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Prosciutto San Daniele

While describing the Italian cuisine, one of the first words that came into the mind besides noodles and the famous round cake is ‘prosciutto’.
Similar to ‘parmigiano’ the word describing perfect slice of ham has made the international career. But not all the ham deserves the rights to be called ‘prosciutto’.
This word is reserved for the [...]

Rome

Rome Weather Rome Weather

The best seasons of the year to visit Rome are Spring and Autumn. There is a lot of sun, and the temperature is warm, but not to hot like during the summer months.
Spring
Easter marks the beginning of the tourists season in Rome. Pilgrims from all over the world go to St.Peter’s Square to listen to [...]

Castel Sant’Angelo – former Hadrian’s Mausoleum Castel Sant’Angelo – former Hadrian’s Mausoleum

The emperor Hadrian took a decision of constructing a mausoleum for himself, for his family and for his successors around 130 AD. The place that was chosen was a part of so called Domitia’s Gardens that lied in the neighborhood of Campo Vaticano, on the right bank of the Tiber river, in front of Campo [...]

Pantheon Pantheon

Pantheon (also known as Santa Maria della Rotonda) is the best preserved building from the ancient period that survived to our times almost untouched.
The first known temple constructed in one part of Campo Marzio was projected and founded by Marcus Agrippa between 27 and 25 BC. Its shape was rectangular and it was surrounded by [...]

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Venice

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This year’s Carnival in Venice is going to be officially started in he evening of Saturday, February 6, 2010 with the performance Arlecchino, Servant of Two Masters, played by Ferruccio Soleri.
There will be ten days of theatre performances, exhibitions, lights, fireworks, and thousands of masks wandering around Venice, and its land counterpartner – Mestre.

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In 1949 the American millionairess Peggy Guggenheim came for the Venetian Biennale with her art collection, and soon decided to move to the city for good.
For her new home she has bought the former residence of Venetian aristocratic family Venier, known as Ca’Venier de Leoni, from the pet lion kept once on the courtyard of [...]

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The entrance to the square from the marine side leads between two columns located on Piazetta, the small square between the Doge’s Palace and Sansovinian Library. On the columns there are the sculptures of lion symbol of St.Mark and St.Teodoro killing the dragon.
St. Teodoro was the first Patron saint of Venice to be replaced by [...]

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