Day 100 of #100DaysOfItaly
Piazza dei Signori - Main square of the historic center of Vicenza. Originally a Roman forum and market place, the square is traditionally the crossroads of business and leisure in the city, my city ๐ค#PiazzaDeiSignori#Vicenza#DiscoveringItaly
Day 99 of #100DaysOfItaly
Verona City Center - Visually-stunning city and one of the 55 Italian sites on the UNESCOย List. 2,000 years of history encased in 77 sq mi, harmonious integration of the finest of artistic elements from several diverse epochs #Verona#DiscoveringItaly
Day 98 of #100DaysOfItaly
Lago Maggiore - Second largest lake in Italy, located on the south side of the Alps, whose climate is mild in both summer and winter, producing Mediterranean vegetation, with gardens growing rare and exotic plants #LagoMaggiore#Novara#DiscoveringItaly
Day 97 of #100DaysOfItaly
Stadio Meazza - Football stadium in th San Siro district in Milan. On 3 March 1980, it was named in honour of Giuseppe Meazza, the two-time World Cup winner (1934, 1938) who played for Inter and briefly for Milan #StadioMeazza#Milano#DiscoveringItaly
Day 96 of #100DaysOfItaly
Basilica di San Pietro - Church built in the Renaissance style in Vatican City, the papal enclave within Rome. Designed by Bramante, Michelangelo, Maderno and Bernini, it is the largest church in the world by measure #SanPietro#Roma#DiscoveringItaly
Day 95 of #100DaysOfItaly
Arena - Roman amphitheatre in Verona built in the 1st century. The first intervention to recover its function as an opera venue began during the Renaissance. Some operatic performances were later mounted during the 1850s #Arena#Verona#DiscoveringItaly
Day 94 of #100DaysOfItaly
Adige - Second river after the Po, third for size of the catchment area after the Po and the Tiber, fourth for flow after the Po, the Ticino and the Tiber, crossing Verona, originating at 1,507 meters at the Resia Pass #Adige#Verona#DiscoveringItaly
Day 92 of #100DaysOfItaly
Canali - Essential element of the waterways of Venice and its lagoon. These are actually lagoon areas with greater water flow and a greater natural or artificial depth than the surrounding lagoon they distinct from #Canali#Venezia#DiscoveringItaly
Day 92 of #100DaysOfItaly
Piazza del Duomo - Main square in Milan and the true urban and commercial heart of the city for more than seven centuries, where Milanese meet there to celebrate important events #PiazzaDelDuomo#Milano#DiscoveringItaly
Day 91 of #100DaysOfItaly
Colli Berici - Special hills formation in the alluvial plain of Vicenza, originated over a hundred million years. Important place of recreation is the lake that lies at the heart of high hills, the Fimon Lake #ColliBerici#Vicenza#DiscoveringItaly
Day 90 of #100DaysOfItaly
Bacchiglione - River in northern Italy, 118 km long, originating in the province of Vicenza, at the foot of Monte Pasubio. Its waters come from the resurgences of the many torrents from the Prealps #Bacchiglione#Vicenza#DiscoveringItaly
Day 89 of #100DaysOfItaly
Corsico - Comune in Milan, in 1706 headquarter of Eugenio di Savoia's army, under the orders of Joseph I of Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor, who defeated the last Spanish governor, Charles Henry of Lorraine #Corsico#Milano#DiscoveringItaly
Day 88 of #100DaysOfItaly
Campo Marzio - 4th rion of Rome. In Middle Ages, after the aqueducts were ruined during the Gothic sieges and St. Peter's Basilica became a focal point for pilgrims, it became one of the most populated zones of Rome #CampoMarzio#Roma#DiscoveringItaly
Day 87 of #100DaysOfItaly
Ponte San Michele - Ancient bridge in historic part of Vicenza, reachable in a few minutes from Piazza dei Signori. Historically, it had three arches and in 1570 a fourth arch was added to a design by Palladio #PonteSanMichele#Vicenza#DiscoveringItaly
Day 86 of #100DaysOfItaly
Largo Cairoli - Station of the Milan metro, opened in 1964 and located near the Sforzesco Castle. It was built as part of the first route of line 1
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Day 85 of #100DaysOfItaly
Piazzetta Palladio - Little piazza connected to the more famous Piazza dei Signori, in Vicenza, dedicated to Andrea Palladio, italian Renaissance architect who designed several UNESCO buildings and villas
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Day 84 of #100DaysOfItaly
Brera - District of Milan, whose name stems from Medieval Italian "braida", derived from Old Lombardic "brayda" (often Latinized as "praedium"), meaning a land expanse cleared of trees or naturally lacking them
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Day 83 of #100DaysOfItaly
Piazza San Pietro - Plaza in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave in Rome, both named after Saint Peter, apostle of Jesus considered by Catholics to be the first Pope
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Day 82 of #100DaysOfItaly
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci - Oldest of the Politecnico di Milano campuses in use. The first buildings were inaugurated in 1927. Over the years it has been expanded and is now referred to as "Cittร Studi"
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