Archive for October, 2010



Crete Senesi – Siennese Clays with its diversified “lunar” landscape in Tuscany, Italy

Crete Senesi – Siennese Clays with its diversified “lunar” landscape in Tuscany, Italy

Crete Senesi is the area not far from Siena, in the valley of rivers Arbia, Ombrone, and Asso. The area includes the towns like Asciano, Buonconvento, Monteroni d’Arbia, Rapolano Terme and San Giovanni d’Asso. Crete Senesi means clay of Siena. And right this very unusual composition of the local soil is responsible for the enchanting […]

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The Royal Palace of Caserta with the Park in Italy

The Royal Palace of Caserta with the Park in Italy

Caserta Royal Palace or the Royal Palace of Caserta (Reggia di Caserta) is the former Baroque residence of Bourbon family. It is situated in the south part of Italy, in the town of Caserta in Campania. It ranks among the largest and most extensive constructions in Europe. It was the largest palace and one of […]

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Siena – medieval traditions in the heart of Tuscany | Italy

Siena – medieval traditions in the heart of Tuscany | Italy

Siena is the best preserved medieval city in Italy, surrounded with the ancient walls. It is located in the heart of Tuscany and has 55k inhabitants. It is said that the people of Siena speak the most clean Italian in Italy, and Italian language students often go there to learn the correct pronunciation. The magical […]

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Abbey of San Galgano – the town of secrets and legends in Italy

Abbey of San Galgano – the town of secrets and legends in Italy

Abbey of San Galgano is located about 30 km west of Siena, near the border with the province of Grosseto, in a wild, unspoiled and rich natural beauty. Galgano Guidotti (1148-1181), son of Guido and Dionysus, was a brave, but dissolute young king, who later renounced the material world and turned to God. When he […]

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Napoli – busy city under Mount Vesuvius in Italy

Napoli – busy city under Mount Vesuvius in Italy

Naples (or Napoli in Italian), with more than a million inhabitants, is the capital of Campania and lies in the Gulf of Naples. It is the third most populous city in Italy, the entire area has over three million inhabitants. Napoli has quite a long and interesting history. The town Neapolis arose in the 8th […]

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Pienza – the model of the Renaissance town in the heart of Tuscany, Italy

Pienza – the model of the Renaissance town in the heart of Tuscany, Italy

Pienza is a lovely town, whose small chamber center had been almost totally rebuilt by Pope Pius II. in 15th century. In 1405 in Corsignanu, as Pienza was called at that time, was born Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini. He later became a leading humanist and philosopher. In 1458 he became pope Pius II, and a year […]

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Perugia – the major center of Italian art and chocolate

Perugia – the major center of Italian art and chocolate

Perugia is the capital of the central Italian province – Umbria and is considered a major center of Italian art. Even if Perugia is surrounded by not very nice suburb and messy highway lines, it is hiding a beautiful old city with many splendid monuments. It is situated in central Italy, near the Tiber River, […]

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