August 12, 2010
by europeexplored
Màntova (Mantua) is one of Italy’s greatest artistic and cultural centres — a Renaissance jewel in the Lombardy region, surrounded on three sides by artificial lakes created in the 12th century, whose magnificent Palazzo Ducale (the largest palatial complex in Italy after the Vatican), Andrea Mantegna’s revolutionary frescoes, and deep connections to the musical heritage […]
Tags: architectural-treasures, art, bibiena, city, clock-tower, education, education-italy, elegant-palaces, gonzaga-family, history-of-opera, italy, lake-lago, lombardy-italy, mantova, northern-italy, palazzo-castiglioni, palazzo-del-capitano, palazzo-della-ragione, palazzo-ducale, rotonda-di-san-lorenzo, san-sebastiano, sant-andrea, tazio-nuvolari, uberti, water-ring
Categories: Italy, Sights
August 8, 2010
by europeexplored
Bergamo is one of northern Italy’s most beautiful and authentic cities — a tale of two levels: the Città Alta (Upper City), an enchanting medieval and Renaissance hill town enclosed by 16th-century Venetian walls (a UNESCO World Heritage site), and the Città Bassa (Lower City), a lively modern Lombard city whose Piazza Matteotti and elegant […]
Tags: battistero, bergamo, bergamo-rocca, cappella-colleoni, city, defensive-walls, enrico-caffi, expensive-place, foot-paths, historical, italy, lombardy-italy, modern-life, museo-di-scienze, museo-di-scienze-naturali, orio-al-serio, orio-al-serio-airport, orto-botanico-di-bergamo, palazzo-della-ragione, palazzo-nuovo, piazza-vecchia, pozzo-bianco, san-michele, santa-maria-maggiore, venetian-walls
Categories: Italy, Sights
August 7, 2010
by europeexplored
Lake Como – one of the most romantic places in Italy Updated: October 25, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More In the northern part of Italy, called Lombardia, stretches a beautiful alpine lake Lago di Como. It covers an area of 146 km2 and such it is the third largest lake in the country. […]
Tags: aristocrats, bottom-of-the-lake, como, deepest-lakes, george-clooney, gianni-versace, glacial-origin, italy, lago-di-como, lake-como, lake-garda, lakes-in-italy, lombardy-italy, matthew-bellamy, nature, palaces, roman-times, romantic-places, ronaldinho, sea-level, sylvester-stallone, tourist-attraction, villa-olmo, villa-serbelloni
Categories: Italy, Nature, Virtual Travel
