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Gargano National Park is a park located opposite Mount Italian Gargano. It was instituted by Article 34 of the law of December 6, 199...
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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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. 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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The Gran Paradiso is a mountain group between the Aosta Valley and Piedmont regions of north-west Italy. The peak, the 7th highest mountai... -
The National Park of Gran Sasso and Montes de la Laga is a natural park in Italy, which was created in 1991. It covers an area of 2,014... -
The Vatican Necropolis lies under the Vatican City , at depths varying between 5–12 meters below Saint Peter's Basilica. The Vatican ... -
The charm of this city nestled between the mountains and the sea, fragmented between past and present, a crossroads of different peoples a...
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Italy counts 22 national parks covering an overall surface of 1 million ha, corresponding to 5% of national territory. Furthermore, 50 Ital... -
The Vatican Grottoes extend under part of the nave of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, three meters below the current floor, from t...
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- 31.10.2013 - 0 CommentsThe Palazzo del Leone has always been an icon and "fifth" of the Piazza della Signoria. Five floors and a mezzanine space business, for a total of 3,000 sqm., With frescoed ceilings and large mullioned windows overlooking the Piazza della Signoria, just in front of the Palazzo Vecchio, reopened…
- 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…
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;…
05.07.2013 - 0 Comments1.- Levanto: searching for a new identity. In order to understand the present day Levanto, we must behave like we do with the people we love: learn its story, give a historical depth to the landscape of today and learn about the vocations and the identities that have followed one another in time. 2.- Gran…
13.02.2020 - 0 CommentsThe 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…
15.04.2014 - 0 Comments1.- Unesco Italy sites proposed: Archipelago of La Maddalena and Islands of Bocche di Bonifacio. The Archipelago of “La Maddalena” encloses seven main islands - Maddalena, Caprera and Santo Stefano in the South East, while Spargi, Budelli, Razzoli and Santa Maria are in the North western area - and 55…- 23.12.2015 - 0 CommentsIngredients: 700g floury potatoes Potato, sliced 25g butter Butter 50 g grated Parmesan Parmesan 140 g pancetta Pancetta or streaky bacon, cut into strips 2 oregano Oregano sprigs, leaves…
- 23.12.2015 - 0 CommentsIngredients. 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 thumb-sized red chillies, sliced and most seeds removed 3 garlic clove, chopped 1 tsp fennel seeds Fennel seeds 10 slices fennel salami Salami, chopped …
- 09.04.2015 - 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;…
- 23.08.2012 - 0 CommentsThe passage of the Bracco is a place to pass 615 m above sea level on the SS Aurelia (SS1) in the Province of Genoa and La Spezia Province. It is an important step since Roman times because it connects the Cinque Terre and the hinterland of La Spezia with Tigullio. This section of the SS1 Aurelia does…
