People and places in Italy

Sicilian baroque in Palazzolo Acreide

January 19, 2010

Sicilian baroque in Palazzolo Acreide: One of Unesco’s World Heritage Sites in Val di Noto. But you don’t stumble into sights – they have to be discovered.

Pilgrims in Monte Sant’Angelo

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January 18, 2010

Pilgrims in Monte Sant'Angelo in Puglia come to see an underground cavern, where the archangel Michael set up his shrine.

The beautiful frescos in Arezzo Italy

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January 15, 2010

Enjoy some of the earliest and finest Renaissance frescos by Piero della Francesca in the church of San Francesco in Arezzo Italy.

Ai Figli Caduti – war memorials in italy

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January 13, 2010

Many war memorials in Italy are explicitly explicitly gruesome spelling out the suffering and death young men in uniform. The question is why?

Image of bridge over Tibern near Villa Farnesina in Rome

Dishwashing in Villa Farnesina in Rome

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January 11, 2010

While reading Hilary Mantel’s 'Wolf Hall' I stumbled over this anecdote about Agostino “Il Magnifico” Chigi, who lived in Villa Farnesina in Rome's Trastevere neighbourhood,

The difficulty of growing lemons in Italy

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January 8, 2010

When we bought our house in Italy, the ambition was to become self-sufficient with lemons. But growing lemons in Italy is more difficult than anticipated.

The use of rustication in Italy

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January 7, 2010

Far-fetched theories on why northern Italians cannot get their brick laying techniques straight and other observations on Italy architecture.

The sights of Benevento

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January 5, 2010

Exploring the sights of Benevento despite of the wind and the rain of an uninviting autumn day.

Wayside chapels in Calabria

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December 30, 2009

Wondering whether wayside chapels in Calabria serve as divine post offices forwarding mail to God above.

Visiting Albano Carrisi in Cellino San Marco

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December 28, 2009

Albano Carrisi is a very famous Italian pop singer you might go visit, if you happen to be in the Brindisi area.

Termoli and the Annual Pirate Attacks

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December 16, 2009

Situated on a promontory behind a drawbridge door, the fortified Castello Svevo in Termoli Italy appears impenetrable. But history proved otherwise.

Health and self-indulgence in Bagnacavallo

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December 8, 2009

Bagnacavallo is a small town between Bologna and Rimini with loads of restaurants and a reputation for health and self-indulgence.

A stop on Via Traiana Italy

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November 30, 2009

Driving along via Traiana Italy I was anxious to find a place to eat, after having read how Horace almost missed his dinner in Benevento 2000 years ago.

Catania sights for the blind

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November 26, 2009

As a special service Catania offers sightseeing guides for the blind. Yet the pavements render the city inaccessible for most disabled people.

End of the Appian Way in Brindisi

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November 21, 2009

At the end of the appian way in Brindisi there's a 17 metre high column which has lost its other half to nearby Lecce.

Palladio bridge over the river Brenta

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November 19, 2009

The Paladio bridge in Bassano del Grappa is a monument worth visiting. Just like the famous Paladio villas that have been recognized as UNESCO World Heritage

Lost in Noto in Sicily

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November 18, 2009

Noto in Sicily is a delightful place to "lose your way ... twenty times a day, and turn up again, under the most unexpected and surprising difficulties."

Collecting olives

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November 16, 2009

Harvesting and collecting olives can be done in a great many ways. In our part of Puglia farmers use their broom.

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Agness of eTramping says:
May 9, 2017 at 1:14 pm

Italy is so stunning and beautiful! Your posts are just awesome and informative!
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- Mette says:
  May 13, 2017 at 6:16 pm
  
  Thank you. I really appreciate the feedback.
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Sicilian baroque in Palazzolo Acreide

Pilgrims in Monte Sant’Angelo

The beautiful frescos in Arezzo Italy

Ai Figli Caduti – war memorials in italy

Dishwashing in Villa Farnesina in Rome

The difficulty of growing lemons in Italy

The use of rustication in Italy

The sights of Benevento

Wayside chapels in Calabria

Visiting Albano Carrisi in Cellino San Marco

Termoli and the Annual Pirate Attacks

Health and self-indulgence in Bagnacavallo

A stop on Via Traiana Italy

Catania sights for the blind

End of the Appian Way in Brindisi

Palladio bridge over the river Brenta

Lost in Noto in Sicily

Collecting olives

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