The “Venice of the North”, Amsterdam, is a city born from water. The sea and the Amstel River create a net of canals surrounding the historical old town. The official capital of Netherlands, as many other urban centers of this nation, was built a few meters below sea level and protected by a dam. This […]
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Porto is the second most important city of Portugal, but not the second largest. It includes the second largest city of the nation – Vila Nova de Gaia – in its 1-million-people metropolitan area, but Porto itself only has 214.000 inhabitans. The name means port, harbour, and it is in fact a very important one, […]
Forget all those “mafia movies” showing Palermo as a dirty city of crime, because the capital of Sicily is the ancient seat of an empire. It is rich in history, art, architecture and natural beauty. A place to see, absolutely. Like many other big cities, Palermo also has its “negative sides” but a tourist will […]
Catania is one of the most beautiful cities in Sicily. Graciously stretched between the sea and the volcano, Mt Etna, it looks both elegant and dynamic. Its architectures describe the evolution during centuries, from the Greek time to modern days. Catania is a walk among ancient theatres, beautiful buildings, green paths of the Bellini Park, […]
People come to Sardinia and only think of the wonderful sea, of the “villas” of the billionaires, of the crazy nightlife. Not many come and visit the towns and cities of the island, especially Cagliari, the chief town. And Cagliari has so much to tell! The very first human traces, here, date back to 3000 […]