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ON THE GROUNDS OF A vineyard in the hills of La Morra in Italy, this beautiful brightly-colored chapel honors the Barolo wine. The chapel is more than a century old, but was renovated and repainted in 1999 by two contemporary artists. When it was first built in 1914, the small chapel served as a shelter for the vineyard workers. It was never formal...

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TURIN IS A CITY OF hidden places and uncanny architecture that evokes a sense of wonder. Strolling along the Corso Francia northeast of Turin at number 23, a five-story building designed in Liberty-style will certainly catch visitors’ attention. The residential Palazzo della Vittoria or House of the Victory was commissioned by Giovanni Battista Car...

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The last few years have awakened in people a desire for green, even in big cities, there is a desire to get back in touch with nature. Piedmont, beyond the chaos of the city, is rich in parks and natural attractions. Let's explore together the provinces of Turin and Biella. Turin is rich in nature and greenery, so much so that Valentino Park, one o...

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Google is a tool that is now an integral part of the daily life of each of us. Searching for songs, recipes, information and much more on the well-known search engine is a natural action, almost like drinking a glass of water. Among the numerous Google tools there is Destination Insight which is part of Google Travel Insight, useful for monitoring...

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Carlo, Carlo!’ Maria’s lyrical voice carries across the wooded hills, calling her 88-year-old husband to come in for dinner. But Carlo isn’t listening. He’s busy in the forest, his trusty dog beside him, searching for truffles. This evocative scene – drenched in the golden light of autumn – is brilliantly captured in a new film, The Truffle Hunters...

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Alessandria possesses a diversified historical and artistic heritage, with deep-rooted content in the territory and in popular culture, often defined as a mosaic, made up of many pieces, individually beautiful, that generate an incomparable overall design of the territory. As stated in the municipal coat of arms, the city's motto is "Deprimit elato...

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All roads lead to Rome” the popular saying goes about the eternal city. Of course, like for any saying, there is some truth to it. Just like the consular roads end and start from Rome, also one of the most famous historical itineraries was created to connect Rome with the rest of Europe: the via Francigena. Let us see the paths of the Via Francigen...

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Chianale is a small slate-house village immersed in the Provençal culture and placed in an ancient forest mentioned by Virgil in the Aeneid. It is an enchanting place crossed by the Chemin Royal, the old salt road travelled by traders to reach France. Chianale is also included in the Borghi più belli d’Italia (most beautiful villages in Italy). The...

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Unknown among these known, the Excavations of Oplontis in Torre Annunziata (Naples), included in the fantastic complex of the more famous Pompeii and Herculaneum, admitted in the UNESCO list in 1997. The ancient Oplontis often goes unnoticed by the ruins visitors and tourists. It rises into the city centre of Torre Annunziata. In the past, it was a...

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Team Italy manager and National Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Piazza will be assisted by Vince Horsman, Gianmarco Faraone, Doriano Bindi, Dan Bonanno and Michele Gerali during the Seniors European Baseball Championship, which takes places on the diamonds of Avigliana, Settimo Torinese and Torino in Piemonte from September 12-19, 2021 Azzurri manager...

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