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The most widespread forest formations are mainly constituted by quercine species. Of great importance is the presence of oak ( Q. pubescens L.) but also of the holm oak ( Q. ilex L.), of oak ( Q. cerris L.), the thorny oak ( Q. coccifera Oak L.) of Palestine ( Q. calliprinos Webb) of farnetto ( Q. frainetto…
Kakkabe (horse head) was the name that the Carthaginians gave to the city due to its extraordinary strategic position. The social and cultural life of Caccamo subsequently ended up coinciding with that of its fortress, which was never conquered and which obviously influenced the general urban layout of…
From Carnino Less (1387) take the trail that climbs winding through the forest.
After having appeared out of a dirt road, you will reach Roofs of Maidens (1537) at the foot of the ramparts of the Rocks of Manco.
From here the trail climbs the orographic left side of the valley and into the narrow gorge of…
The city stretches across 118 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy.
The saltwater lagoon stretches along the shoreline between the mouths of the Po (south) and the Piave (north) Rivers.
The population estimate of 272,000 inhabitants includes the…
Aosta Valley is the smallest region in Italy; in its northwest, it is located between France and Switzerland.
At its core are its majestic peaks (the region is, after all, mostly mountainous).
Here we can find the highest peaks in the Alps: Cervino, Monte Rosa, Gran Paradiso and the king of them all,…
The Ionian coast is characterized by low cliffs, stretches of sand and signal towers. Porto Cesareo is definied “Caraibi” for the colour of the sea and its golden beaches. Along the road leading to St. Caterina you meet the naturalistic Park of PortoSelvaggio; its pine-wood reflects its green in…
1.- The Rewards of Walking the Cinque Terre.
I hiked the Cinque Terre. Yes I did. Ok, not all of it – one pathway is impassable due to a landslide in 2011, but I walked as much as I could. I climbed up a plethora of stairs, rocks, and all for what? All to see the 5 stunning villages of the Cinque Terre;…
¡Es difícil no ceder a la tentación del chocolate por parte de los golosos y más allá! Sí, porque ahora la excusa para probar un poco de chocolate son los nuevos descubrimientos sobre sus últimas propiedades terapéuticas. Desde hace algunos años se sabe cómo el chocolate tiene un efecto cardioprotector…
The Alta Murgia welcomes a fauna among the most interesting of Puglia and Italy, with widely distributed species tied to steppe environments and a few species distribution point linked to other environments. Among the birds that populates the Murgia there are some of the most important populations of…
Lucky for those of us who speak English as our native language, most menus in restaurants in Italy will have plenty of things that look completely familiar from the Italian restaurants you’ve eaten in back home. We all know what spaghetti, ravioli, lasagna, ragu and cappuccino mean. I always used to tell my…