show places. 1.
one nf them. the stately villa SpinolN,
the agreement between Italy and Jur,.
SHVR wa signed. Though this VIVA
II nearer Santa SIarghcri,n. IL r. Just
over the line ~ the Commune of Rnpni
10 r"cau~ nj this detail of communal
boundaries the important agreement
which fixed the status ~ Fiumc aud
n Dnlmatian coast. and seems ~
ltaY. solved one u the most stubborn
~ ~" after thc.war territorial prob.
lens. viii ~ down In history. not bear.
ing the name ~ the nearby Snn:a
Marghcrita. bu. bearing that ~ .lie