Traveling to Lose the Misery

Coming from Genoa on the Gulf of Tigullio starts off showing off her most chic places, from the kind of private individuals who became the former fishing village of Portofino, “discovered” in the nineteenth century by Maupassant.
Point to the exclusive shops and hotels to 5 star luxury yachts that enter the square in the scenic harbor, crowded, since the 50′s, from Hollywood stars, artists and captains of industry. Curtain are the typical Ligurian houses tall, pink and yellow.
The best idea to avoid the long queues on the only road access is from the nearby Paraggi and walk the scenic route, which goes to Portofino. Also you can then walk forward in the green Regional Natural Park of Portofino, which occupies the whole promontory, along the well-marked paths. Another possibility is to arrive by sea, not having a three trees, you can always rent a fishing boat more accessible, the craft of traditional fishermen. Around the mountain there is in fact the Natural Marine Reserve, which protects one of the finest high Tyrrhenian seabed. With a little ‘luck, here you can see the whales and dolphins is not uncommon to meet some inland sea. (more…)

Surfing, windsurfing and kite surfing, the sport historically considered exotic in origin and practice sites, they are no longer niche activities, but have plagued the world for several years and have found increasing acceptance even in Italy. The wind and water sports are a phenomenon that involves about 100,000 Italians, of all ages and social status, a growing number on the ‘wave’of word of mouth and exposure for well-established on the beaches of the boot.
While differing on equipment and water-wind approach to the binomial, the common denominator that can explain the huge success in our country of these three expressions of water sports, is because to represent not only a sport, but a real style life cool: happy, colorful and aggregating, free and a little ‘wild, in deep contact with nature and well-recognizable slang, music and clothing. (more…)

If the Assisi celebrated in the world is the magnificent medieval city, not just interest are the remains of a Roman town, quell’Asisium much less known to mass tourism. Birthplace of the poet Propertius, who grew from the first century BC on earlier Etruscan settlements, Assisi is situated between two major Roman roads, the Amerina and Flaminia.
As evidence of this past we have received the remains of various monuments. The most significant Roman architectural work is located in the town square: the Temple of Minerva, the first century. BC, rededicated to the Virgin Mary in the Christian era, which preserves the original facade with fluted Corinthian columns. In the space below, below the current roadway, was the forum, civil and commercial center of the community, which preserves the original flooring and numerous exhibits in the Museum of the Civic Forum. Other remains are found near the fourteenth-century door Perlici. Here lies a row of houses the remains of a Roman amphitheater of the first century. D.C. (more…)

Baschurch Castle is mentioned for the first time in 879 and was part of the outer ring of defense of the territory of Milan. It was destroyed in 1159 by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and again in 1239 by Frederick II. Baschurch family retained ownership of the castle until the first half of ’800, except for a brief interruption in 1400

The complex has a square plan and is’ made up of several buildings between them and to report planivolumetrico both physiognomy. It incorporates the remains of an old castle, rebuilt in the XII and XIII, and subject to continuous remodeling until the seventeenth century.
The south wing with the main facade on the square maintains four large arched windows decorated with dentil brickwork standing out by panels of plaster.
It is built on four floors, three above ground and a basement. The vertical structures are masonry bricks and lime mortar in regular courses. The structures of the horizon for the floors are made of wooden floors with double frame, while the basement and ‘covered by a barrel vault with lunettes a low arch. The roof has wooden structure consists of trusses with Monaco and mantle of Coverage in pairs. On the inside (north face) and ‘have a porch. The vertical connection and ‘guaranteed by three stairs with stone walls and stone treads.
The ground floor has mixed use residential and service providers (eg restaurant), while the first floor, where are the main rooms, not ‘used. On the second floor is housing.
In the main rooms are decorated sixteenth consisting of a frieze painted with allegorical decorations and dry coats of arms, which run through the top of all four walls of two rooms on the first floor and a ceiling decorated with wooden drawers. The east wing under heavy remodeling consists of 4 floors, three above ground and a basement. There are two windows on the west facade with arched frame.

Miles of coastline shaped by the millennial work of the sea. Bizarre and spectacular cliffs that alternate with white beaches, accompanied by the enchantment of olive groves, orange groves and vineyards. The magic of the Tyrrhenian Calabria is contained in this succession of secret corners, medieval villages suspended in time, pristine beaches and, conversely, a town besieged by tourists. A Pizzo, where you can taste delicious ice cream and a lively medieval atmosphere, starts high and rocky Costa Verde, with short and sudden beaches of white quartz sand coves. A little further south are the stacks of Parghelia, known as pizza, to proclaim the noble profile of Tropea, in Calabria tourist lady undisputed. The nature is to roam freely: the sandy bays are dispersed in a coastline and scenery that can be enjoyed from Capo Vaticano, with the languages of the turquoise sea which passes between cliffs and rugged rocks dotted the Mediterranean, is heartbreakingly beautiful. Here lived a poet to whom she turned Odysseus even before facing the terrible monsters Scylla and Charybdis. And just in Scilla, where the sea at sunset takes on those incredible tones, which have earned the name the coast of Costa Viola, the journey ends

Belgaum was feud in 1431 by the Duke Filippo Maria Visconti to Barbian.
The ancient strain of accounts Cunio and barbers, (mentioned by Dante in the Purgatorio XIV c.) was known and powerful in Romagna since sec. XI, when possessed with the title of count of imperial fiefs Cunio (1241), Barbian, Lugo, Zagonara, Bagnacallo, Fusignano, Donigallia.
Among the various accounts of Barbie’s most famous is certainly the Great Alberico. Rich, powerful, lord of vast estates, combative mood, ardent, ambitious, formed a venture company of 200 lances, he participated in, among other businesses, the siege and destruction of Cesena (though he seems to deplore this fratricidal war ), then passed to the service of the Visconti in Lombardy. (more…)

With a length of 650 km, the Po is the longest river in Italy. The source is located in Pian del Re, at the foot of Mount Viso, in 2022 meters of altitude.
On its way from the Piedmont Alps to the Adriatic, the Great River collects water from well 141 tributaries. Its catchment area is the largest Italian (over 71,000 square kilometers) and covers six regions, more than 3,200 municipalities and a population of about 16 million inhabitants.
The mouth is located north of Ravenna. In the last part of its course the river Po is divided into five ports (the Po Maestra, Po della Pila, Po di Tolle, Po of Celebrities, Po di Goro) that form a delta of 380 sq km

The fauna
Around the Po develops a rich natural habitat, despite the influence of human activities, still traits.
Among fish, the most common are pike, carp and tench. The source area is also one of the few areas of northern Italy where you can find crayfish. Within the aquatic fauna, in a speech are another matter for catfish, especially coming (more…)