Top sights in Italy
Lecce is probably everywhere known as the “Florence of the Baroque.” This nickname is indicative of flourishing architecture, which is unmatched in southern Italy. The city contains signs of Greeks, Romans, Normans and Saracens but enduring link comes from Habsburg Spain. Its rulers who settled here, made great architectural transformation of the city during the 17th century. Duomo, Lecce, Puglia,
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L’Aquila is situated at the foot of the Gran Sasso, the highest mountain on the Italian mainland south of the Alps. This city is hidden by medieval walls and surrounded by the Apennine Mountains. It is stretched on an area of 466 square kilometers, having a population of nearly 70,000. It is the main center of the region of Abruzzo,
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Ischia is the main city of the Italian island with the eponymous name – Ischia. It is divided into two parts – the historic one is called Ischia Ponte and industrial one is Ischia Porto. The city, which is situated on the east coast of the island, is home to about 16,000 inhabitants. Both parts of this city are very
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On the eastern shore of Lake Garda, at the foot of Monte Baldo lies a small village Assenza di Brenzone. It is one of the 15 villages forming region Brenzone in Veneto in the north of Italy. Assenza di Brenzone consists only of a few houses, it is a peaceful village rich in many beauties. At the point where Assenza
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Trieste is a city situated at the border between Italy and Slovenia. Its history is long, experienced periods of growth but also decline, independence or occupation. Trieste is located right in the place of never-ending conflicts among the west, the east and the north, in the most recent history influenced by the Italian, Slovenian and Austrian. This is also reflected
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