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PLACES / BARCELONA: THE WONDER OF THE GOTHIC CATHEDRAL (WITH THE 13 GEESE IN THE CLOISTER)

Another architectural marvel of Barcelona is the Cathedral, also known as La Seu, dedicated to the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia, the city’s patron saint along with the Virgin of Mercy (La Mercè), whose feast day is September 24th. It is a beautiful example of 14th-century Catalan Gothic architecture. Although somewhat overshadowed by the Sagrada… Read More PLACES / BARCELONA: THE WONDER OF THE GOTHIC CATHEDRAL (WITH THE 13 GEESE IN THE CLOISTER)

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PLACES / THE MAGNIFICENT SQUARE OF LODI (ITALY), HEART OF A MEDIEVAL CITY FOUNDED BY FREDERICK BARBAROSSA IN 1158

Piazza della Vittoria in Lodi (not so far from Milan) is one of the most beautiful squares in Italy. It is the heart of the city, a central point from which the eye can sweep over the four sides of a place that celebrates art, civic sense, religiosity and history. It is one of the… Read More PLACES / THE MAGNIFICENT SQUARE OF LODI (ITALY), HEART OF A MEDIEVAL CITY FOUNDED BY FREDERICK BARBAROSSA IN 1158

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PLACES / WONDERS OF ALATRI, THE ANCIENT CITY WITH THE PRE-ROMAN ACROPOLIS AND SURROUNDED BY CYCLOPEAN WALLS

Alatri (Frosinone) is a special and particular city: it announces itself from afar, from the top of a hill in the Ciociaria area (Lazio, Italy). It is first of all famous for the presence of the pre-Roman Acropolis surrounded by cyclopean walls in which the ancient Porta Civita opens. The frame of the walls, well… Read More PLACES / WONDERS OF ALATRI, THE ANCIENT CITY WITH THE PRE-ROMAN ACROPOLIS AND SURROUNDED BY CYCLOPEAN WALLS

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PLACES / VISITING MARSEILLE (FRANCE): ART, HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE TO DISCOVER WHILE WALKING (PART #2)

Photos: © Roberto Alborghetti Walking and walking. It’s the best way to visit Marseille. If you have at least 3 full days available, it is possible to plan a reasoned tour of the city – which is not small at all: it has almost 900 thousand inhabitants and is the second largest in France, after… Read More PLACES / VISITING MARSEILLE (FRANCE): ART, HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE TO DISCOVER WHILE WALKING (PART #2)

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PLACES / VISITING MARSEILLE (FRANCE): THE OLD PORT AS A “MIRROR” OF A LONG HISTORY (PART #1)

Photos: © Roberto Alborghetti  The Old Port of Marseille has always been the nerve center of the city, the second largest in number of inhabitants in France, after Paris. The first to settle here were, in 600 BC, Greek colonists who left Phocaea (Asia Minor), attracted by the shape of the place: an almost symmetrical… Read More PLACES / VISITING MARSEILLE (FRANCE): THE OLD PORT AS A “MIRROR” OF A LONG HISTORY (PART #1)

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PLACES / TIVOLI: THE ANCIENT CITY FOUNDED 5 CENTURIES BEFORE ROME (AND IT HOSTS 2 UNESCO SITES)

Photos: © Roberto Alborghetti  There are many surprises and wonders in the lands surrounding Rome. Like Tivoli, a city that houses two UNESCO sites in its territory. In ancient Tibur (as it was called by the Latins), the first wonder to be declared a world heritage site was the archaeological area of ​​Villa Adriana (1998),… Read More PLACES / TIVOLI: THE ANCIENT CITY FOUNDED 5 CENTURIES BEFORE ROME (AND IT HOSTS 2 UNESCO SITES)

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PLACES / LOCARNO (SWITZERLAND), WHERE EVERY YEAR THE CINEMA PEOPLE MEET IN THE “PIAZZA GRANDE” (PART #1)

The heart of Locarno (Canton Ticino, Switzerland) is the extraordinary Piazza Grande. In this large asymmetrical space, the historic center of the beautiful Swiss lakeside resort takes the liberty of expanding from the mountains and creating a highly evocative place, a few meters from the shores of upper Lake Maggiore. Palaces and ancient homes run… Read More PLACES / LOCARNO (SWITZERLAND), WHERE EVERY YEAR THE CINEMA PEOPLE MEET IN THE “PIAZZA GRANDE” (PART #1)

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“CENTOVALLI EXPRESS”: 52 SPECTACULAR KILOMETERS BY TRAIN BETWEEN THE SWISS AND ITALIAN ALPS (VIDEO)

The Centovalli Express is truly spectacular, the train on the narrow gauge railway line that connects Locarno (Canton Ticino, Switzerland) to Domodossola in Italy. Last year it celebrated 100 years of service, confirming itself as a model of environmental and tourism sustainability, as well as an example of international cooperation and connection between territories and… Read More “CENTOVALLI EXPRESS”: 52 SPECTACULAR KILOMETERS BY TRAIN BETWEEN THE SWISS AND ITALIAN ALPS (VIDEO)

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