In Bergamo am ales să stau în Citta Alta pentru a mă putea bucura de atmosfera orașului vechi. Am găsit pe booking.com, unde îmi rezerv de obicei cazările, un bed&breakfast aflat chiar vis-a-vis de stația de funicular, care leagă orașul … Continue reading
Aflat în nord-vestul Italiei, în provincia Lombardia, la 30 km de Milano, Bergamo – un oraș cu 120000 de locuitori – poate fi o excelentă bază pentru excursii la lacurile din nordul Italiei: Como, Garda, Maggiore sau Iseo dar și … Continue reading
Dacă vă apucă brusc, ca și pe mine, pofta de ducă și mai ales dacă stați în vestul țării, profitați de cursa WizzAir la Bergamo și petreceți acolo un sfârșit de săptămână! Eu m-am hotărât cam cu vreo trei săptămâni … Continue reading
Mantua lies in the Po Plain, surrounded by the waters of three lakes. It is Gonzaga’s town, a powerful family who ruled the town for nearly four centuries. They invited here great artists to embelish the town. Brunelleschi, Alberti, Mantegna, … Continue reading
When I’m saying Parma, I’m thinking to the Stendhal’s novel (Parma Monastery), to the Parma violets or Parma ham. Speaking in modern terms, Parma is a brand. Being in Trento for my job and looking on the map to find … Continue reading
I imagine that somebody who goes for the first time to Italy would think firstly at Rome, Venice, Milan, Pisa and, of course, Florence. I was there on March 1997, again for one day only, on a weekend. I tried … Continue reading
I am back from my short trip to Thailand. A lot of impressions and over 4000 photos have to be sorted out (as soon as possible) in order to start my presentation. Meantime, I will continue my posts (4) about … Continue reading
Legend has it that Padua was founded by a Greek, named Antenore, who came from Troy. The sarcophagus, called Antenore’s Tomb, seems to confirm the legend as, in 1274, was discovered here the skeleton of a warrior. Behind the tomb, … Continue reading
When one says “Milan”, if a female, will think at the fashion capital, if a male, will think to AC Milan. For one who loves music, it will be La Scala, but for a traveler will be The Cathedral or … Continue reading
Merano and Bolzano are very near. I spent only few hours in Bolzano and only in the center. For me, it was the same impression of little Austrian town. Even the languages spoken on the streets were equally divided: Italian … Continue reading