Monday, May 31, 2010

First photo from Padula by NIAF's group

First photo from Padula by the NIAF Voyage of Discovery group... and it is a nice one: http://bit.ly/8YyPqM. More?

Greek temples are not the only reason to visit Paestum

Astounding Greek temples , terrific artichokes and buffalo mozzarella: that's Paestum in #Campania, #Italy http://bit.ly/c2i7AS

Padula: Petrosino and the Charterhouse

Padula, #Campania was the hometown of Joe Petrosino - http://bit.ly/cCYNco - but it is famous for its Charterhouse http://bit.ly/d6rqoY

Sunday, May 30, 2010

2010 NIAF Voyage of Discovery

Follow the 2010 NIAF Voyage of Discovery on their live blog: http://bit.ly/aUn8m8. They are heading to Padula, #Campania, #Italy.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

New bike tours in Pompeii

Pompeii says 'bring your bike'. New tours aim to make ancient city bicycle-friendly: http://bit.ly/9CJ9Sy

Friday, May 28, 2010

MAXXI 21st-century museum opens

MAXXI 21st-century museum opens. Futuristic art centre unveiled amid excitement in Rome: http://bit.ly/9gix8y

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Monk tree lore goes online

Monk tree lore goes online. Tuscan monastery's 1,000-year wisdom has 'lessons for today' http://bit.ly/aMZDHN

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Enrico Berlinguer

Enrico Berlinguer's life is the key to understand why Italy's richest States are the ones once governed by Communists: http://bit.ly/drNrJm

Monday, May 24, 2010

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Giovanni Falcone

Today Giovanni Falcone was killed by Mafia in 1992. He is still a symbol for Italians who fight agains crime: http://bit.ly/54JSVb

Discover Viterbo

RT @ItalyTravel: Viterbo N. of Rome fun day trip & easy cruise shore excursion from Civitavecchia: http://bit.ly/viterbo_Italy #Italy

The Mussenden Temple

Rome inspired architects from all over the world: like the builder of the Mussenden Temple in Northern Ireland - http://bit.ly/cXT9tU

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Ippolito Rossellini, first European Egyptologist

The first fateful scientific mission in Egypt was co-led by Champollion and the Italian Ippolito Rossellini in 1828 - http://bit.ly/doqmZJ

Friday, May 21, 2010

Tommaso Campanella

Tommaso Campanella (1568-1639): when being a philosopher was quite a dangerous job - http://bit.ly/9R0WFs

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Murgia and the Pizzica dance

Beatiful pictures of Puglia and a nice video about the "Pizzica" dance in this traveling post: http://bit.ly/9Dk36V

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Art installation in Via Nazionale, Rome

RT @Moscerina: Walking #Rome's via Nazionale? Look around. Til May 23, Via Nazionale is an #art installation http://bit.ly/bQdU04

Misenum, the largest base of Roman Navy

A-Z of Roman Tows: M as Misenum, #Campania. It was the largest base of Roman Navy - http://bit.ly/ambtBv

Monday, May 17, 2010

Manduria and its "Primitivo"

RT @Rosy9663: Manduria is a very special terroire in Italy for an excellent red wine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manduria

An Italian at Little Big Horn

The only survivor of Custer's companies at Little Big Horn was Giovanni Martini, Italian trumpeter from Sala Consilina http://bit.ly/aUrS4f