The Euganei Hills are a series of hills of volcanic origin that range in height from 300 to 600 m from the Padovan-Venetian plain a few km south of Padua. The Colli Euganei form the first Regional park established in the Veneto, enclosing fifteen towns and eighty one hills. Les collines euganéennes sont une série de collines d’origine …
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Postcard from Italy – The Little Church and the Big Church
So, instead of renovating and extending one church, you build a bigger and better one next door! Santa Croce is outside the town of Noventa Vicinente in the Veneto. My Italian isn’t good enough to give any further information! Alors, au lieu de rénover et aggrandir une église, on fait construire une deuxième plus grande et …
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Postcard from Italy: Kitch as kitch can
This amazingly decorated house, reminiscent of Gaudi, is on the bike route in Dolo on the Brenta Riviera. Cette étonnante maison, qui rappelle Gaudi, se trouve sur l’itineraire vélo à Dolo sur la Riviera di Brenta.
Postcard from Italy: Villa Pisani in Stra
The Villa Pisani is the largest villa on the Brenta Riviera. It was built during the first half of the 18th century for the Venetian Doge Almoro Pisani and contains no less than 114 rooms. But the most amazing thing is the building seen in the second photo, taken from the steps at the rear of …
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Postcard – Castelletto di Brenzone, Lake Garda, Italy
Today, we cycled from Torri del Benaco to Malcesine on the eastern side of Lake Garda and found lots of these little ports along the way; The morning light was magical; Aujourd’hui, nous avons fait du vélo de Torri del Benaco à Malcesine sur la côte est du lac de Garde et avons trouvé beaucoup …
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