Italia Sparita – A Story about Little Things and Big Emotions
by Catherine Marien …about the meaningful little things and cherished moments we want to hold onto forever. People gathering
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Patterns & Peculiarities
12 out-of-this-world Italian villages that look like a presepe (Italian Nativity scene)
The tradition by which Italian towns and families reenact their own versions of the nativity scene is a very ancient
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20 amazing and otherworldly doors in Italy
The front door of a house can tell a lot about a home and its inhabitants. It can be inspiring,
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Exploring Alberobello, the capital of the curious cone-roofed drystone dwellings
Alberobello, the capital of the trulli, is located at the edge of the beautiful Valle d’Itria, in the Puglia region
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Caltagirone, the colorful capital of ceramics
Caltagirone is one of the eight towns of south-eastern Sicily known as the baroque towns of the Val di Noto,
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‘Talking houses’ in the mural towns of Italy
Unlike graffiti that are often made by anonymous taggers, murales are a form of street art that is often commissioned
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Italian bikescapes: visual chronicles of lonely bikes throughout Italy
(updated April 17, June 2 and June 18, 2014) We have a weak spot for lonely bikes. Bicycles that act
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18 Italian records and superlative Trivia
(updated December 22, 2017) The world’s tallest museum, the world’s smallest restaurant, the world’s smallest car, the world’s oldest mall,
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Colossi of Italy
Less famous than the Colossus of Rhodes, the Colossi of Italy are nevertheless no less intriguing. These exceptionally large, human
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The Mysterious Park of the Monsters of Bomarzo
(updated November 2, 2017) The history of the Sacred Grove of Bomarzo, more commonly known as the Park of the
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