The Borgo of Cutting Tools One-of-a-kind pieces: Frosolone’s claim to fame is as the town of hand-crafted knives and scissors. And these are not just any standardized, run of the mill cutting instruments, but genuine masterpieces of craftsmanship. Each piece is forged, melded and designed with meticulous care, to guarantee quality of course, but above […]

We have no certain news on who found out the Grotto. He was probably a fisherman of Alghero named Ferrandino, around the end of 1700. Other sources however claim that the Romans present in Portus Nymphaeus near Porto Conte, around the 1st century AD, ventured into this wonder of creation. Moreover, also in the nearby […]

One of the most evocative periods of the year, what is coming, when the villages dress up to host the Christmas markets, that blaze of lights, colors and scents that make all children come back. Tradition dictates that during this period, the excellences of the territory are displayed on the stalls with souvenirs, local crafts, […]

Grazzano Visconti is a medieval village in the province of Piacenza, famous for its frescoes, sculptures, towers, fountains and balconies. Like any respectable village, it also has a ghost, that of aloisa, the bride of an army captain who was betrayed and died of pain, spotted for the first time by the local Duke. Several […]

Tra i monumenti più suggestivi del patrimonio artistico italiano, riconosciuta nel 1998 patrimonio dell’Umanità dall’UNESCO, la Certosa di San Lorenzo a Padula (Sa) conta circa 350 stanze ed occupa una superficie di 51.500 m² di cui 15.000 impegnati solo dal chiostro, il più grande del mondo. Ex monastero, fu iniziata nel 1306 per volere di […]

Ci sono dei luoghi incredibili in Italia, luoghi pieni di fascino, circondati da un alone di poesia, a volte non proprio “facili” da raggiungere, ma dove sicuramente la fatica della strada viene ripagata dalla meraviglia che si trova a fine percorso: Il santuario della Madonna della Corona, vicino al lago di Garda, è senz’altro uno […]