Adria in Veneto

17 April 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  4 minutes

Canal Bianco © Pava

Canal Bianco © Pava

Adria is a town and comune in the province of Rovigo in the Veneto region of Northern Italy, situated between the mouths of the rivers Adige and Po. The Etruscan city of Adria (“Hatria”) is below the modern city, three to four metres below the current level. Adria (“Hatria”) may have given its name during an early period to the Adriatic Sea, to which it was connected by channels. Adria and Spina were the Etruscan ports and depots for Felsina (now Bologna).   read more…

Brescello in Reggio Emilia

26 January 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Museum of Don Camillo and Peppone © Szeder László/cc-by-sa-3.0

Museum of Don Camillo and Peppone © Szeder László/cc-by-sa-3.0

Brescello is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 80 km northwest of Bologna and about 25 km northwest of Reggio Emilia. It has 5,504 inhabitants. Situated in the north-western side of the province, close to the borders with the provinces of Parma and Mantua (Mantua is in Lombardy), Brescello lies on the southern shore of the river Po, near the confluence with the Enza.   read more…

Ferrara in the Emilia-Romagna

13 October 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  7 minutes

Ferrara City Hall © Sien

Ferrara City Hall © Sien

Ferrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north. The town has broad streets and numerous palaces dating from the 14th century and 15th century, when it hosted the court of the House of Este. For its beauty and cultural importance it has been qualified by UNESCO as World Heritage Site. Modern times have brought a renewal of industrial activity. Ferrara is on the main rail line from Bologna to Padua and Venice, and has branches to Ravenna, Poggio Rusco (for Suzzara) and Codigoro. In 2006, due to its important historical significance, Ferrara became the headquarters of the Italian Hermitage Museum. It is the fifth city in the world to have been linked with the Russian museum. From this union was born the Hermitage-Italy Foundation.   read more…

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