When I told my friend Lydia I was planning the tour around Italy on my Vespa she recommended me not to miss the Marmore Falls. So on the way to Rome, starting from Melezzole di Montecchio in Umbria, where I slept one night at the fabulous Palazzo degli Anselmi, I decided to spend the afternoon at the falls.
I reached the area just a few minutes before they released the water, since they stop it at regular times to power the nearby hydroelectric power plant, so I had the chance to stare at the impressive increasing flux of water and the rainbow taking shape at the bottom of the first 90 meters long fall.
The air around the falls was crisp and fresh all the day. There was such a feeling of wellness that I totally forgot the bad cold I got during the previous days.
Actually they say there are negative ions in these areas due to the water falling over the rocks and these ions help cleaning the air by making bad particles precipitate.
When I read modern air cleaners/ionizers actually works exploiting this principle I ordered one and after two months in my bedroom I can say it really made a difference.
Now I installed the machine in the office and I attached on it the second picture of the falls you can see here.
I feel better just by looking at the picture and even the air feels better in a place where I’m now spending most of my time.
A big thanks to Lydia for his tip about the Marmore Falls!