The wonderful church of Santa Maria delle Grazie is a Dominican convent of immense architectural value and a rich testament to the Renaissance in Milan.
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2010
Venice Carnival: A Fantastic Travel Into The World Of Imagination
Venice Carnival began in the 15th century but the tradition can be traced back to the beginning of the 14th Century. Story tells that in the past even princes from all over Europe came to Venice and in the Carnival period no differentiation could be made between nobility and the common people. Continue reading "Venice Carnival: A Fantastic Travel Into The World Of Imagination"
CICERO No.2, Feb 2010 – Anno MMX, Vol. 1
CICERO No. 2 - Anno MMX Introduction of Italy
Febbraio 2010 - Vol. 1
Dear Trips2Italy’s Friends,
speaking about the month of February our thoughts immediately go to the most amusing event of the year: the Carnival. If Rio’s Carnival is surely the most crazy among the Carnival all over the world, it is surely Venice’s Carnival the most charming. Continue reading "CICERO No.2, Feb 2010 – Anno MMX, Vol. 1"
When Lingerie Helps To Travel Safely
From Naples a curious news: in an underwear-shop located in the downtown, it is possible to buy for € 50,00 an original lingerie cloth. So far the invention is reserved to women.
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Have You Ever Heard About Sordevolo’s Passion Play?
Year 2010 offers you the opportunity to live a unique experience in Italy. If you loose it, you have to wait till year 2015 to take it again: as a matter of fact, only every five years, the village of Sordevolo - not far from Torino - transform itself in a extraordinary open air theatre where the representation of Christ’s Passion take place.
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Liguria 5 Terre (The Five Lands)
Very popular with both foreign and and Italian travellers, the delightful Cinque terre – literally translated “the five lands” - is an extraordinary area offering scenarios among the most charming in Italy. Five villages makes up the Cinque Terre: Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore.
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Dolomites: a mecca for mountains lovers
Dolomites are one of the most dramatic spots and a mecca for mountains-lovers. They take their name from the French geologist De Dolomieu, who first studied and identified the composition of the sedimentary limestone. The Dolomites are an ancient coral reef that, over a 100 million years ago, were covered with a tropical forest and a warm sea, as shown through the fossil record. Continue reading "Dolomites: a mecca for mountains lovers"
Leonardo Da Vinci: The Genius and his inventions
Rome hosts till April 2010 the exhibition dedicated to Leonardo Da Vinci, the universal talent of Italian Renaissance, and the embodiment of the spirit of his age. An eclectic man, he was engineer, mathematician, anatomist, painter and architect, who wrote and drew all his life long. Continue reading "Leonardo Da Vinci: The Genius and his inventions"
Have you ever heard about Alberobello?
Although it is an UNESCO site, Alberobello is unfortunately rather unknown. In a place of rolling green hills, dotted with almond and olive trees, not far from Bari and Taranto (Apulia), you cannot miss visiting the town, named for the primitive forests of Arboris belli, which once covered the area, where over 1000 trulli mass together.
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CICERO No.1, Jan 2010 – Anno MMX, Vol. 1
CICERO No. 1 - Anno MMX Introduction of Italy
Gennaio 2010 - Vol. 1
Dear Friend of Italy,
I really hope you will welcome with pleasure and sincere interest this first issue of “Cicero”, our Newsletter. Continue reading "CICERO No.1, Jan 2010 – Anno MMX, Vol. 1"