Pesaro boasts a number of beautiful villas, one of which Elke and Otto visited two years ago, the Villa Imperiale: it is considered one of the most interesting pieces of architecture in Italy from the 15th and 16th centuries, the Renaissance period, more precisely the High Renaissance . In addition Read more…
25th of April is a very important date for us Italians, as we celebrate the Anniversary of Italy’s Liberation. Most Italian cities, but even villages and/or hamlets have a war memorial in memory of those who fell, usually during the two world wars. Wreaths are often laid on April 25, Read more…
During the Spring Cultural Open Days of FAI, Isabelle and Erik visited Il Museo Didattico della Vaporiera (the museum of the steam engine) in the paper town of Fabriano. It is from 1866 that the steam trains on the line Falconara-Foligno (Umbria) started to be used and were usually leaving Read more…
Is there anywhere in the world that doesn’t know about Saint Valentine? I think there isn’t. Although the stories, discussions and episoded around the Saint’s life are many and sometime even contradictory. If we talk about his relics, of course everyone wants to own them! (The same that happened with Read more…
Our loyal readers will immediately recognize the name San Romualdo! How often did we mention this saint in our articles? The Saint was born between 951-953 in Ravenna, not exactly near Le Marche, especially at that time! Around the age of 20 he converted to the Benedictine order, stayed in Read more…
In Le Marche, the night between December 9 to 10 proves to be very important: we commemorate the fact that the angels flew the house of Mary from Palestine to Loreto. Bonfires are lit everywhere, as we reported earlier in one of our first posts. However, those who studied this Read more…