octombrie 31, 2010
Italia [Bagnoregio]
BAGNOREGIO INFO:
Civita di Bagnoregio is also known as the “dying town”. Perched on a tuffaceous hill in the middle of a landslide-prone valley, this nice little town is slowly succumbing to the ravages of time. It was once a thriving town, built by the Etruscan to protect a road leading from Lake Bolsena to the north across the Tiber valley. Rebuilt in the Middle Ages, Bagnoregio became an important centre with churches, hospices and homes of illustrious families. It was also the hometown of St Bonaventura, a famous philosopher and churchman who wrote, among other things, a book about the life of St. Francis of Assisi. In the late Renaissance famous men of letters visited the town like, for example, the learned humanist Annibal Caro. In 1695, a terrible earthquake forced the inhabitants of Civita to leave the town forever. Consequently, Bagnoregio was condemned to a slow, painful agony. Today, the visitors’ footsteps ring out in the small streets, alleys and little piazzas of a town, and its nice nooks and crannies are bathed in an almost religious silence. From Civita, you can take a wonderful view over the lunar landscape created by the Calanchi (big clay formations rising all around Civita)
Italia [Bolsena]
BOLSENA INFO:
Lake Bolsena is the largest volcanic lake in Europe, here you can enjoy swimming, peddelos, waterskiing, jet skiing and wind surfing.
The town of Bolsena is a beautifully kept medieval town with some fascinating historical sites including Etruscan remains, it also has many very good lake-side restaurants and bars.
If you have had enough of swimming you can explore the area by foot or bicycle.
Lake Bolsena is the largest volcanic lake in Europe, here you can enjoy swimming, peddelos, waterskiing, jet skiing and wind surfing. The town of Bolsena is a beautifully kept medieval town with some fascinating historical sites including Etruscan remains, it also has many very good lake-side restaurants and bars.
If you have had enough of swimming you can explore the area by foot or bicycle.
octombrie 30, 2010
Italia [Montefiascone]
MONTEFIASCONE INFO:Montefiascone is located on the highest point of the volcanic ridge surrounding the Lake of Bolsena. It is visible from the plateau of Viterbo from a very great distance and it is thought the Etruscans built on this site their most sacred shrine. The town flourished in the Middle Ages around a fortified rock and in the XIIth and XIIIth century it acquired importance as a safe haven for the popes, often forced to flee from the Papal Palace of Viterbo.
Italia [Pitigliano]
PITIGLIANO INFO: 
Pitigliano sits in the southern limit of the beautiful Tuscany"La Piccola Gerusalemme" got his name both from the ancient medieval landscape of the village (that remembers the beloved Jerusalem) and the wisdom of this jewish community, that once brought to the area many cultural and social advances (including the Jewish University of Pitigliano, which was founded in the community's flourishing days).
For Jews in general, and Israelis in particular, Pitigliano presents a tribute to ancient Jewish culture and life. It is also an historic landmark that remembers and honors the strong and warm relationship and links between the Jewish minority of Pitigliano (called once "la Nazione Ebrea" for hundred of years), and the people of Pitigliano. This strong relationship of respect and admiration has been kept long after the almost complete disapperance of the Jews from Pitigliano; it is known that during the Holocaust, people of Pitigliano and sorroundings risked their lives to hide and save Jews that were escaping from the Nazi terror. It is hard to believe that in fact, today remains at Pitigliano only three Jews from what once was a strong and mumerous Jewish community
Pitigliano sits in the southern limit of the beautiful Tuscany"La Piccola Gerusalemme" got his name both from the ancient medieval landscape of the village (that remembers the beloved Jerusalem) and the wisdom of this jewish community, that once brought to the area many cultural and social advances (including the Jewish University of Pitigliano, which was founded in the community's flourishing days).
For Jews in general, and Israelis in particular, Pitigliano presents a tribute to ancient Jewish culture and life. It is also an historic landmark that remembers and honors the strong and warm relationship and links between the Jewish minority of Pitigliano (called once "la Nazione Ebrea" for hundred of years), and the people of Pitigliano. This strong relationship of respect and admiration has been kept long after the almost complete disapperance of the Jews from Pitigliano; it is known that during the Holocaust, people of Pitigliano and sorroundings risked their lives to hide and save Jews that were escaping from the Nazi terror. It is hard to believe that in fact, today remains at Pitigliano only three Jews from what once was a strong and mumerous Jewish community
Italia [Saturnia]
The hot springs in Saturnia is an extraordinary geological phenomena, warm water appears as if from nowhere and cascades down the hillside providing a beautiful place to bath, massage one's neck in the many warm waterfalls or cover oneself in mud from the bottom of the stream.
This is must for those adventurous travellers and is very popular with all age groups. There is no charge to enter the cascades and there is a small cafe nearby. It is best to avoid the midday sun as there is limited shade.
octombrie 20, 2010
Italia [Venice]
VENICE INFO:HOTELS:
gondola up to €100
san marco bell tower €6
palazzo ducale €15
Italia [Roma + Vatican]
ROMA INFO:www.initalia.it/en/rome.htm
TICKET PRICE INFO:
colosseum €15.50
castel st.angelo €5
roman forum free
VATICAN INFO:
TICKET PRICE INFO:
vatican museums +
sistine chapel €12
st peter's basilica €6
vatican museums +
sistine chapel €12
st peter's basilica €6
Italia [Firenze]
FIRENZE INFO:www.initalia.it/en/firenze.htm
TICKET PRICE INFO:
museo €6
duomo free
duomo cupola €8
Italia [Siena]
www.italyguides.it/us/siena_italy/siena_italy.htm
HOTELS:
www.initalia.it/en/siena.htm
TICKET PRICE INFO:
cathedral €3
museo dell'Opera €8
oratory €3
Italia [Pisa]
PISA INFO:HOTELS:
leaning tower €15
cathedral €2
baptistery inside €5
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