In fair Verona, where we lay our scene…
Ahh… Verona, the setting of Romeo and Juliet. It makes the place seem so romantic – unless you’re being forced to study it as a school student!
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The architect’s stage in Vicenza
The Italian city of Vicenza is a tribute to the work of architect Andrea Palladio. His buildings all through the streets have influenced many since!
Padua Botanical Garden: The world’s first!
The Padua Botanic Garden may not be huge but it has a very important claim to fame – it was the first in the world.
The towers of San Gimignano
San Gimignano is a city of towers. Fourteen in total these days (although at one point there were as many as 72!).
It is in giving away that we receive
St Francis believed in a life free of material goods where worth was measured in kindness. How a visit to the Italian town of Assisi reinforces this idea.
Back when companies cared about their workers…
The old Italian company town of Crespi d’Adda reveals a time in history when employees cared about the welfare of their workers and families.