Located in Northeastern Italy, Palmanova, the star-shaped town, is a unique destination. It is a great example of a Renaissance-era planned town meant to be used as a living area, fortress and stronghold. The star-shaped town Palmanova has the shape of a star. Right in its middle, there is a huge square, an enormous empty …
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At the extreme point of the right-hand promontory, on a bank of rocks the Trabocco stretched, a strange fishing machine, constructed entirely of beams and planks, like a colossal spider-web. (Gabriele D’Annunzio, The Triumph of Death) A Trabocco is an old fishing machine. It’s common along the Southeastern coast of Italy, specifically in Abruzzo and …
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A visit to the floating section of Cesenatico Museum is absolutely a must if you happen to be in the area. Multicoloured sails greet the visitors of Cesenatico every day between Easter and September. A rainbow show that cannot be missed even from the nearby main road or if you’re travelling by train. The floating …
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Case bianche si stagliano su morbide alture che guardano al mare, digradando in mezzo agli uliveti. Calce candida si alterna ai balconi barocchi ed alle chiese in pietra dorata che si infiamma al tramonto. Colonne barocche si intorcigliano verso il cielo e spingono il santo di turno lassù a vigilare sul mondo. Sotto, si apre …
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Wroclaw is a beautiful city with beautiful streets, an incredibly gorgeous and tranquil medieval district (Cathedral Island, on an island on the river Oder), and lots of bars and restaurants. Many cities in the world have similar amenities. But Wroclaw is the city of dwarfs! Scattered in the old town, hundreds of small dwarfs wait …
Camogli, today a tourist destination, a few decades ago a fishermen’s village and earlier an important trade harbour, lies upon a small promontory just in the middle of Liguria. Liguria, in North-Western Italy, is a huge rocky arch that stretches from Tuscany to the border with France. Camogli, with its tiny harbour was once – …