27 August 2025 | Author/Destination: Editorial / Redaktion | Category: Architecture , Portrait , UNESCO World Heritage
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Andrea Palladio © Alessandro Maganza – volkskrant.nl
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Andrea Palladio was an Italian
Renaissance architect active in the
Venetian Republic . Palladio, influenced by
Roman and
Greek architecture , primarily
Vitruvius , is widely considered to be one of the most influential individuals in the
history of architecture . While he designed churches and palaces, he was best known for country houses and villas. His teachings, summarized in the architectural treatise,
The Four Books of Architecture , gained him wide recognition.
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22 February 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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© Richard Pircher/cc-by-sa-2.0-de
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Schlanders (
Italian : Silandro) is a
comune (municipality) and a village in
South Tyrol in northern
Italy , located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of the city of
Bolzano .
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21 February 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Apple growing © Daniel Reust/cc-by-sa-4.0
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Lana is a
comune (municipality) and a village in
South Tyrol in northern
Italy . It is situated in the Etschtal (Etsch Valley) between
Bolzano and
Merano and at the entrance to the
Ultental . The population rose to 12,566 in 2020.
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20 February 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Kronplatz ski resort – North side © A,Ocram
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Bruneck (
Italian : Brunico;
Ladin : Bornech or Burnech;
Latin : Brunecium or Brunopolis) is the largest town in the
Puster Valley in the
Italian province of
South Tyrol .
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19 February 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Neumarkt (lit.: New Market;
Italian : Egna) is a
comune (municipality) and a village in
South Tyrol in northern
Italy , located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the city of
Bolzano . It is one of
I Borghi più belli d’Italia (“The most beautiful villages of Italy”).
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18 February 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General
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Sterzing (
Italian : Vipiteno) is a
comune in
South Tyrol in northern
Italy . It is the main town of the southern
Wipptal , and the
Eisack River flows through the medieval town. It is one of
I Borghi più belli d’Italia (“The most beautiful villages of Italy”).
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17 February 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks
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Meran © Thomas Hummel/cc-by-sa-4.0
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South Tyrol (
German : Südtirol;
Italian : Alto Adige;
Ladin : Südtirol), officially the
Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol , is an
autonomous province in
northern Italy . Together with
Trentino , South Tyrol forms the autonomous
region of
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol . The province is the northernmost of Italy, the second largest with an area of 7,400 square kilometres (2,857 sq mi), and has a total population of about 534,000 inhabitants as of 2021. Its capital and largest city is
Bolzano .
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