Built starting from 1172 at the behest of William II of Altavilla, king of Sicily from 1166 to 1189, it is famous for the rich Byzantine mosaics that decorate its interior. In August 1926 Pope Pius XI elevated it to the dignity of a minor basilica.[4] Since 3 July 2015 it has been part ofContinue reading “IL DUOMO DI MONREALE”
Category Archives: tradition
IL PALIO DI CHIOGGIA
The Palio della Marciliana is a historical re-enactment and one of the main popular city festivals held annually in Chioggia, in the province of Venice. It includes the Crossbow Tournament and attracts thousands of visitors to the city of the Venetian lagoon every year. It is organised on the third weekend of June and bringsContinue reading “IL PALIO DI CHIOGGIA”
Bologna and its medieval “stone forest”
🌆 Bologna and its medieval “stone forest” 🌆 In the beating heart of the Middle Ages, Bologna was very different from how we know it today. Around the 12th century, the city had transformed into an incredible forest of towers: around 180 towers stood out in the sky of Bologna, creating a unique landscape, comparableContinue reading “Bologna and its medieval “stone forest””
Why is Republic Day celebrated on June 2nd? Why is Republic Day celebrated on June 2nd? June 2nd is Republic Day: it celebrates the referendum with which on June 2nd and 3rd 1946 Italians democratically chose whether to maintain the monarchy that had governed the country since its unification or abolish it and establish aContinue reading
BOLOGNA PORTICI FESTIVAL
HERITAGE MEETS CREATIVITY The third edition from June 4 to 8 Bologna Portici Festival is back From June 4 to 8, the Bologna Portici Festival is back, the great urban festival promoted by the Municipality of Bologna to celebrate the Portici of Bologna, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, through creativity. On June 6, the firstContinue reading “BOLOGNA PORTICI FESTIVAL”
Domani l’inaugurazione della mostra fotografica “Campioni – Ha vinto Bologna”
Sarà inaugurata il 27 maggio in Sala Borsa la mostra fotografica “Campioni – Ha vinto Bologna”, allestita dal Bologna FC 1909 con gli scatti di Maurizio Borsari, Michele Finessi e Gianni Schicchi. La mostra, che sarà visitabile gratuitamente fino al 7 giugno, ripercorre tutta la stagione 2024-25 del Bologna, dalle indimenticabili notti di Champions LeagueContinue reading “Domani l’inaugurazione della mostra fotografica “Campioni – Ha vinto Bologna””
BOLOGNA HIDDEN JEWELS
VILLA MAZZACORATI Villa Aldrovandi Mazzacorati is a historic 17th-century building located just outside the center of Bologna. After being acquired by Annibale Marescotti, towards the end of the 17th century the house with garden passed to the Aldrovandi family who carried out various restoration works. At the end of the 18th century the villa becameContinue reading “BOLOGNA HIDDEN JEWELS”
LA MOKA – IL CAFFE
In 1933, in a small laboratory in Piedmont, a man watched water boil… And from that simple, domestic scene, he would invent the most Italian gesture in the world: making coffee with a moka pot. His name was Alfonso Bialetti, a craftsman with a careful and practical eye. It was a difficult period: Italy wasContinue reading “LA MOKA – IL CAFFE”
IL.TIMBRO DEL PANE IN LEGNO / bread stamp
The bread stamp is one of the symbols of the pastoral art of the Murgia Materana. Until the 1950s, housewives kneaded bread at home and delivered it to the oven boys for baking, but not before stamping each loaf to distinguish it from those of other families. The stamps were commissioned to shepherds who madeContinue reading “IL.TIMBRO DEL PANE IN LEGNO / bread stamp”
Sunday 27 April: Leonardo Day.
History tells that the Genius was born in the family home in Anchiano on April 15, 1452 and that in 1952, to celebrate the fifth centenary of the birth of the Genius, Luigi Einaudi and Alcide De Gasperi took part in the first great historical reenactment of Leonardo’s birth, within an event that involved theContinue reading “Sunday 27 April: Leonardo Day.”