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Lecce is a historic city of 93,300 habitants (2013) in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Lecce, the second province in the region by population, as well as one of the most important cities of Apulia. It is the main city of the Salentine Peninsula, a sub-peninsula at the heel of the…
The Gallura region extends to the north of Sardinia along a stretch of steep coast, characterized by long and narrow inlets, granite rocks and islands such as the Magdalena Archipelago.
The main cities and towns are Olbia, Tempio Pausania, La Maddalena, Arzachena and Calangianus. It is part of the province…
Lake Como is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 km², making it the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore.
At over 400 m (1320 ft) deep it is one of the deepest lakes in Europe and the bottom of the lake is more than 200 metres (656 ft) below…
The operational phase of the digitalization process is about to kick off, in collaboration with Emc and Dedanext: about 40 million pages will be photographed at very high resolution and archived in a format suitable to both conservation and consultation.
Over 80,000 manuscripts with about 40 million pages:…
Vin Santo ('Holy Wine') is the name given to the amber-hued straw wines traditionally from Tuscany, central Italy. The origins of the name are disputed, but most agree it comes from the time when these wines were used for Holy Communion. There are similar wines made in other Italian wine regions, and the…
Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian polymath, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance man, a man whose unquenchable curiosity was equaled only by his powers of…
1.- Almond milk. Ingredienti: per 4 persone 1 lb sweet almonds, peeled 1 ¾ oz bitter almonds, peeled 3 ½ oz sugar 10 cups water Almond milk is commonly found in Sicily where it is drunk very cold in the Spring and around Easter time. It was likely to have been invented in a Sicilian monastery and then…
Mount Etna is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and is in an almost constant state of activity.
The fertile volcanic soils support extensive agriculture, with vineyards and orchards spread across the lower slopes of the mountain and the broad Plain of Catania to the south. Due to its history…
"Where there was ice now there is ...": borrowing a famous song sung by Celentano, with these two daily itineraries we invite you to discover the lakes of the upper Val Nure on foot, in the hinterland of Piacenza. The disappearance of the glaciers has in fact left patches of greenery and small lakes in the…
Three proposals for trekking routes for those who love walking in nature and discovering new landscapes. To visit and learn about the Santerno Valley, Imola is the ideal base. Continuing towards Tuscany, the urban landscape gives way to nature along the banks of the river up to the Vena del Gesso…