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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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- 13.08.2013 - 0 CommentsRoman Forum (Rome): Two thousand years ago, most of the known world was directly affected by decisions made in the Roman Forum. Today classicists and archaeologists wander among its ruins, conjuring up the glory that was Rome. What you'll see today is a pale, rubble-strewn version of the once-majestic site…
- 15.05.2013 - 0 CommentsFrom the Passo del Cerreto (1261), follow the paved road in the direction of Cerreto Laghi for about 1 km. When approaching a curve to the left (in 1269) you leave it and take on the right a dirt road that ends at some houses. Then you continue on the path that takes off into the beech woods until…
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…
06.03.2015 - 0 Comments1.- 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;…- 13.06.2016 - 0 CommentsThe 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…
30.01.2012 - 0 CommentsMilan's layout, with streets either radiating from the Duomo or circling it, reveals that the Duomo (means Cathedral), occupies what was the most central site in Roman Mediolanum, that of the public basilica facing the forum. Saint Ambrose's 'New Basilica' was built on this site at the beginning of the…
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…
12.03.2025 - 0 CommentsGenoa 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. Genoa has a lot, if not everything. The sea, first of all. But also a strong identity, an urban development of its own, many faces and many worlds. Defined as “the…
28.10.2013 - 0 Comments1.- 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…
14.07.2022 - 2 Comments"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…
