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. I continue to show you some things about Genoa, the Ligurian capital that marked my life for 20 years of living there before returning...
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Negrotto Villa Cambiaso is a late nineteenth century building located in the center of the city park of Arenzano near Genoa. Named aft...
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Italy is home to three active volcanoes, all located in the south of the country. Mount Vesuvius, in Naples, is the only active volcano on...
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Genoa has a lot to offer: sea, mild climate, art and culture. A tour of the beauties to visit to discover it thoroughly and love it. ...
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13.07.2018 - 0 CommentsThe Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s project on Italy’s museums, integrated with CulturaItalia, will be available online within the next few days. This comprehensive registry will make it possible to search for and admire masterpieces of art from a great many different collections Thanks to the…- 30.03.2012 - 0 CommentsSicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea; along with surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana (Sicilian Autonomous Region). Sicily is located in the central Mediterranean. It extends from the tip of the Apennine peninsula from which…
- 31.01.2014 - 0 CommentsVenice is a city in northeastern Italy sited on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. It is located in the marshy Venetian Lagoon which stretches along the shoreline, between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers. Venice is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its…
- 30.07.2015 - 0 CommentsFrom the Etruscans to the Romans to the Renaissance, Tuscany is possibly the greatest repository of art in the world, from extraordinary paintings and sculpture to frescoes and architectural masterpieces. Visitors to Tuscany come for many reasons. Many come in search of fine art, others to explore the…
10.07.2015 - 0 Comments1.- 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…
30.12.2024 - 0 CommentsI spent most of my childhood and youth in Genoa, the capital of Liguria. Unlike other Latin American immigrants of European descent, my parents settled on the Ligurian coast and stayed there for more than two decades. That is why this land of historic sailors, of unparalleled natural beauty, has remained…- 25.11.2016 - 0 CommentsMichael the Archangel is mentioned five times in Holy Scripture, in particular, in the book of Daniel, he portrayed as the supreme ruler of the heavenly army and warrior against the enemies of the Church, whilst in the book of Revelation, Michael is prince of the angels faithful to God; he fights and…
31.01.2014 - 0 Comments1.- How does the "Venice system"? Venice is a city in northeastern Italy sited on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. It is located in the marshy Venetian Lagoon which stretches along the shoreline, between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers. Venice is…
20.04.2011 - 0 CommentsThe Sassi di Matera (meaning "stones of Matera") are prehistoric cave dwellings in the Italian city of Matera, Basilicata. Situated in the old town, they are composed of the Sasso Caveoso and the later Sasso Barisano. Matera has gained international fame for its "Sassi". The Sassi originate from a…- 30.04.2012 - 0 CommentsThe forts of Genoa are a set of military fortifications dating back to different eras, the Republic of Genoa built to defend the urban area of Genoa during its history. This defensive system marks the events of much of the city's history, as if to punctuate the complex theory of the seven walls which have…
