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 4, 2010
by europeexplored
Lake Orta – unexpected beauty out of overcrowded tourist routes in Italy Updated: December 26, 2020 | By Claire | More Just west of the world famous Lake Maggiore is where you will find Lake Orta. Known by this name since the early years of the 16th century, the lake was originally known as Lago […]
Tags: 16th-century, 4th-century, artistic-treasures, baroque-architecture, benedictine-monastery, blooming-garden, century-lake, costellation, countless-tourists, fine-resorts, glaciers, isola, italians, italy, lago-d-orta, lake-maggiore, lake-orta, lake-orta-italy, landscape, nature, northern-italy, olive-groves, orta-lago, orta-lake, picturesque-buildings, quiet-beauty, san-giulio, san-guilio, shorelines, toce, tourist-routes, tourists, unexpected-beauty
Categories: Italy, Nature
July 10, 2010
by europeexplored
Cascate del Serio – tallest waterfall in Italy Updated: March 29, 2020 | By Claire | More You will find the Cascate del Serio located in northern Italy, merely 100 kilometres from the popular destination of Milan. It is here, just outside of the village of Valbondione, that you will find the 315 meter tall […]
Tags: bergamo-alps, cascate-del-serio, italy, lombardy, map, milan, milano, nature, northern-italy, tallest-waterfall, tallest-waterfall-in-italy, valle-seriana, waterfall, waterfalls, waterfalls-in-italy
Categories: Italy, Nature
May 2, 2010
by europeexplored
Triglav Mountain & The Julian Alps in Slovenia Updated: April 4, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More At the north-western part of Slovenia, in the Julian Alps, stretches Triglav National Park, which is the only national park in the country. Got its name after the highest mountain Triglav, which rises above the surrounding peaks […]
Tags: alpi-giulie, alpine-world, claire-caesar, dinaric-alps, dolomites, freshwater-area, friuli, glacial-lakes, glacial-origin, highest-mountain, julian-alps, julijske-alpe, karst, lake-bohinj, map, mountain, mountains, nature, nature-lovers, northern-italy, northwest-edge, perfect-mountain, plants-and-animals, protected-areas, rare-plants, slovene, slovenia, square-kilometres, steep-cliffs, triglav, triglav-national-park, walking-holiday
Categories: Nature, Slovenia
