Andora, or Marina di Andora as it is often called, is a town on the Italian Riviera in the region of Liguria, included in the province of Savona. Andora is also situated in the western part of the Italian Riviera between Capo Mele in the east and Capo Mimosa in the west. This coastal area […]

Cento is a city and comune in the province of Ferrara, part of the region Emilia-Romagna (northern Italy). In Italian “cento” means 100.The name Cento is a reference to the centuriation of the Po Valley. Cento’s growth from its origin as a little fishing village in the marshes to an established farming town took place […]

Detail InformationEdit Rocca dei Rettori (also known as Castle of Manfredi) is a castle in Benevento, southern Italy. It currently houses the Museum of the Samnium. Archaeological excavations held during the 1998 restoration have proven that the area was used since prehistoric times: findings include a necropolis from the (7th-6th century BC), surmounted by Samnite […]

Detail InformationEdit Museum of Zoology and Natural History, best known as La Specola, is a museum in Florence, central Italy, located next to the Pitti Palace. The name “Specola” means observatory, a reference to the astronomical observatory founded there in 1790. It now forms part of the Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze. The museum […]

Detail InformationEdit The Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major known also by other names, is the largest Roman Catholic Marian church in Rome, Italy. There are other churches in Rome dedicated to Mary, such as Santa Maria in Trastevere, Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, but the greater size of the Basilica of […]

Detail InformationEdit Palazzo Magnani is a Palace in Bologna, Italy, built by the noble family with the same name. Construction on the palace began in 1577 under architect Domenico Tibaldi, who was replaced by Floriano Ambrosini in 1583 upon on his death. In 1797 the palace became a property of the Guidotti family.In the late […]

Detail InformationEdit Originally one of a pair at the Temple of Ra in Heliopolis, the other being the Macuteo which retains much more of its original height. Moved to the Temple of Isis near Santa Maria sopra Minerva. Found in the 14th century and erected east of Santa Maria in Aracoeli on the Capitoline. Moved […]

Detail InformationEdit Palazzo Chiaramonte-Steri is a historical Palace in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy. The building was begun in the early 14th century, and was the residence of the powerful Sicilian lord Manfredi III Chiaramonte. He commissioned the decoration of the Sala Magna (“Grand Hall”), with a frescoed wooden ceiling by Cecco di Naro, Simone da […]

Detail InformationEdit Situated in the heart of the city between the historical and the modern center, Piazza De Ferrari is renowned for its fountain, which was restored in recent years along with a major restyling of the square. Today next to Piazza De Ferrari are numerous office buildings, headquarters of banks, insurances and other private […]

Komlo is a town in Baranya county, Hungary. The name of the settlement is derived from the local crop of hops, an ingredient of beer. By the 18th century a depiction of this plant running up a support already featured on the herald of the town. The former village of Komlo became a planned mining […]