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Il 1 agosto 517, Ursicino, lettore della Scuola dei sacerdoti della cattedrale di Verona, annota, con firma e data, il manoscritto che ha appena finito di trascrivere con le agiografie, cioè le vite di due santi. Non poteva certamente nemmeno immaginare che il suo nome avrebbe contrassegnato, 1500 anni dopo, le origini della più antica biblioteca d...

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Un corridoio diretto dall’Illinois alla Laguna. American Airlines lancerà dalla prossima primavera un nuovo volo non stop fra Venezia e Chicago, che sarà operativo dal 4 maggio 2018. Il nuovo servizio offrirà più di 3mila posti alla settimana per tutta la stagione estiva e sarà operato da un aeromobile B787-8 Dreamliner.  La configurazione a bordo...

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Palladio certainly needs no introduction or epithets. For us, it is synonymous with architecture. But apparently not just for us. He’s so famous for his greatness, even overseas, that the One Hundred Eleventh Congress of the United States of America called him the «Father of American Architecture». This is also due to the fact that «the architectur...

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The Road of 52 Tunnels is considered a historical monument with a great significance. The construction of this great work had begun during the war in the winter of 1917. According to information of many historical sources, the war had begun while the men of the 33rd Company of the Italian Army were tasked with the construction of the road. The roa...

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What’s more pleasurable on a vacation to Italy than enjoying a scoop or two of gelato? There may only be one answer, and that’s savoring the gelato you made yourself. Luckily, travelers can now try their hand at the craft by taking one of the several gelato-making classes for amateurs offered throughout Italy. These classes are usually between two...

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Villa Brusoni Scalella's park is one of the most fascinating and mysterious gardens on the Riviera del Brenta in Venice, Veneto. The consistency of the design and the ingeniousness of the complex solutions of the water system make us think that a high-level designer worked on this, and often the name of the architect Giuseppe Jappelli was made to a...

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A successful Italian American lawyer with a great passion for soccer. Joe Tacopina opened the doors of his office in Manhattan (New York) to Calcio e Finanza to talk about his goals with Venezia and his commercial and sport strategies. Joe is a goal oriented professional, someone who understands where he needs to be because, “this is something real...

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To celebrate the 750th anniversary of the birth of Giotto (1267-1337) in an absolutely original way, go to the Scuola Grande della Misericordia (Old School of Mercy) in Venice and follow directions to the “Magister Giotto” exhibition. The great multimedia exhibition will be open until November 5th, 2017 with a sensorial itinerary of words, images a...

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“It would be difficult to find a lovelier church nor one where the mosaics expressed more doubt...” “Doubt” would have been the operative word for Ernest Hemingway. It was 1948 and although he was the most famous writer in the world, he was also in the midst of a creative drought, going on nine years since his previous novel, For Whom the Bell Toll...

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It's no surprise that Italy has been a firm favourite for holidaymakers for decades. The weather is sunny, the food is famously delicious, and there's plenty to do whether you're after a cultural getaway or a beach break. Plus, you don't need to break the bank for a visit - there are plenty of cheap flights on offer, not to mention the wide array o...

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