Which are the colours connected with Italy? And which roles do they play in the Italian culture? Read more to discover it!
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Florence’s Oltrarno: a less crowded itinerary for the benefit of eyes, ears and soul
Along with Rome and Venice, Florence belongs to the group of the “Big 3 Touristic Cities”. Some people complain about the themed park – kind of entertainment the city offers and ask for a more authentic experience. In this article you’ll find what you have to do if you want to avoid the crowds and get a glimpse of Florence’s true Italian soul.
Why you should put Teatro Olimpico of Vicenza in your travel bucket list
Take a look at Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, a Palladian masterpiece to be put among the things to see before you die, but also among the Wonders of the World. No, I’m not kidding.
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Vicenza: a City Walk through the World Shrine of Architecture
With this entry, I will guide you through the streets of Vicenza city centre, a marvel full of Renaissance buildings and palazzi in North-Eastern Italy.
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The end of #100ItalyFacts + the latest Instagram campaign
Dear friends,
my challenge about the #100ItalyFacts was completed almost one month ago and after that, I worked on making a collection of said “facts” that I linked here. The lovely Manja kindly reminded me that I shared it on social media, but I didn’t write a blog post about it, so here you are the announcement.
In the meantime I have also completed another “Instagram campaign”: “Prealpine Contradas“. As I mentioned to the people who follow me there, the contradas at the foothills of the Venetian Prealps are small rural villages surrounded by woods and where people entertain a slow-paced kind of existence. I guess you can say it’s a good example of the typical Italian way of living 😉 I plan on writing about these fascinating realities also in here, keep following the blog if you’re interested.
As for now, here you are the last ten days of the #100ItalyFacts. Enjoy!
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Vicenza’s Monte Berico, where Saints and troubles live together
Italy is often depicted as an ambiguous country and Vicenza is obviously no different. As we often say in here, “it has multiple lives as the cats” and polar opposite characteristics coexist without too much of a hassle.With this series of posts about Vicenza, I will try to underline the city’s “split personality”, by identifying the major paradoxes you can find in its layered territory.
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#100ItalyFacts on Instagram, days 63-69
Hey guys,
I hope you enjoyed these last festivities! I surely did with tons of food and with the company of friends and family 😉 I even visited my friends in South Tyrol and we played the tourists for few days, so it was all really great!
During these last days, I have written about Epiphany, the last festive day of the “Christmas period”, and about Carnival, the period of the year in which all the social rules are supposed to be reversed!
I hope you enjoy, see you this week with the first entry about Vicenza 😘
#100ItalyFacts on Instagram: days 35-41
Hi guys,
here I am with the weekly Instagram review!
On Monday I wanted to focus my attention on the infamous Constitutional Referendum we had to vote for on Dec.4th and now I want to specify some things in here as well. I decided to dedicate an instagram post to it, mainly because of the things I was reading in foreign newspapers in the immediate aftermath. Let me make things clear: “No” was NOT a vote for the so-called “Italexit”. This Referendum had nothing to do with the EU. Sadly, some countries that are dealing with EU secessionist movements decided to write in their newspapers that this Italian “NO” was cumulative evidence of the fact that EU is failing and that people want to leave. Well, no. We surely have a few political parties that are proactively against the Union, but THIS referendum was entirely an INTERNAL matter. People who voted “no” did that for mainly two reasons:
- they did not agree on the constitutional reform that, among the other things, wanted to abolish the so-called “perfect bicameralism”;
- they voted against PM Renzi and his domestic policy.
I won’t comment on voters and the final result, I just wanted to point out that there are false news that are spreading around.
I think that what happened is a valid and useful lesson for the future, though: don’t trust everything people say, let’s check multiple sources of information and develop a critic opinion before judging. This is valid for every aspect of our lives.
Thanks for the attention. Enjoy the review 🙂
Rome in 4 adjectives: what to expect from the Eternal City
Discover with me and with the help of a Roman seagull ( yes, really) the soul of this incredible city. Let’s tour the Italian capital keeping in mind these four specific keywords.
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#100ItalyFacts on Instagram, days 28-34
Here we are with our usual Sunday appointment!
This week I have decided to focus on:
- A social phenomenon called “the brains’escape “, characterized by the migration of young Italians to other countries, which has hit an all-time record this year;
- Cool TV personalities;
- Politics (or the mockery of Italian politicians, if you want);
- Some gorgeous monuments.
I hope you enjoy! 😘
My Dear Italia 