Travel

The traumas of Urbania and its Ducal Palace.

Urbania enshrines within the walls of its Ducal Palace the poetry of Federico Barocci. Most enter here to get a close-up look at the Madonna of the Clouds, the beautiful painting attributed to him that is revealed at the end of a winding path through...
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The "small world" of Brisighella, in inland Romagna.

Territories, some territories, also resist. To the outrages of time, to earthquakes and floods, to the disasters of History. They resist abandonment, they do not yield to the Siren song that whispers of other speeds, other places and escapes. Staying...
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Journey through the Unesco World Heritage Sites of Tuscany

With eight sites belonging to the Unesco World Heritage List, Tuscany is the second region in Italy, after Veneto, which boasts the highest number of sites included in the list, but in this special ranking it obtains first place if one refers to site...
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Austria, Vorarlberg: between nature, art, music and sustainability

A region that seems tailor-made for those who love nature, outdoor walks among meadows and mountains, and a sustainability-conscious life : this is Vorarlberg, Austria. It is, after Vienna, the smallest of Austria's regions as well as the wes...
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Salzkammergut: Klimt's beloved landscapes in Austria, between art and nature

Among the places of Gustav Klimt 's heart was certainly the Attersee lake in the Salzkammergut: in fact, the celebrated Viennese painter spent the summer months there from 1900 to 1916 in the company of Emilie Flöge, his muse, friend an...
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Dresses from the 18th to the 20th century among the beauties of Caltanissetta

Caltanissetta, nestled in the heart of Sicily's hilly and rural landscape, is recognizable arriving from anywhere on the island thanks to the now decommissioned 286-meter-high RAI antenna.It is often viewed from afar as one travels along the main...
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CastellArquato: journey into the Middle Ages

The region is Emilia-Romagna, the province Piacenza, the scenery that of the Val DArda, the village: CastellArquato. Having geolocated the destination of this adventure, we can set out to discover it. We immediately find ourselves immersed in a medie...
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Dolceacqua: like a painting by Monet

What does the great French painter Monet, an exponent of Impressionism, have to do with a quiet village in the Ligurian hinterland? It is a story as simple as it is fascinating, I will tell you in brief. Dolceacqua is a village in the province of ...
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Courmayeur and Mont Blanc

In the collective imagination Courmayeur is, like many other mountain resorts such as Cortina dAmpezzo and Sankt Moritz, a winter resort destination to rely on to undertake high-altitude skiing. To dispel this myth, I wanted to visit and read up o...
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Conegliano: not only wines

Naming Conegliano will most likely be a quick mental association with the famous Prosecco, a DOCG white wine produced on the hills of this locality in the province of Treviso, as well as in the other geographical area of Valdobbiadene. In fact, t...
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Levico Terme: in the Habsburg Park, a slightly different Christmas market

We already know what you are thinking. "No, please, another article about Christmas markets, mercy!" And we understand you deeply. But this time we hope you can make a small exception, partly because of the fact that usually, when we tell you abo...
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Fontanellato and the Sanvitale Fortress

Fontanellato is a small town in the lower Parma area. It was surrounded by a moat, and at its center stands a castle, also surrounded by a moat, a sort of concentric circles of water, denoting the richness of the river basin of these lands purely for...
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Udine: un taj di chèl bon

What drives me to arm myself with a camera and shoot Italy documenting all its beautiful facets? The passion I have for reportage, a good preparation, propensity and lots and lots of patience. These are the ingredients that pushed me to create Pronti...
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Tolentino: the Basilica of St. Nicholas of Tolentino

The city of Tolentino, little known to most, is located in the Marche hinterland, in that area not yet mountainous but still far from the coast. Among the treasures of this town is the splendid Basilica of St. Nicholas, built between the 13th and 14t...
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Discovering Verona

Pronti Partenza Via, returns with its documentary series to show you and describe the most beautiful Italian cities darte. Verona is certainly one of the most visited and among the best known in the world, perhaps because of its name linked to the Sh...
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Travelling vacation on Lake Garda

Hinged between the provinces of Trento, Verona and Brescia, Lake Garda, with its characteristic narrow shape in the northern part and wider in the south, is Italy's largest lake basin. A touring vacation is undoubtedly the best way to explore its ter...
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