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Well into the nineteenth century, the important Austrian statesman Klemens von Metternich called Italy no more than a mere geographical expression. Indeed, Italy is a very modern country in terms of political unity, and its 20 regions did not unite under a central government until 1870.
It does not matter.…
The Vatican Grottoes extend under part of the nave of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, three meters below the current floor, from the main altar (the so-called papal altar) to about one half of the nave; They form a real underground church that occupies the space between the current floor of the basilica…
Italy has 43 recognized World Heritage sites and 50 registered on a proviisonal list.
This is a heritage that the Italian Commissioner for Unesco, Giovanni Puglisi, wants better protected and managed.
UNESCO'S.
1979 Rock Drawings in Val Camonlca
1980 Milan, Church of S. Maria delle Grazie…
The most beautiful beaches of Sardinia according to Skyscanner: Caribbean waters, fine sand and Mediterranean scrub ... to find paradise you don't need to go far! What are the most beautiful beaches in Sardinia? Among wonderful inlets, crystal-colored waters and wild nature reserves, we take you to discover…
The Italian cuisine of our country is extraordinarily diverse, because it is also made up of small regional excellence, perhaps less well-known internationally, but of which they are proud of the small towns that produce them. The variety is also due to the many invasions over the centuries, during which…
1.- The regions of Italy are the first-level administrative divisions of the state, constituting its first NUTS administrative level. The regions of Italy are the first-level administrative divisions of the state, constituting its first NUTS administrative level. There are twenty regions, of which five…
Leonardo da Vinci is the Shakespeare of art and engineering. Both creative titans died many centuries ago, but live so vibrantly in modern imaginations they feel like our contemporaries.
Getting into the hottest new Shakespeare production is a tricky business but this weekend, I finally watched Michael…
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…