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With a wide elliptical shape, measuring 170-meter-long major axis and a 139-meter-long minor axis, this is the second biggest amphitheatre ever built by Romans, behind only the Colosseum, which was itself modeled on Anfiteatro Campano. It was divided in four levels, with a total height of 46 meters and it was decorated with numerous statues. Probab...

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A stone house surrounded by olive trees in the hills of Anchiano, on the slopes of Montalbano, just above Vinci, 45 km from Florence: this is where the genius Leonardo da Vinci is said to have been born in 1452. He was the illegitimate son of Ser Piero da Vinci, a notary, and a young woman named Caterina. Leonardo grew up with his grandfather, Anto...

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Villa della Torre Allegrini is located in Fumane, in the province of Verona. Immersed in Valpolicella – an area known for its excellent wines – it is indeed surrounded by the Palazzo della Torre vineyard, eponym of the wine included in “Wine Spectator”’s Top 100 for several years. The residence’s layout resembles that of a Roman domus, with a centr...

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La Basilica di San Pietro, la più grande delle quattro basiliche papali di Roma e culla del cattolicesimo, risplende di nuova luce. Alcuni se ne sono accorti, per esempio in occasione della messa della Vigilia di Natale, ma senza avere i dettagli e senza sapere, nello specifico, chi, cosa e come avessero cambiato pelle all’edificio a cui hanno lavo...

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Si é tenuta il 25 gennaio a New York l’inaugurazione dell’edizione 2019 del New York  Times Travel Show. Al taglio del nastro, in prima fila, la Puglia, presente per la prima volta alla più importante fiera turistica del Nord America. Con uno stand di 36mq, completamente brandizzato con le immagini più suggestive di paesaggi e monumenti pugliesi, l...

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The charm and mystery of Venice always attracted the attention of many visitors. Enchanted by its beauty, most of them hope to visit unique Venice again. Distance can be an issue, but for some citizens of the world, things are easier than for others, because they may live near one of Venice’s “sisters in beauty,” cities that, because of their confo...

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Out of the many architectural jewels in Italy, the Vittorio Emanuele Gallery is one of a kind. Built in Milan around 1865 and 1867, it represents exactly what the city would become many years later: a luxurious gateway of elegance, art, and of course, fashion. Here are 5 you didn’t know about this Italian architectural piece. 1.- Origins: The Vitto...

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Let’s get the name straight: it’s pronounced “lay-mar-kay”, but the British call it the Marches. This eastern region has always existed on the sidelines, at one time the borderlands of the great Papal States and neglected today in favour of Tuscany and Umbria, its showier neighbours. Which is all the better for visitors. Hemmed in by mountains an...

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In this episode of the Italian American Podcast, we welcome back our good friend Mickela Mallozzi, four-time Emmy® Award-winning Host and Executive Producer of Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi, through which she travels around the world and learns the dances of different regions. In this episode, we talk about the importance of DNA testing and herit...

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Shards of rain and near-freezing temperatures in the middle of December did not prevent me from making a desperate pact with Horace. As a financially hopeless traveling boy, I often asked dead authors for help. I showed up at their graves and pleaded, “I’ll keep writing, you just show me how to pay the bills. Show me how to make a living.” That’s w...

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