City: Italy
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Coordinates: 43°N 12°E / 43°N 12°E / 43; 12
Restaurants in Italy
1. Infopoint Luino
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Tourist information in Luino
2. Biblioteca Malatestiana
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5.0 based on 689 reviews
Reviewed By viaggioSensoriale - Cesena, Italy
In this sad period ravaged by the coronavirus, I am closed in the house but if I go out to my balcony I cannot avoid thinking that a few hundred meters from me there is this magnificent library, built in the mid-1400s by an incredibly enlightened man . Novello Malatesta built the first library open to all, so for the first time in history culture knowledge was available to everyone and not only to religious or the wealthy. Entering the library rooms you are enveloped in an incredible magic the books tell a story of a literally enchanted place, the Reading Room is positioned in a way that the light is always regular for reading and the temperature both in winter and summer is almost always constant. Extraordinary are the Miniati codes and the huge "choirs". The diffusion of knowledge and culture for all helps to face periods of great difficulty for all humanity in a more conscious way. A praise goes to the volunteers and guides who guide visitors in a very professional way through the library rooms We will be able to overcome this virus all together and we will return to have the joy of also physically experiencing these beauties
3. Libreria Palazzo Roberti
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5.0 based on 271 reviews
Reviewed By kaasmarkt
Must go, when you visit Bassano! Napoleon was here... beautiful building, in the middle of one of the best small city’s in Vemeto
4. Libramente Caffe Letterario
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
Bookshop and literary cafe
5. Museo Storico Alfa Romeo
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4.5 based on 1,027 reviews
The Alfa Romeo Museum has been completely renovated and is even more prestigious. The historical site in Arese has a new look and open to public with a refined arrangement that reflects Alfa Romeo's distinctive DNA. Six floors of history binding past, present and future and complimenting the achievements of an extraordinary brand, its vehicles, its technology and style.
Reviewed By AnnarosaB_13 - Sydney, Australia
I trekked out to the Alfa Museum with my Alfa tragic partner. He was in raptures, naturally, but even to a mild Alfa lover like myself, this museum, with its lively depiction of the history of the iconic brand, was a treat. The historic models on display gave a colourful and photogenic impression of the history of Alfa Romeo. What beautiful cars they are. I especially loved the video clippings of famous racing victories, and of Alfa Romeos in famous films. The red Spider in The Graduate, it has to be said, is drool-worthy. There were many models on display, and the information accompanying them was just enough to satisfy your curiosity without overburdening you with information. At the end of it all came the coffee shop - the coolest coffee shop in Italy. With options for all dietary requirements. A great morning out, strongly recommended. Go see for yourself.
6. Archiginnasio di Bologna
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4.5 based on 1,931 reviews
Reviewed By 126marivicd - Venice, Italy
We visited the anatomical theatre, the library, and looked around the hallways. Wow so wonderful!!! I cannot imagine how an opulent university like this could have already existed in the 9th century. I could just imagine how students were taught during those days and how prestigious it must have been to graduate from this place. Amazing place!!! My tip is for you to visit the minute it opens so you can have the anatomical theatre all for yourself and get wonderful photos. The hallways and ceilings are also picture perfect. Be ready for an interesting and well spent time.
7. Centro Faunistico Uomini e Lupi
8. Biblioteca Salaborsa
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4.5 based on 1,177 reviews
Salaborsa is the Bologna city multimedia and general information library, which every day provides users of all ages with books, newspapers, magazines, videos, cds, data banks, along with cabled and and wi-fi internet connections. Access to the library is free. To take advantage of certain services it is necessary to register and show the membership card.
Reviewed By asiyahnoemik - Pula, Croatia
Arriving at the beautiful historic Piazza Nettuno immediately catches our eye the beautiful medieval Palazzo d'Accursio building ( Palazzo Comunale ). Biblioteca Salaborsa (Salabrosa Library) is located in one part of the Palace. The Salaborsa Library is the central public library opened in 2001 and provides a rich and fascinating cultural space inside the Palazzo d'Accursio, the ancient and historical seat of the city government. Its history is very interesting. In the thirteenth century, some Ghibella houses of late antiquity were built on this site above the Roman ruins. Among the builders are Francesco Accursio, a well-known lawyer at the Bologna School. The building then becomes a town hall. During Visconti's reign (1350 - 1360), the building was fortified because it had a house headquarters of troops that guarded the town hall, and converted Visconti into a true fortress. In 1568 Ulisse Aldrovandi transformed the inner garden into a botanical garden. Then began the cultivation of medicinal plants and exotic plants imported from all continents. Here Aldrovandi conducted the basic research that contributed to the creation of modern botany. In the meantime, a committee headed by Bologna entrepreneurs was set up, aimed at promoting the transformation of the indoor garden and cisterns into a space intended for the trade and market activities of the Bologna Stock Exchange, which had opened by then. Thus, between 1883 and 1886 on the site of the old garden built new Sala Borsa. Archaeological excavations carried out recently to restore Salaborsa revealed traces of public and religious buildings. They are visible to the public through a walkway and testify to the fact that the place has always been the center of public life in the city. There is an impressive wall perimeter of the Renaissance Terribilia tank, paved roads and foundations of the Roman basilica, the wall of the Medieval tower house and the star-shaped tub once at the center of the garden. In 1920, Salaborsa became a public restaurant, followed by the Bank with a Treasury (Cassa di Risparmio). After World War II and until the 1960s, the covered square served as a sports hall. This is where the Virtus Basketball Club originated. Today it is a beautiful and significant library.
9. Museo Casa del Podesta
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4.5 based on 86 reviews
The "Casa del Podesta" was erected towards in the mid fifteenth century as the residence of the representative of the Republic of Venice in Lonato, a territory which was under Venetian domination for almost 350 years. The House of the Podesta or chief magistrate belonged to Venice until the Treaty of Campoformio in 1797, when it became Austrian propriety and was turned into a military barracks. In the second half of the nineteenth century the building passed at the ends at the Town Hall of Lonato which took not interested in it, using it as poorhouse for the town poorest families. In 1906 the Liberal deputy Ugo Da Como bought it at a public auction and submitted it to a radical restoration based on the historicist recovery of the original style: appointing Antonio Tagliaferri, the most important Brescia architect of the period, as supervisor of the works.
10. Farm Cultural Park
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4.5 based on 602 reviews
Just when everything seemed to be falling into pieces, a small Cultural Center decided to transform the historical center of a town by dedicating it to art and culture. In this way, it gave the town a new identity in the present with the hope of a better future. The first six years of the Farm Cultural Park has created many opportunities and has engaged artists from around the world. This cultural center is home to an art gallery as well as other exhibition spaces where temporary painting exhibits and permanent contemporary art installations are set up. In addition, many cultural events are organized inside the Farm such as: book launches, musical events, festivals, workshops with young adults and children as well as competitions amongst architects. Farm Cultural Park has always been involved in many different cultural activities. Every year thousands of artists, designers, journalists and even visitors come here to share their experiences with others.
Reviewed By 120leslieS - New York City, United States
After spending a day at the ancient ruins of Valley of the Temples, we took a short trip to Favara to see this experimental art center that has brought new life to this town which otherwise you would never visit. Definitely worth the short trip. Everyone visiting the area must go, if only to support this effort to revitalize a poor town and bring modern art and architecture to children and families there. Much like the revitalization of once-decrepit parts of Brooklyn, NY or Oakland, CA. This should be on every art and history lover's itinerary of Sicily.
