Italy

The Best Places In Venice – The Piazza San Marco And La Fenice Districts

San Marco in the heart of the city is Venice’s best-known area, one famous around the world. At the heart is the Piazza San Marco that Napoleon called “the world’s most beautiful drawing room.” Don’t be surprised that this is one of the most expensive neighborhoods in all Italy. Many buildings date back to the …

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Rome The Campo de fiori And Colosseum Districts

The Piazza Campo de’ Fiori has been a meeting place for centuries. In the center of the plaza is a statue of Giordano Bruno, a monk burned for heresy in the year 1600.The not as well known Croatian born scientist Marco Antonio Dominis managed to die a natural death in September, 1624 but a few months later his heresy was declared manifest, and by order of the Inquisition his body was taken from the coffin, dragged through the streets of Rome, and publicly burnt in the Campo de’ Fiori, along with his works, a few days before Christmas of that same year.

Palazzo Viviani , Montegridolfo Italy

A truly ancient castle dating back to medieval times, doomed to be a constant bone of contention through the centuries due to its unique strategic position. Situated right on the border between Romagna and Marche regions, Montegridolfo lies on the border of the lands belonging to two noble families, the Malatesta of Rimini and the Montefeltro, …

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