Archive for category "Cultural Heritage"
Relais San Pietro
The Relais San Pietro is a modern and comfortable 4-star hotel, nestled in the heart of the Subappennino Dauno Settentrionale to its strategic location on the border with Molise and Campania, may be considered an ideal place to get away from the chaos of the city and immerse yourself in total relaxation in a beautiful and unspoilt landscape overlooking the invaso di Occhito,, artificial dam consists of "loose materials" among the largest d' Italy, ...
23 November, 2011 at 8:51 pm | Write by atmosphera Italia on Village @ Hotel | 320 views
The house-museum of Corto Maltese in Venice
Even the most hardened travelers have a place to come back. Corto Maltese, the famous character created by Hugo Pratt, has traveled extensively, but its "home", the place to take shelter and rest among family things, has always been Venice. Hence it could only be opened in Venice, the first house-museum dedicated to him.
The project, conceived and realized by Manuela Marchesani, is inspired by the "home of Sherlock Holmes" in London. In the spaces made ...
6 November, 2011 at 7:39 pm | Write by walterfano on Museums | 588 views
Palazzetto Bru Zane – Centre de Musique Romantique Française
The Centre de Musique Romantique Française is located in the spaces of Zane Casino, built at the end of 1600 as pleasure grounds of the nearby Palace Zane, now seat of the Institute Sanudo.
Zane Dominic entrusted the project to the architect Baldassare Loghena Palace, but he died before the end of the work leaving the management to his nephew Marino. The latter also used it as a place of study and concerts for the young ...
6 November, 2011 at 7:35 pm | Write by walterfano on Villas @ Buildings | 389 views
Salon of Heritage and Cultural Activities in Venice
The Salon is a great showcase where the public administrations, companies of tourist promotion, event planners, industry companies promote their activities in the field of territorial marketing and all associated services, presenting the different facets of the public lands membership: cultural events, festivals, exhibitions, history, tradition, gastronomy, folklore. The Salon also hosts the International Exchange of Cultural Tourism | Viaggiandum East, dedicated to the B2B players in the cultural tourism from the Italian regions and ...
6 November, 2011 at 7:05 pm | Write by walterfano on Fairs @ Cultural Events | 458 views
….. Live your art with Sonja in the House of Artists .
Guest House .... The Guest House, situated in the hills of Monferrato is the perfect place to enjoy a holiday in a context of art and nature. It features a fully equipped artstudio, a room for seminars and several beautiful outdoor spaces. For more sports,the area is ideal for cycling, horse riding 2Km, 15Km course, swimming pool, 6 Km.The rooms, with panoramic views, each have the name of an artist - Van Gogh,Gauguin, Cezanne, ...
30 October, 2011 at 1:49 pm | Write by atmosphera Italia on B & B @ Argiturismo | 538 views
Oratory of St. Roch
In 1476, the Confraternity of St Roch purchased a building in which to hold the meetings of the chapter. In 1525, work began on the present-day building, composed of two large halls, one above the other, which received the Bishop's blessing in 1542. In 1697, the altar-piece showing The Virgin and the Saints, by Alessandro Maganza, was placed on the altar in the lower hall.
An inside staircase leads to the upper hall, at least partly ...
29 September, 2011 at 8:41 pm | Write by museicivicicomunedipadova on Monuments @ Squares | 347 views
The Clock Tower
The clock tower is one of many symbols recalling the era of the da Carrara family in the history of Padova. The monument and its mechanism became an abiding presence in the daily life of the townspeople — and others besides — during the 14th century. This impressive building, standing in the Piazza dei Signori, between the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi and the Palazzo del Capitanio, was erected between 1426 and 1430 over the ruins of ...
29 September, 2011 at 8:33 pm | Write by museicivicicomunedipadova on Monuments @ Squares | 254 views
The Eremitani Museums
The centrally located Piazza Eremitani contains the City Museums, i.e., the Archaeological Museum and the Museum of Medieval and Modern Art, housed in the cloisters of the old monastery of the Eremitani monks. The Scrovegni Chapel also forms part of this complex of buildings.
The original nucleus of Padova's City Museums can still be recognised in the rich collections which became public property with the suppression of the Convento di San Giovanni da ...
29 September, 2011 at 8:28 pm | Write by museicivicicomunedipadova on Museums | 322 views
Fortezza di Radicofani – Fortress of Ghino di Tacco, the Italian Robin Hood
Unique and beautiful Fortress in the center of Val d'Orcia, Siena Province. Living History Centre. Heritage centre fo students, childre , family and adults. Summer medieval activities every day. Tower Museum and nightly catapult. Unesco area and patrimony. Available for medieval dinner for coach group and student all year.
5 September, 2011 at 10:51 am | Write by MicheleLupoli on Cultural Heritage | 488 views
Montecucco DOC Archaeological wine tour
The Montecucco DOC Archaeological wine tour will take you in the heart of Tuscany to discover the land of the Etruscans, for a guided tour of two days especially focused on “wine and archaeology”, but also on food and nature, hot baths at the spa of Saturnia and gastronomy, in the sign of pleasure and conviviality.
The tour, realized by Tenuta Terre Brune in agreement with Colle Massari winery at Cinigiano, is particularly suitable for ...
1 September, 2011 at 11:32 am | Write by ClaudiaPinci on Tours @ Cultural Tour | 754 views
