April 10, 2011
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Portoferraio – the largest and capital city of the Italian island of Elba Updated: May 20, 2020 | By Claire | More Portoferraio is the largest and capital city of the Italian island of Elba. It lies on the northern coast of the island, about 25km from the mainland. In 2010 it has about 12,000 […]
Tags: capital-city-of-elba, coast, craftwork, crystal-clear-water, declivity, dive-shop, diving-schools, elba, etruscans, ferry-connections, fortress, island, island-of-elba, italian, italian-island, italy, largest-city, ligurian-sea, local-beach, old-churches, pedal-boats, pizzerias, portoferraio, restaurants-cafes, sea, seafood-dishes, seafood-specialties, town, traditional-seafood, tuscan-archipelago, water-sports, windsurfing
Categories: Italy, Nature, Sights
January 17, 2011
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Corsica – the pearl of Mediterranean Sea | France Updated: July 19, 2020 | By Claire | More Corsica is an island located in the western part of Mediterranean Sea and belongs to France. With its area of 8680 km² is the 4th largest island in Mediterranean Sea. There are more than 250 thousand inhabitants […]
Tags: administrative-center, ancient-greece, bastia-corsica, bonifacio-corsica, carthaginians, corsica, etruscans, france, gulf-port, high-mountains, island, island-of-corsica, largest-island-in-mediterranean-sea, mediterranean-sea, menhirs, monte-cinto, plants-and-animals, sea-eagles, sea-france, the-pearl-of-mediterranean-sea, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-list, unesco-world-heritage-site, world-heritage-list
Categories: France, Nature
November 14, 2010
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Orvieto is one of the most spectacular hill towns in Italy — a volcanic tufa plateau rising almost vertically from the Umbrian plain whose crown jewel is the Duomo di Orvieto, one of the greatest Gothic cathedrals in Italy, with a glittering facade of gold mosaics, carved biblical scenes, and rose windows that the art […]
Tags: 15th-century, architectural-treasures, artistic, belvedere, celebrations, central-italian-region, city, economic-center, etruscan-necropolis, etruscan-period, etruscans, festa-della-palombella, gusto, italy, noble-families, olive-oil, orvieto, pozzo-di-san-patrizio, remnants, tourism-center, town, traditions-in-italy, typical-products, volcanic-rock, wine, wine-traditions
Categories: Italy, Sights
October 16, 2010
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Crete Senesi – Siennese Clays with its diversified “lunar” landscape in Tuscany, Italy Updated: May 23, 2020 | By Claire | More 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 […]
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Categories: Italy, Nature
September 13, 2010
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Volterra – alabaster work since Etruscan times | Tuscany, Italy Updated: March 23, 2020 | By Claire | More Tuscan city of Volterra is situated on a plateau at an altitude of 530 metres in a mountainous area between the valleys of Valle di Cecina and Era. Due to its location there are breathtaking views […]
Tags: alabaster, alabaster-work-since-etruscan-times, arco-etrusco, city, city-gates, city-of-alabaster, descent-from-the-cross, domenico-ghirlandaio, etruscan-art, etruscans, historical-monuments, italian-artists, italy, medieval-stone, mountainous-area, museo-etrusco, museo-etrusco-guarnacci, piazza-san-giovanni, romanesque-style, signorelli, town, tuscany, unspoilt-nature, volterra
Categories: Italy, Sights
August 26, 2010
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Modena – the capital of engines, Italy Updated: December 26, 2020 | By Claire | More The city of Modena can be found in the southern end of the Po River valley. While the history of the town goes back to the prehistoric era, it is mostly known as the home of the finest Italian […]
Tags: 360-modena, accademia-militare, archeological-finds, biblioteca-estense, capital-of-engines, car-makers, city, corporate-headquarters, ducal-palace, duomo-modena, enzo-ferrari, etruscans, exotic-sports-cars, ferrari-360, ferrari-360-modena, ferrari-motor, francesco-ii, gabriele-amorth, invasion-of-italy, italian-service, italian-sports-car, italian-sports-cars, italy, luciano-pavarotti, medicine-and-law, military-academy, military-museum, military-stronghold, modena, modena-italy, nearby-university, operatic-tenor, pagani, palazzo-comunale, piazza-grande, po-river, queen-consort, rock-singer, tenor-luciano, top-sports, town, traditional-strengths, vasco-rossi, villanovans
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August 22, 2010
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Genova – beautiful port with lots of secrets, Italy Updated: December 28, 2020 | By Claire | More Located along the Ligurian coastlines of the Mediterranean Sea, you will find the ancient city of Genoa (Genova). Initially founded in prehistoric times by the Ligure tribe, control over Genoa would change hands many times before finally […]
Tags: 16th-century, architecture, art-music, busts, celts, christopher-columbus, city, city-of-genoa, coastlines, etruscans, flag-of-england, garibaldi, gastronomy, genova, greeks, italy, largest-sea, liguria-italy, lorence, northern-italy, phoenicians, piazza-de-ferrari, population, port, prehistoric-times, rich-art, roman-empire, sea-aquarium, unesco, venetians, world-heritage-list
Categories: Italy, Sights
