For some years now, Araceli Gonzalez He has been sharing with his followers the step by step of his path to obtaining Italian citizenship and in 2023 the process finally ended. A few months after this important moment, the actress embarked on a trip with her children, Toto Kirzner and Flor Torrentefor CKnow the towns where your ancestors lived.
After so much time trying to obtain Italian citizenship, Araceli decided to take a very special trip to see the place where her ancestors were born and lived. This is why, after a weekend of celebrations for her birthday, the actress got on a plane with her children.
“Today we have our Italian passport for the first time. Very excited to see my great-grandfather’s land! Ugh, very exciting. Flia Monteferrario, Piedmont region, here we come,” Araceli wrote in an Instagram post, along with a photo on the plane going to Italy.
As soon as they arrived on the old continent, Flor uploaded a tender post on her Instagram account, in which the first images of this very special family trip could be seen.We are going in search of the little town where my great-great-grandfather Adolfo Monteferrario was born.“, he said.
After the first day in Italy, specifically in Stresa, on Lake Maggiore, Flor uploaded a video to her social networks with a brief summary of everything they did, such as a boat ride to Isola Bella and a tour of an art-filled house museum called Palazzo Borromeo.
Toto also shared some details of this trip on its social networks. This is why, in his stories, he uploaded a tender postcard of Araceli and Flor in which they were seen posing very happily, in front of the Palazzo.
One of the moments that stood out the most from this day was a video that Toto uploaded, in which he harassed his mother. “My old lady is terrified of water and she just found out that she has to go by boat to the island over there… Look at that person’s face.“, said the young man, showing how worried Araceli was.
On Tuesday morning, Araceli shared some stories in which she revealed: “Today I am approaching the city where my grandfather was born.” Then she explained that he was born in Cossato, but lived in Puglia.
During the day, Flor uploaded some stories on Baveno, touring the townand the actress shared a tender postcard with her children, eating in Italy.
On Wednesday morning, Araceli told some stories from Cossato, on the way to a village, which has the surname of her maternal family, Monteferrario. “I didn’t sleep all night, I’m a little anxious“, he confessed.
“Now we are going to meet at the town hall where they are going to give us More information about my great-grandfather, my maternal grandfather’s father“, commented the actress. At the end of the meeting, González revealed how exciting that moment was, which I would give more details about later.
In turn, Flor explained in the morning the reason why they were not doing many stories, like the rest of the days of the trip. “We are not showing them much because basically we are enjoying“, expressed the daughter of Araceli and her brother, Toto, added: “We are living the family experience“.
“We just passed through the neighborhood where our great-great-grandfather lived. Everything is very exciting and very beautiful, we are very happywe will show them and tell them everything,” Flor shared. Then, he explained: “Our family comes from the Piedmont region, more specifically Cossatowhich is well north of Italy”.
The trip continued through Turin, where they spent the night and went to eat at a Michelin-starred restaurant. The gastronomic part of this journey was documented by the three artists with details of each cuisine, chef and delicacy they dared to try.
The days went on with more tours and with fun anecdotes where Araceli and her children tried typical dishes, practiced Italian and followed in the footsteps of their ancestors. With a driver, Sergio, and a guide, Dani, Ara got to know the Langhe region, celebrated her birthday in a vineyard and even climbed a hill to reach a restaurant that they set up in a small house for them.
“We are going to rest in the Piedmont region, where my grandmother was born, for three days,” the actress said. Then her daughter said that the area is full of hazelnuts, truffles and wine.
In addition to visiting typical places, the traveling trio tried different types of grapes and sometimes Toto even boasted of being the only one with an alcoholic culture so as not to get drunk like his mother and sister. They also enjoyed the typical music of Luciano Pavarotti, and the spectacular landscapes of the area and even got excited with the melody of cinema Paradisoespecially Toto, who shed a few tears.
The meeting with the ancestors continued and will have more chapters.
