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Orto Botanico Via Irnerio 42, Bologna, 40126 |
Bologna's botanical gardens were initiated in 1568 in the Ferrerio college by the naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi. It was initially called the Orto dei Simplici because you will...
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Orto Botanico Via Lincoln, 2B, Palermo, 90133 |
L'Orto Botanico gardens, accessible through Via Lincoln, are home to a wealth of lush vegetation and some beautiful neoclassical buildings. The original edifices were erected in 1785, during the time of Caracciolo, and s... more
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Opicina Opicina, Trieste, 34016 |
A scenic and romantic way to get up to Trieste's Carso is by going in the tram. This old rail system was opened in 1902 and has become part of local folklore, there are even local, traditional songs about it. The tram is... more
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Ostia Antica 717 Via dei Romagnoli, Rome, 00119 |
I loved my visit to Ostia Antica, Rome's ancient port city. (The Latin ostium means mouth and Ostia was at the mouth of the Tevere - the Tiber River, which flows through Rome.) After the fall of Rome, it was deserted, an... more
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Obelisco Vaticano Piazza San Pietro, Rome, 00193 |
Fontana’s plan for moving the obelisk was chosen from among hundreds of others. It relied heavily on pulleys, some as large as five feet in length, to lift the obelisk off its base and then lower it to a horizontal posit... more
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Ostia Lido Via Ostia, Rome, 00122 |
Ostia is the obvious choice and has always been the seaside extension of Rome since Antiquity times (Ostia Antica page coming soon). Take the metro line B to the Piramide, San Paolo, or Eur Magliana stations and follow t... more
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