Ca’ d’Oro Palace, also known as Golden House or Palazzo Santa Sofia is one of the most admired palaces on the Grand Canal in Venice. Its name got mainly because of the golden lining, which once adorned its magnificent facade. The palace was built in 1420 for Marino Contarini. Later was tastelessly restored by several owners. In 1927 was given
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On the southeast coast of Sicily you can find the classic tourist resort of Avola. Town of Avola is located along with other towns such as Noto, Caltagirone, Militello Val di Catania, Catania, Modica, Palazzolo, Ragusa and Scicli in the valley of Val di Noto. All these cities were rebuilt after the massive earthquake that hit Sicily in 1693. Therefore,
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Elba would not be so world known as it is, not being Napoleon. And despite the fact that the famous chieftain was here for less than 10 months. Elba Island is located about 20 kilometres from the port city of Piombino, between the Italian coast and Corsica. With its area of 224 square kilometres it is the third largest island
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Thermal island of Ischia in the Tyrrhenian Sea is world-famous for its spa resorts, a place treating sciatica (ischias), gout, backache, rheumatism and asthma. However the name of the island is of far more prosaic origin, originated from the Latin word insula – island. Ischia is the most famous and largest island in the Gulf of Naples, just 33 km
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Florence. This city has about 400,000 residents and for many people it is a symbol of Italy, it’s elegance, remarkable monuments and typically Italian atmosphere. It is also considered a birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. Out of the 1,000 most important European artists of the second millennium, up to 350 lived or worked in this city… Sunset over Florence by
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