Category: Cicero Vol. 1 – Jan 2010
Dolomites: a mecca for mountains lovers
/ | Leave a CommentDolomites are one of the most dramatic spots and a mecca for mountains-lovers. They take their name from the French geologist De Dolomieu, who first studied and identified the composition of the sedimentary limestone. The Dolomites are an ancient coral reef that, over a 100 million years ago, were covered with a tropical forest and […]
Read more »CICERO No.1, Jan 2010 – Anno MMX, Vol. 1
/ | Leave a CommentCICERO No. 1 – Anno MMX Introduction of Italy Gennaio 2010 – Vol. 1 Dear Friend of Italy, I really hope you will welcome with pleasure and sincere interest this first issue of “Cicero”, our Newsletter.
Read more »Have you ever heard about Alberobello?
/ | Leave a CommentAlthough it is an UNESCO site, Alberobello is unfortunately rather unknown. In a place of rolling green hills, dotted with almond and olive trees, not far from Bari and Taranto (Apulia), you cannot miss visiting the town, named for the primitive forests of Arboris belli, which once covered the area, where over 1000 trulli mass […]
Read more »Leonardo Da Vinci: The Genius and his inventions
/ | Leave a CommentRome hosts till April 2010 the exhibition dedicated to Leonardo Da Vinci, the universal talent of Italian Renaissance, and the embodiment of the spirit of his age. An eclectic man, he was engineer, mathematician, anatomist, painter and architect, who wrote and drew all his life long.
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