To continue the footwear analogy often used to illustrate Italy’s shape, Puglia runs from the very point of the heel to just below mid-calf height, where the 'spur' of the Gargano Peninsula juts out into the Adriatic Sea. The heel (the Salento Peninsula) occupies the southern half of th...
Commissioned by Cosimo I de' Medici, first Grand Duke of Tuscany, the building, was conceived to house the 'Uffizi', the administrative and legal offices of Florence. The Gallery now occupies the entire first and second floors of the large building. Be sure to download a PDF map of the r...
Bosa is located on Sardinia’s northwest coast around two hours drive north from the island’s capital, Cagliari and occupies terrains on both banks of the River Temo. Bosa’s main attractions are its historic district full of winding streets, the 12thcentury Malaspina Castle and the Malvasia w...
Each temporal period (Zones 1–5) occupies nearly entirely non-overlapping ecologic space suggesting that during each successive historic period a new landscape was created. The primary axis in the NMDS ordination plot explains 64% of the variance, and is interpreted as a measure of forest cover...
It should be noted that seafood occupies an honorable place in the gastronomy of the country. Guests will be offered to try fragrant fish with spices in each restaurant. More elite facilities offer rare delicacies and snacks made of seafood. Meat dishes can make a good alternative to seafood....
The Duomo di Milano is dedicated to St Mary of the Nativity (Santa Maria Nascente). The Gothic cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete. It is the 5th-largest church in the world and the second largest in Italy. The cathedral occupies what was the most central site in Roman Mediolan...
(where the deformation of one side is likely to be the opposite of the deformation on the other side). Thus, the retrodeformed model occupies a point in shape space that is likely to be close to that occupied by the original. More complex deformations are more difficult to restore based ...
Today Siena occupies three hills, as it is one of the most popular travel destinations in Italy. The city owes its international fame to its medieval heritage: UNESCO protects unique monuments of the historical period. Siena is not a typical Italian city. Its grim medieval atmosphere sets it ...
Port of Naples - The port of Naples occupies the 35th position in world rankings for tourist cruises. In 2018, it handled 17.68 million tonnes of goods. Port of La Spezia - We return to Liguria with another commercial port. Always among the main Italian ports with regard to TEU flows, th...
The modern Lake Fimon, 45°28′N 11°32′E, 23 m a.s.l., surface 0.67 km2, maximum depth 3.8 m, occupies the floor of a former larger lake which deposits fill an ancient valley – the so called “Fimon Valleys” – cutting the northern side of the Berici Hills (NE-Italy: Fig...