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Naples is raw, high-octane energy, a place of soul-stirring art and panoramas, spontaneous conversations, and unexpected, inimitable elegance. Welcome to Italy's most unlikely masterpiece.
Naples, located on the south-western shores of Italy, is the third-largest city in the country and one of the richest in history. But despite its incredible past extending to its first foundations as far back as the 9th Century BC, tourists rarely venture from...
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Bérgamo Alta es una joya de la arquitectura medieval que se ha preservado hasta la actualidad.
Es muy fácil llegar en tren a esta ciudad desde Milán. Piazza Vecchia es el símbolo de la ciudad de Bérgamo.
Se construyó en el 1300, y la estructura actual data de la época de la dominación veneciana.
Frente al lado sur de la plaza está el Palazzo della Ragione, que es el símbolo de la Era de las Comunas; del lado de la derecha se eleva la Torre...
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Enrico Massetti wrote this book with 62 color images.
Perhaps it is the evocative nature of the place or a certain enchanted air (we might almost say "mystic") that you breathe to some extent everywhere, but sooner or later, whoever visits Umbria ends up thinking: Saint Francis, that great, gentle, tender, and poetic Saint of happiness and humility could only have been born here in Umbria.
In this place of ever-green, peaceful, and radiant nature,...
84) The Amalfi Coast
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A book by Enrico Massetti with 67 color images.
A small book about the Amalfi Coast, which is undoubtedly the most spectacular and beautiful coastline in Italy. Moorish-style villages cling to the dramatic jagged cliffs perched over the rippling waves below.
The air is scented with lemons and wild herbs, and the sea is fresh. The villages along the Amalfi Coast have cobblestoned streets lined with bougainvillea-covered villas, Arabic arches, and...
85) Mantua Art City
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Mantova (Mantua), the capital of Matilde di Canossa and the Gonzaga family, is an enchanted island surrounded by three lakes formed by the Mincio. The impressive scenography of the Gonzaga period, the marvelous frescoes of the Mantegna family, the fabulous inventions of Giulio Romano in the Tea Palace, the churches, and the patrician houses narrate the history.
A few kilometers from Mantova, we can admire the beautiful Sanctuary of the Beata Vergine...
86) El Lago Como
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El "Lago de Como" es un nombre que escuchará a menudo de sus amigos o leerá en los blogs de viajes si planea unas vacaciones en Italia. El tercer lago más grande de Italia es un éxito entre los veraneantes, y hay muchas razones para ello. Así que vamos a subrayar todo lo que le gustaría saber sobre la zona antes de tomar una decisión sobre sus vacaciones. ¿Dónde está exactamente?
El lago de Como tiene un origen glacial y se encuentra en...
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En este pequeño libro, cubro el camino de las Grandes Dolomitas. Cruza tres regiones: Südtirol, Trentino y Véneto. Es un itinerario clásico para visitar algunas de las partes más escénicas de las Dolomitas. Aconsejo a cualquiera que conduzca por ella que empiece en Bozen (Bolzano en italiano). La carretera está pavimentada y muy bien desarrollada; sin embargo, es muy curvilínea con una pendiente máxima del 12% y requiere una conducción real.
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This guide covers a short one-day or even half-day trip you can make from Milan to the Chiaravalle Abbey.
It includes a detailed description of the Abbey's history, its surrounding agricultural land, and the monks who built it over the centuries.
It also describes the unique agriculture in the Po Valley, where the Abbey is located.
There are extensive descriptions and photos of the Abbey and its unique environment.
There is information on where...
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"A little village stretching like an arch of the moon around a quiet basin. Never have I felt the way I did when I walked into that green indefiniteness, with such a sense of peace and fulfillment".
From Vie Errante by Guy de Maupassant
Portofino is a typical fisherman village on the Ligurian Riviera, which has become one of Italy's most famous tourist spots. However, it is best known worldwide for its tall colored houses situated in a semicircular...
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It's a guide for a visit to Milan lasting two, three, or more days. It also covers the two lakes closer to Milan: Lake Como and Maggiore.In Lake Como, the towns of Como, Bellagio, Menaggio, and Varenna, in addition to the one-day trips you can make from one of these towns to Piona, Villa Carlotta, and Villa del Balbianello.In Lake Maggiore, the town of Stresa, in addition to the one-day trips, you can make from one of these towns to the Borromean...
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Cinque Terre is not a Disney Theme Park; its unique environment results from thousands of human civilizations surviving and adapting to challenging conditions.
You can take a boat tour, visit the five towns in three hours, and rightfully claim that you have been to the Cinque Terre; millions of tourists do just that.
Suppose you want a more profound, more complete experience. In that case, this guide gives you all the information you need to plan...
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Enrico Massetti wrote this book with 85 color imagesCremona is a reference point for the art of violinmaking in the world and boasts some of the most significant monuments of the past, like the Cathedral, Baptistery, and splendid Town Hall square.The museums testify to the town's archeological importance and the famous art of the Renaissance painters. It celebrates violinmakers' history, including the Amati, Guarneri del Ges, and the great Antonio...
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Bergamo, it's a gem of medieval architecture preserved to the present day. You can very easily reach it from Milan by train. Piazza Vecchia is the symbol of the city of Bergamo. It was built in 1300 and got its actual structure during the Venetian domination. The Palazzo della Ragione faces the southern side of the square. It's the symbol of the Communal Age; on the right side, the Civic Tower (XII-XV) rises, well known as Il Campanone; there is also...
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Florence indeed is the most beautiful city in the entire world. And the major Florence tourist attractions are great historical monuments and magnificent structures that are true masterpieces.
Besides, this beautiful city has a rich history, and the United Nations have stated this city as one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Also, this city is famously known as the City of Lilies and Jewel of the Tuscan region.
The famous Florence tourist...
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She was called "La Grassa"-the fat for its love of food.
She was called "La Dotta"-for its first university site.
The present guide introduces you to its beautiful sites and monuments, its cuisine, and the ways of reaching it from Milan, Florence, Venice, and Rome.
Color photos complement and illustrate the book.
The book includes a chapter on Parma.
Piazza Maggiore is the ancient heart of Bologna. Its medieval buildings, witnesses of its vibrant...
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La ciudad de Nápoles, situada en la costa sudoeste de Italia, es la tercera ciudad más grande del país y una de las más ricas en cuanto a historia se refiere. Pero a pesar de su increíble pasado que se extiende a sus primeros cimientos hasta el siglo IX a.C., a menudo es pasada por alto por los turistas que rara vez se aventuran aquí desde la cercana Roma. Pero con tanto que ofrecer a los viajeros, ya era hora de que Nápoles recibiera la atención...
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Turin, the regional capital of Piedmont, is reputed to be a magical city. And it can only be by magic that a city, considered the capital of Italian heavy industry (FIAT, one of the biggest automobile producers in the world, is based here), is also one of Italy's main tourist attractions.
Of course, there are good reasons for this. The Holy Shroud, the old linen winding-sheet in which, according to tradition, the body of Christ was after the crucifixion,...
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Del professore Pedro Pugliese si hanno le prime notizie "storiche" nel 2001. Da allora i suoi dotti articoli di antropologia del tango, "tradotti in italiano" da Leli, hanno informato gli iscritti alla mailing list Tangueros. Almeno fino al 2010.
Altri lavori di antropologia del tango sono stati prodotti: vedi le pubblicazioni in castigliano di Susana Azzi. Altri articoli di tango humor sono stati prodotti, molti sul web. In questo lavoro,
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