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Italian activist arrested in Sochi for gay propaganda

The first open transgender deputy in the Italian parliament, Vladimir Luxuria, landed at Sochi airport today, as she immediately told her on her Twitter page, backing up her words with a photo in which a smiling activist waving a flag painted in all colors of rainbow.
Turin

National Automobile Museum in Turin

The National Automobile Museum (Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile) in Turin (Torino) is named after Giovanni Agnelli, Italian entrepreneur and former chief shareholder of Fiat Fiat and the Juventus team. Included in the ranking of the 50 best museums in the world. The collection consists of rare car models, has more than 200 original copies and 80 brands, starting from the first steam engines of 1769 and ending with the most modern cars of Formula 1.
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Every third Italian does not use the Internet

A recent study by the statistical service of the European Union showed that 34 percent of Italians have never "surfed" the Internet, while 54 percent regularly go to the pages of the world wide web. Eurostat explained that half of the population of the sunny country regularly devotes a couple of hours to surfing the Internet, while in the European Union the number of fans of the World Wide Web reaches 70 percent.
Florence

Sights of Florence

Florence is incomparable in terms of beautiful views and historical sites. Most of the wonders of the city will require a day, or even not one, to fully study it. The city, founded in the I century BC. e., just saturated with magnificent cathedrals, chic villas and palazzos, green gardens and other amazing places.
Germany

Cologne Attractions

If there were no destructive wars in the history of mankind, especially of the last century, the world could have seen European cities with unique ancient architecture. So in Cologne, on the site of many such buildings after the Second World War, there were ruins. In the postwar years, most of them were restored, but there are few real ancient buildings.
Florence

Palazzo Pitti in Florence

Walking around Florence, go to the southern bank of the Arno River through Ponte Vecchio. Then slowly walk along the Gvichchardini street. And you will not notice how the road leads you to Pitti Square. It is on it that one of the largest and most magnificent palaces of Florence is located - the Palazzo Pitti.

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Eurochocolate 2014 kicks off in Perugia

Chocolate lovers, do not miss the opportunity to visit the Italian branch of paradise for sweet tooth. Eurochocolate is held 21 times in Perugia - one of the largest and most famous chocolate festivals not only in Italy, but throughout Europe. Officially, the "sweetest" event of the year starts today, October 17, and will delight residents and visitors of the city until the 26th of this month.
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Italians found signs of life on Saturn’s satellite | 2019
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Italians found signs of life on Saturn’s satellite

One of Saturn’s moons, Enceladus, stores in its bowels an ocean of meltwater, which could turn out to be a real home for germs. This conclusion was made by scientists from Italy and the United States, joining forces to study the vast planet and its satellites. The first groundwater research at the southern polis of a small satellite that revolves around Saturn was made as part of a joint Cassini mission program that brought together talented scientists from America, Italy and Europe.
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Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracheli | 2019
Italy

Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracheli

Santa Maria in Aracheli is a beautiful basilica on Capitol Hill. A grand staircase leads to it, created as a sign of Rome's deliverance from the plague. The church was built in the VI century on the site of the Temple of Juno, the same one in which the geese who saved Rome from the Gauls lived. And that's not it! Michelangelo and Donatello, columns from old (pre-Christian) temples of Rome and ...
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Lake Como in Italy: outdoor activities for adventure lovers | 2019
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Lake Como in Italy: outdoor activities for adventure lovers

If museums are fed up and luxurious villas become boring, BlogoItaliano, in the continuation of previous materials about Lake Como in Italy, offers several ideas on how to make your vacation here an interesting and fascinating adventure, as well as tell you briefly about the "club" life of the city. You can view the surroundings of Lake Como in Italy not only by traveling on water, but also conquering the local peaks.
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The best hotels of Milan 5 stars | 2019
Cities of Italy

The best hotels of Milan 5 stars

Milan knows no shortage of excellent hotels, but even among them there are exclusive options. Some of them can hardly even be called housing. Rather, this is another luxurious addition to the treasury of impressions from visiting the Italian capital of business and fashion. In this article, we tried to collect 5 of the most remarkable hotels in the city of the "Major League" for those who travel to Milan with a special occasion.
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Excursions in Rome in Russian: 5 most popular | 2019
Cities of Italy

Excursions in Rome in Russian: 5 most popular

Rome is one of the richest excursion cities in the world. To at least somehow streamline my understanding of which excursions in Rome in Russian deserve attention in the first place, I turned to the familiar guide Lele and asked her to highlight the 5 most interesting. You can find out details and free dates for walking from Lela herself - her contact is under the article, and she answers pretty quickly.
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Indian Holi festival of colors arrives in Rome | 2019
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Indian Holi festival of colors arrives in Rome

The world famous music festival of colors HOLI FESTIVAL OF COLORS will finally be held in Rome on June 14, 2014. Are you ready for a burst of color? In India, one of the most ancient holidays of Hindu mythology is traditionally celebrated. In the days after the first full moon of the month, Phalgun (or Phalgun), usually in February-March, a real carnival takes place, in which the main role is played by multi-color man-made clouds made of paints and water.
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Review of the book by Amore and Amaretti | 2019
Italy

Review of the book by Amore and Amaretti

"... They brought pasta - a deep ceramic plate of steaming spaghetti in a wonderful tomato sauce, fragrant with fresh basil, or a thick creamy smell of wild mushrooms. For dessert they served a piece of parmesan - mature, crumbling - with aromatic pecorino from Sardinia and a large plate of fruit from the kitchen. the aroma of brewing coffee, conversations subsided to a whisper and became lazy, cozy, intimate.
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Civitavecchia Cruise Port Near Rome
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Civitavecchia Cruise Port Near Rome

The Italian port city with the melodious name of Civitavecchia, with the history of its formation, goes back to ancient times, back to the Etruscans. Typical for the cities of the Roman Empire began to acquire features in the II century. n e., when the arrangement of a convenient sea harbor engaged in the emperor Trajan. Since then, the city managed to be ruled by the Romans, Byzantines, and became an independent port in 1696.
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Coem - ceramic tiles from Italy
Italian brands

Coem - ceramic tiles from Italy

Coem is a well-known Italian company that specializes in the production of ceramic floor tiles and porcelain tiles. The brand is famous not only for the high quality of its products on the market, but also for its affordable prices. The history of the company It all began back in 1972, when the company, then still unknown to anyone, began its business under the name "Coem".
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How to rent an apartment in Trastevere, the most beautiful area of ​​Rome
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How to rent an apartment in Trastevere, the most beautiful area of ​​Rome

Of course, the most beautiful area of ​​Rome, where a tourist who wants to feel the atmosphere of the Eternal City, can stay is Trastevere. It is here that there are dozens of delicious restaurants and beautiful houses entwined with ivy. Formally, Trastevere is called everything that is on the other side of the Tiber River, but I would advise you to settle in the area shown on the map below: Viale di Trastevere, which tram number 8 runs on, conditionally divides the selected area into the left, where the Church of Santa Maria in Trastevere (Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere) and to the right, where the church of San Francesco a Ripa (San Francesco d 'Assisi a Ripa Grande).
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Italian city fined 650 euros for "noisy waterfall"
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Italian city fined 650 euros for "noisy waterfall"

A small town, spread out on the shore of Lake Como, will have to pay a fine for a too noisy waterfall. For thousands of years it took shape, for hundreds of years it was a favorite destination for tourists, until one day this amazing fountain seemed “too noisy” to the locals. The authorities of the city of Bellano, which is located on the shores of the famous Italian lake Como, will be forced to pay a fine after local residents complained that lumps of water in a beautiful creation of nature fall "too noisy", which makes it difficult to watch TV with open windows.
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Walk to the Boé Peak in the Dolomites
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Walk to the Boé Peak in the Dolomites

Today is an interesting route to the Boé peak. It belongs to the Sella massif in the Dolomites. We will not climb to a height of 3152 meters, but 2.5 km is easy. Every morning we enjoy views of the Dolomites from the balcony of our Hotel Monte Cherz. Just from him and begin today's walk in the mountains.
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The best viewing platforms in Florence
Florence

The best viewing platforms in Florence

The slender bell towers of the churches, the battlements of the medieval palazzo, the red tiled roofs of the houses, above which the marble splendor of the Cathedral, crowned with the magnificent dome of Brunelleschi ... Looking at Florence at least once from a bird's eye view, you fall in love with the city once and for all.
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The mouth of truth in Rome
Rome

The mouth of truth in Rome

The Mouth of Truth (Bocca della Verità) is an ancient image carved in a round slab of Pavonasian marble (marmo pavonazzetto). The gloomy face of the ruler of the seas and oceans, Triton, is set in the portico of the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin. The church is located on the left bank of the Tiber River, on the site of ancient Roman buildings.
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