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16/03/2023

17/03/2022

The Sanctuary of the Corona is a place of silence and meditation, suspended between heaven and earth, hidden in the heart of the Baldo rocks.

Numerous sculptural works in the Sanctuary, of which a good part, made of white Carrara marble, are by the Veronese sculptor Ugo Zannoni.

Both in the Sanctuary and along the access road you can admire the bronze castings by the Veronese architect Raffaele Bonente. Particularly original is the "scenography" on the rocky wall of the apse, around the statue of the Pietà, surrounded by a crown of thorns and five angelic groups

Along the right wall of the Sanctuary there is a real historical and artistic heritage represented by the ex votos: 167 tablets of different sizes, the oldest of which dates back to 1547 and represents the miraculous rescue of a woman who is about to drown in the Adige in Verona.
From a historical point of view, the most interesting ex voto is the large canvas donated by the Bardolino community in 1665, in thanksgiving for the grace of the rain, while the most precious is an oil on canvas depicting Christ at the Column, executed in 1724 by the Veronese painter. Antonio Balestra (1666-1740).

15/03/2022

Adrien Wettach, born in Reconvilier, (Switzerland), on January 10, 1880, consecrated "King of clowns" at the Olympia in Paris in 1919, was a real international star from the beginning of the twentieth century until his farewell to the stage in 1954. Extraordinary artist: juggler, equilibrist, acrobat, able to play a large number of musical instruments, he bewitched audiences all over the world by transforming his well-rounded stage name into an authentic legend.

He met Imperia (Italy) by chance, visiting his in-laws on vacation in 1920, and was so impressed that he bought a house with land, initially intended for holidays. It was in that place that the villa was built which still today dominates the hill of Oneglia and which became the clown's permanent residence until 1959. It was in that year that Grock died, here where the house and the garden stand proudly to bear witness to the sign of their eclectic owner, still strongly transmitting their melancholy, famous smile.

📸: oltrelecolonnedercole

14/03/2022

The Vertical Forest, Milan, Italy.

The two towers "clad not with glass, but with leaves, plants, shrubs, trees, life", designed by the studio of the architect Stefano Boeri, are today one of the most visionary examples of architecture of our time!

📸: jwang815

12/03/2022

Piazza De Ferrari is the main square in Genoa. Located in the heart of the city - and in particular in the ancient Portoria district - it represents its commercial, financial and economic hub, as well as being the main point of reference for the most important events.

The square is named after Raffaele De Ferrari, Duke of Galliera, politician and banker.

Some of the main Genoese palaces overlook the square. Starting from the Doge's Palace in an anti-clockwise direction, you will find:
Palazzo della Regione Liguria, Palazzo del Credito Italiano, Palazzo della Nuova Borsa, Palazzo dell'Accademia Ligustica, Carlo Felice theater, Palazzo Doria De Ferrari, Palazzo Giulio Pallavicini.

📸: fabianavitulli

11/03/2022

Lake Garda is the largest Italian lake.

Lake Garda is an inexhaustible source of ideas for your holidays... the mirror of its waters and the variety of landscapes make up a real outdoor gym.
In addition to sailing and windsurfing that have made Lake Garda famous all over the world, you can indulge in many other sports.

If you love nature and greenery, you can make splendid excursions around the lake and the plateaus, go horseback riding to discover the most remote corners of Lake Garda or relax with a game of golf. Mountain bike lovers can venture out on over 1000 km of marked trails and the most athletic will find in the Arco area one of the best destinations in Europe for free climbing. Here are excellent free climbing schools and ideal walls to practice on.

If you want to experience the lake from different points of view, take a dip in the deep blue of its waters to discover the treasures of its seabed or take flight with a paraglider from the high peaks of Monte Baldo to admire the unsurpassed beauty that only the Lake Garda can offer you ...

10/03/2022

Palermo extends over the Conca d'Oro plain and is bathed by its gulf of the same name and surrounded by the barrier of the Palermo Mountains.

The serial Arab-Norman Palermo site and the cathedrals of Cefalù and Monreale, which include several monuments, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2015.

The seven Palermo monumental complexes that have this recognition are:
The Norman Palace with the Palatine Chapel, the Church of San Giovanni degli Eremiti, the Church of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio or della Martorana, the Church of San Cataldo, the Cathedral, the Zisa, the Ponte dell'Ammiraglio.

Furthermore, numerous buildings, including churches and palaces, are recognized as national monuments.

09/03/2022

Wonderful the altar of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Italy 😍😍😍

Credits: morals995

08/03/2022

Happy Women's Day! 🌹❤️

To celebrate this day today we take you to Montessori Home Museum (Casa Museo), Chiaravalle, Marche, Italy.

Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori was an Italian educator, pedagogist, philosopher, doctor, child neuropsychiatrist and scientist, internationally known for the educational method that takes her name, adopted in thousands of kindergartens, elementary, middle and high schools in Worldwide. She was among the first women to graduate in medicine in Italy.

Casa Montessori Chiaravalle is the birthplace that welcomes the story of the many real and symbolic houses that welcomed and greeted Maria Montessori: steamers, schools, residences, parliaments, universities.

Her home remains as a space of public intimacy, amid the citations of ancient partitions that welcomed his step, personal objects as fragile and poetic signs of his passage, the spectacle of education through the objects and principles laid down at the foundation of her Method, and the maps of her existence - an intertwining of meaning, histories and geographies.

07/03/2022

Tiberina Island is an island in the center of Rome.

Legend has it that the island was formed in 510 BC.

It housed the temple of Aesculapius, god of medicine.

The Fabricio and Cestio bridges, and the Vicus Censorius give the island the shape of a ship.

📸: markdimark

06/03/2022

Tag someone you’d like to take to lake Como, Italy 😍

Credits: alexpreview

05/03/2022

The Cathedral of Orvieto, one of the greatest artistic achievements of the Italian late Middle Ages, is a unicum that escapes any simplistic classification of style. Inside it is possible to admire the beauty of the chapel of San Brizio, or the Nova chapel, completed by Luca Signorelli.

Symbol of the city of Orvieto itself, the Duomo is one of the most beautiful cathedrals in Italy and in the world.

The Cathedral looks like a magnificent construction that brings together different architectural styles, in particular the Gothic and Romanesque ones.

Much of the majesty of the cathedral is in its facade rich in details and symbols, from the rose window to the mosaics, from the doors to the bas-reliefs.