Foligno is among the rare cities in Umbria which are built across the plain and it rises until the banks of the River Topino. Foligno is an ancient town of Italy in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennines and enters the wide plain of the Clitunno river system. HIGHLIGHTS It is located 40 kilometres (25 […]
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Moncalieri is a town and comune of 57,518 inhabitants (31 March 2018) about 8 kilometres (5 mi) directly south of downtown Turin (to whose Metropolitan City it belongs), in Piedmont, Italy. It is notable for its castle, built in the 12th century and enlarged in the 15th century, which later became the favorite residence of King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and of his daughter Princess Maria […]
Cerignola, town, Puglia (Apulia) regione, southeastern Italy. It lies on high ground marking the southern limit of the Puglia Tableland, southeast of Foggia. Cerignola is a town and comune of Apulia, Italy, in the province of Foggia, 40 kilometres (25 miles) southeast from the town of Foggia. It has the third-largest land area of any comune in Italy, at 593.71 square kilometres (229.23 sq mi), after Rome and Ravenna. In 2017, it had a population […]
Faenza is a fascinating town best known as the centre for production of faience, a type of ceramic pottery that has been made here and exported worldwide for hundreds of years and is still produced and sold in the town, and the Ceramics Museum is the principal attraction. Faenza is an Italian city and comune in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, […]
Agrigento sits in hilly countryside very close to the southern coast of Sicily, and because of its superb temple ruins, it’s one of the most rewarding places to visit in Sicily. The numerous ancient buildings stand in vivid contrast to the modern high-rise blocks that predominate, especially in the southern part of the old town. Agrigento […]
Molfetta suns itself on the Adriatic Sea in Puglia, midway between Trani and Bari. The port has always harbored an active fishing fleet, right up to today. Molfetta is a town located in the northern side of the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy. It has a well restored old city, and its own dialect. HIGHLIGTHS During the Middle Ages Molfetta’s port […]
The Province of Benevento, with its silence and sensations that only a pristine environment could offer, is the ideal destination to spend a relaxing vacation along charming itineraries, in discovery of a slower-paced world, far-removed from the frenzy of the cities. Benevento is a city and comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Naples. It […]
Marano di Napoli in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 9 kilometres (6 miles) northwest of Naples. Partly located on the Camaldoli hill, it is one of the most populous municipalities in the metropolitan city. HIGHLIGHTS Festivals Each October, since 2000, Marano promotes a widespread festival, which involves youngsters from Campania and other parts of […]
Acerra is a town and comune of Campania, southern Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Naples, about 15 kilometres (9 miles) northeast of the capital in Naples. It is part of the Agro Acerrano plain. Main sights Acerra Cathedral, originally built over an ancient temple of Hercules and remade in the 19th century. It houses some Baroque canvasses from the 17th century. […]
Legnano is a smaller but beautiful upcoming tourist destination that is worth a visit. You will be surprised by some of the unique things to do and places you can explore at this hidden destination. Legnano is an Italian town and comune in the north-westernmost part of the Province of Milan, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from central Milan. HIGHLIGHTS With 60,259, it […]
Olbia is a port and airport town in the north-eastern corner of the island of Sardinia. The town has a long history, and although nowadays it is mostly seen as a transit town for travellers arriving in or leaving Sardinia, Olbia has enough charms to merit some attention in its own right. Olbia is a city and comune […]
In Matera you’ll spend a lot of time in caves. You’ll sleep in a cave, eat in a cave, drink an aperitivo in a cave, and even view modern sculpture in a cave. The ancient neighbourhoods, known as sassi, are a series of grottoes carved out of limestone, teetering on the edge of a ravine. Matera is a […]
Behind Savona’s sprawling port facilities, the city’s unexpectedly graceful medieval centre is well worth a stop. Among the old-town treasures to survive destruction by Genoese forces in the 16th century are the baroque Cattedrale di Nostra Signora Assunta and the lumbering Fortezza del Priamàr. There’s also a nice urban buzz, with lots of new shops, […]
Enter the town via one of the main sights – the Arco di Augusto. This Roman arch unfortunately was deprived of its upper storey in the 15th century, when the town was besieged by Federico di Montefeltro, but the part that remains is still substantial. Fano is a town and comune of the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region […]
Once one of the most glamorous seaside resorts in Italy, Viareggio is still very popular and retains a good deal of the Art Nouveau architecture for which it is well known. It is situated north of Pisa and west of Lucca in northern Tuscany on the Versilia Coast. Viareggio is a city and comune in northern Tuscany, Italy, […]
Caltanissetta is a modern and intriguing city, as well as the largest inland town in terms of population. Together with the major religious buildings,aristocratic palaces are imposed, a tangible sign of the importance Caltanissetta heldin the past. Its name is derived from the Arabic “Qal-atnisa”, which means the Castle of women. Caltanissetta is a comune in the central interior […]
Latin for “My force is in the wheel” – the quote of Carrara, a town most famous for its legendary marble quarries used to build the Pantheon and Trajan’s Column in Rome, and a place with over 2,000 years of history. Carrara is a city and comune in Tuscany, in central Italy, of the province of Massa and Carrara, and notable for the […]
Vigevano is a charming town in the heart of Lombardy’s Lomellina valley. Despite being rich in history, culture, and traditions, few people know about it and there’s not much information around. Vigevano is a town and comune in the province of Pavia, Lombardy in northern Italy. A historic art town, it is also renowned for shoemaking and is one of the main centres of Lomellina, a rice-growing agricultural district. Vigevano […]
Pomezia is a municipality (comune) in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, central Italy. In 2009 it had a population of about 60,000. The economic, social and cultural development of the city is due to the great work of anthropization carried out by the families of the Colonists, founders of Pomezia and by the families of Pescatori, pioneers of Torvajanica . HIGLIGHTS Pomezia is the […]
The colors of the sea fade from light blue to emerald green, embellishing a coast rich in history and nature, insomuch as to deserve the definition of protected sea area since 1991 Crotone is a city and comune in Calabria. Founded c. 710 BC as the Achaean colony of Kroton, it was known as Cotrone from the Middle Ages until 1928, when its name was changed to the current one. In 1992, […]
Lying in the hills of southern Sicily, minutes to the beaches but in its own world surrounded by vineyards, Vittoria offers city amenities and small town hospitality. Vittoria is a town and comune in the province of Ragusa, Sicily, southern, Italy. With its 62,748 inhabitants Vittoria is the second most populated municipality of the province of Ragusa after Ragusa. HIGLIGHTS 1607, it bears her […]
Afragola is a city in Metropolitan Naples, in the Campania region of Italy. Afragola is one of the most incredible cities in Metropolitan Naples. Afragola is a city and comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in Italy. Italian is by far the most spoken language in Afragola. Also spoken by the majority of the population is Neapolitan, a dialect of […]
Bruay-la-Buissière is a commune in the Pas-de-Calaisdepartment in the Hauts-de-Franceregion in northern France. Sights Places and monuments Historical monuments Aire-sur-la-Lys has a rich heritage registered in the inventory of historical monuments and several buildings present on the sites n o 94, 95 and 96 of the list of goods of the mining area of Nord-Pas-de -Calais registered on the World Heritage list of UNESCO . The city of Electricians , where part of the film Bienvenue […]
The motto of Les Lilas is “I was a flower, I am quoted”. Les Lilas is a French commune located in the department of Seine-Saint-Denis in the region Île-de-France . Its inhabitants are called the Lilasiens, Lilasiennes . Sights Places and monuments City Hall completed in 1884 , decor mayor of the III e Republic , especially the paintings: in the town hall: Le suffrage Universitaire , by Alfred-Henri Bramtot . Oil on mounted canvas, 1890 , exhibited in 1891 at the Salon des Champs-Élysées, chosen […]
It is known for the Château de la Napoule, a fortified castle of the 14th century. Mandelieu-la-Napoule (often spelled locally Mandelieu La Napoule ) is a French commune , located in the department of Alpes-Maritimes in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur . It is the result of the merger of the municipalities of Mandelieu and La Napoule. Its inhabitants are called the Mandolociens and Napoulois . Sights Places and monuments Le San Peyre , a volcanic hill overlooking […]
Cenon is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France . It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux , and is adjacent to it on the east side. Sights Palmer Park Green hyphen of 25 hectares, between the upper and lower Cenon, the Palmer park has vast rolling meadows, alleys bordering municipal facilities and a green theater and never ceases to reveal little […]
The city is famous for its Muscat . Legend has it that, during his visit to Frontignan, Hercules accompanied by Zeus twisted the bottle to finish it until its last drop, hence its special shape. Frontignan is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. Frontignan is renowned for its AOC wine, the Muscat de Frontignan, a sweet wine made solely from the Muscat grape variety. Sights Municipal Museum (installed […]
Le Bouscat is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France . It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the north side. Sights The Sculpture The Bullfighting of Shelomo Selinger on the location of the old arenas (opened in 1921 ). With 10,500 seats, the arena mainly hosts bullfights , but also musical shows and wrestling . It was closed in 1961 following poor maintenance and the fall of a staircase which caused one death. Although redemptions and attempts […]
Le Robert is a town and the third-largest commune in the French overseas department of Martinique. It is located in the northeastern (Atlantic) side of the island of Martinique. It contains the Sainte Rose-de-Lima church, Club Nautique Wind Force club, Stade Municipal du Robert and a sportsground. The village of Hyacinthe lies in the commune. Sights City Hall. Originally built in wood, it was rebuilt in […]
Dole is a commune in the Juradepartment in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comtéregion, in eastern France, of which it is a subprefecture (sous-préfecture). Sights Places and monuments Dole has forty-eight protections as historical monuments. Sixteen buildings are classified, at least partially; the others are registered. Religious heritage Dole has a rich religious heritage, which constitute: the collegiate church of Notre-Dame ( xvi th century ), National Square, classified as historical monuments, elevated to basilica in 1951); the church Saint-Germain , […]
The commune is known for its famous porcelain production at the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, which was also where the abortive Treaty of Sèvres was signed. Sèvres is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.9 kilometres (6.2 miles) from the centre of Paris and is in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in the region of Île-de-France. Sights Places and monuments The commune includes many listed monuments in the general inventory […]
Villeneuve-sur-Lot is a town and commune in the southwestern French department of Lot-et-Garonne. The commune was formerly named Villeneuve-d’Agen. Villeneuve-sur-Lot is located 22 km northeast of the commune of Agen and straddles the river Lot. Sights Places and monuments Civil heritage The remains of the Roman city of Excisum in Eysses, next to the prison. The fortified mill of Gajac Its ancient walls, Villeneuve-sur-Lot has kept the […]
A romantic medieval city, Rodez is stacked with culture and owes its magic to the vibrant pink sandstone used in its buildings. Rodez is a small city and commune in the South of France, about 150 km northeast of Toulouse. It is the prefecture of the department of Aveyron in the region of Occitanie. Rodez is the seat of the Communauté d’agglomération du Grand Rodez, of the First Constituency […]
Capital of maritime Picardy, the city of Abbeville boasts a magnificent building of Flamboyant Gothic style, the Saint-Vulfran collegiate church, with a magnificent carved facade. Abbeville is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France. It is the chef-lieu of one of the arrondissements of Somme. Located on the River Somme, it was the capital of Ponthieu. Its inhabitants are called the Abbevillois. Culture and Sights Places […]
It is the wine-making capital of northern Gironde and lies near Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The city, which developed at the confluence of the Isle and the Dordogne , at the center of a rich wine-growing region, was from the outset an important port through which goods transit from all over Europe. Long the second city in northern Guyenne after Bordeaux, it is its rival in terms […]
Oriented culture, this southwestern city of France is also behind a significant number of historical events, cultural or sports throughout the year, attracting visitors from across the country. Gradignan is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France . It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is located on its southwest side. Thus, it is a member of the Bordeaux Métropole . Sights Places and monuments […]