Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park – the largest national park in Italy

Corno Grande, Gran Sasso, Abruzzo, Italy

The 150,000 hectare Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park is considered to be the largest national park in the whole of Italy. There are three different mountain groups in the park – Gran Sasso, Laga and Gemelli Mountains. It is also home to the tallest peak in the Apennines mountain range, the 2,912 meter tall Corno Grande. You

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Bologna – a home to the world’s oldest university

Bologna as seen from the top of Torre degli Asinelli, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

The city of Bologna with approximately 400,000 inhabitants lies, to the detriment of the majority of tourists, in the shadow of more famous cities like Rome, Florence or Venice. However, it has also as much to offer and its advantage is that is not overcrowded. Bologna is the capital and largest city of Emilia-Romagna, located approximately in the middle of

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Vicenza – Renaissance city of one man – Andrea Palladio

Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

Vicenza is a city of Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, a place that is ideal for lovers of Renaissance architecture. Vicenza, which has approximately 110,000 inhabitants, is known worldwide especially for its architecture, but it is also a rich and flourishing city that offers visitors elegant shopping and cafes. It can be said that Vicenza is a city of one man

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