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St. Teodoro Nuovo, fortified farm of Lucania
Last Updated (Friday, 24 July 2009 10:20)
A few kilometers from the sandy beaches of the Ionian Sea, stands out St. Teodoro Nuovo, Lucania rural estate that lies in the soft and relaxed charm of Metapontino plain. The farm, an ancient and elegant fortified building of 700 , built to defend itself from incursions of the Saracens and then of the robbers on Puglia model, belongs, for generations, to Visconti of Modrone - D'Oria family.
The Bard fort, from the top of the Western Alps
Last Updated (Domenica, 19 July 2009 16:49)
Complex of Fort and Village of Bard are the new cultural center of the Western Alps.
What we see today is the remake wanted from Carlo Felice that, since 1830, made it a military structure. After being a protagonist in the Napoleonic era, at the late 800's the fort start to decline and only a century later was acquired by the region of Valle d'Aosta.
What we see today is the remake wanted from Carlo Felice that, since 1830, made it a military structure. After being a protagonist in the Napoleonic era, at the late 800's the fort start to decline and only a century later was acquired by the region of Valle d'Aosta.
The manor of Valsugana
Last Updated (Monday, 13 July 2009 10:55)
From the high of Ivano Fracena's town, Castel Ivano dominates the entire eastern Valsugana. One of the best preserved castles of Trentino, which dates back to 590 AD by the Lombards. Primitive nucleus of medieval complex is the keep, of Lombard origin, defensive structure situated on a castle along Claudia Augusta Altinate Street, old Roman road which connected Quarto of Altino, Veneto, with Füssen in Germany. This way, today, mantains few but significant traces.
Call for court in Piedmont
Last Updated (Saturday, 04 July 2009 06:38)
Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, La Venaria Reale is at the heart of the circuit of the Royal Residences of Piedmont and is the "gateway" Crown of delights, in connection with the Royal Polo and the concentric Museum of Turin under the events calendar for 2011, when it will mark the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the unification of Italy.
Baglio Villa Sicilia, journey through history and myth
Last Updated (Saturday, 27 June 2009 11:48)
A stay that much more historic. It's Baglio Villa Sicilia, built in the second half of the eighteenth century, in a dominant position on the Latomie of Greek, in front of the temples and the magnificent acropolis overlooking the Mediterranean, in the middle of the vast archaeological area of Selinunte.
Summer residence and favourite in the period of collected by the family of Amari Cusa, this villa is now a destination for tourism by connoisseurs.
Summer residence and favourite in the period of collected by the family of Amari Cusa, this villa is now a destination for tourism by connoisseurs.
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