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Riga: treasures and silences of an elegant capital
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Riga: treasures and silences of an elegant capital

Riga, the capital of Latvia, has a precise date of origin: August 18th, 1201. It was founded by the German Bishop Albrecht von Buxthoeven of Bremen, who sought to establish a base there to evangelize and Germanize the region, which was then inhabited by pagan Baltic people. Thanks to the wealth of the German clergy, […]

Literary Itinerary: the Da Vinci Code from the UK to Paris
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Literary Itinerary: the Da Vinci Code from the UK to Paris

  The worldwide success of “The Da Vinci Code” wasn’t even expected by its author, American writer Dan Brown (born in 1964). Although a highly educated man and passionate about mysteries and puzzles since childhood, he hadn’t written this novel with high expectations. His first four books hadn’t taken off except regionally, in the small […]