Germany

Tegel Palace

Tegel Palace is a romantic place and almost unknown to the general public. This is the property of the Humboldt family. Inside the mansion there is a museum with antique furniture, paintings and a collection of sculptures, most of which are Roman replicas of ancient Greek sculptures. Tegel Palace (Schloss Tegel), photo by Jens-Olaf Walter
Cities of Italy

Taxi in Rome: tariffs, rules and useful nuances

The Roman official taxi is a white car with a rooftop identification light plate and a Comune di Roma sticker with a license number on the doors. Every second traveler is faced with a taxi in the Eternal City, and so we decided to devote a separate article to them, from which you will learn about tariffs, discounts and local features.
Germany

Bisdorf Palace

Bisdorf is a modest palace, more like an abandoned estate. Compensates for its modest size tower with an observation deck. The palace park is pleasant for walks and reflections. Schloss Biesdorf (Schloss Biesdorf), photo riesebusch Schloss Biesdorf (Schloss Biesdorf) looks like an abandoned manor, and in fact it is, despite the fact that it is recognized as a historical and cultural landmark of Berlin.
Italian lakes

Garda - the largest lake in Italy

On the outskirts of Lombardy, just a 1.5-hour drive from Milan, lies one of Italy's natural attractions - Lake Garda (Italian: Lago di Garda). The blue waters of this pond are surrounded by the lush greenery of Italian nature and the mighty slopes of the Alpine mountains. Garda is the largest lake in the country, its length is 52 km, width - 17 km, surface area of ​​the water - 370 km 2.
Italian lakes

Iseo Lake

In the frame of Italian sights along with large "stones" like Lake Maggiore, Garda and Como, another emerald shines - Lago di Iseo (Italian: Lago d'Iseo). Fans of the Italian mountains greatly appreciate high-altitude resorts, alluring with white snow caps and extreme types of recreation. However, even the most active tourist will not resist the beauty and crystal clearness of mountain lakes.
Italy

Tiber

You can get a beautiful walk in the evening capital along the Tiber. Inseparable from Rome, a muddy, slow river has a certain magnetism. I want to walk for a long time along the promenade, look at the water, admire the buildings in the evening lights, bridges, trees. The Tiber - a river sanctified by the fate of Rome The main waterway of the Italian capital, the Tiber River (Tevere), carries its waters from Emilia-Romagna to the Tyrrhenian Sea.

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Monthly Sicily Weather

The climate of Sicily - the largest in area among the other regions of Italy - is typically Mediterranean subtropical. This means that summers are hot and long, and winters are warm, mild and fluffy. Spring and autumn in Sicily pass quickly and without noticeable differences, which, in turn, makes the transition from season to season almost invisible.
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Karl May Festival. Annual "Western" in the German Elspe | 2019
Germany

Karl May Festival. Annual "Western" in the German Elspe

The Karl May Festival, which is held every year in the town of Elspe, near Cologne, attracts many guests. The organizers approach the theatrical part with true German thoroughness. Everything is serious here. Stories and performances "about the Indians" are played on the largest open stage in Europe.
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Colosseum in Rome | 2019
Rome

Colosseum in Rome

Perhaps the history and culture of Ancient Rome did not know anything grander than the Colosseum (Latin Colosseus - "huge"; Italian Colosseo), also known as the Amphitheater Flavius ​​(Latin Amphitheatrum Flavium). Built during the large-scale reconstruction of Rome, the Colosseum, for 4 centuries, was the most prestigious place for entertainment for residents of the capital and the empire.
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Prada executives suspected of tax evasion | 2019
Business and Economics

Prada executives suspected of tax evasion

Fashion designer and head of one of the most famous fashion houses not only in Italy, but around the world, Miuccia Prada is accused by tax authorities of tax evasion, the American tabloid The Daily Mail claims. However, official comments and statements from the granddaughter of the founder of the fashionable empire and the tax inspectorate of Italy have not yet been received, and the spokeswoman for Prada even claims that he did not hear anything about such problems of the company.
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Civitavecchia Cruise Port Near Rome | 2019
Regions of Italy

Civitavecchia Cruise Port Near Rome

The Italian port city with the melodious name of Civitavecchia, with the history of its formation, goes back to ancient times, back to the Etruscans. Typical for the cities of the Roman Empire began to acquire features in the II century. n e., when the arrangement of a convenient sea harbor engaged in the emperor Trajan. Since then, the city managed to be ruled by the Romans, Byzantines, and became an independent port in 1696.
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History of Italy for those who do not like to read a lot | 2019
Italy for everyone

History of Italy for those who do not like to read a lot

Raising the topic of the history of Italy, we are not at all going to go deep into the jungle. But if you are already going to the Apennines, it is quite reasonable to notice some moments in the history of the Italian state, which you might not have known about. After all, this can help from a purely practical point of view. For example, when choosing souvenirs for loved ones.
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Rome travel guide for mobile and without internet | 2019
Cities of Italy

Rome travel guide for mobile and without internet

Mega is a convenient application where there is all the necessary information about Rome: the main attractions, colorful places for a snack and an atmospheric romantic dinner, the main shops, markets and outlets, where to go with a child or go on your own for 1 day. All this works without the Internet and contains a map where everything you need is already marked.
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How much money did Ruby receive from Berlusconi? | 2019
Society

How much money did Ruby receive from Berlusconi?

She was at the very center of the sex scandal, followed by the political fall of Silvio Berlusconi. But now, Ruby’s “Heartbreaker” lifestyle can be the envy of many movie stars and pop divas. Moroccan Karima El Mahroug (stage name - Ruby) danced erotic dances in a nightclub, and now litter money, travel the world, develop a luxury resort in Mexico and invest in real estate in the Middle East.
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How to get to Genoa airport yourself
Genoa

How to get to Genoa airport yourself

Genoa International Airport (Aeroporto di Genova-Cristoforo Colombo), awarded the name of the greatest explorer Christopher Columbus, was built on a man-made peninsula in the western part of the capital Liguria (Liguria) and the province of Genoa (Italy) with the name Sestri Ponente. Six kilometers from the center of Genoa (Genova), is the largest runway in Liguria at the Genoa airport (3,065 m) and a modern, modernized complex of buildings.
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How to get from Rimini to Rome on your own
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How to get from Rimini to Rome on your own

The distance from Rimini to Rome is 338 kilometers, and it’s faster and more comfortable to travel by high-speed train. Alternative methods - by night bus and on your own by car, we will also consider. By train From Rimini to Rome, there is only one direct train and leaves at 06:36 from the central station (Rimini Centrale).
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Mestre district of Venice - main attractions
Venice

Mestre district of Venice - main attractions

Mestre (ital. Mestre) is a charming small area of ​​Venice, which is connected to the city by water with a large railway bridge, known as the "Freedom Bridge" (Ponte della Liberta). The central part of the autonomous region, once considered a city, is closed to transport, so guests of Mestre can leisurely and unhinderedly explore the main attractions of this place, as well as enjoy a cup of coffee on the terrace of one of the pastry shops, which are so numerous around.
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Sights of Sardinia: 10 most interesting places. Part I
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Sights of Sardinia: 10 most interesting places. Part I

Sardinia is an island located quite far from mainland Italy. For this reason, both climatic conditions and cultural features are quite different from traditionally Italian. Most of the island is occupied by picturesque beaches surrounded by bizarre cliffs, olive and nut groves, various natural and historical sights of Sardinia, causing the constant interest of tourists from all over the world.
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Obelisks of Rome
Rome

Obelisks of Rome

Rome became famous as the capital of the Ancient World, the cradle of culture, sciences and military affairs. However, even in such an extraordinary city, there was a place for imported curiosities. The obelisks of Rome are a tribute to an even more ancient civilization, Egyptian. Powerful pointed stone blocks soared into the sky of the Italian capital, adorning the squares of the Eternal City.
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Traveling Italy among food and fashion
Tourism

Traveling Italy among food and fashion

The two main pride of Italians became the protagonists of a tour entirely devoted to design. Among the many exceptional things that Italy can be proud of without a twinge of conscience, design and cooking are rightly considered. Design, like designing in every sense, and cooking based on high-quality and natural products, but not without an element of creativity.
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Business and Economics

Ferrari and Apple announced a collaboration

Ferrari, the Italian manufacturer of luxury sports cars, and the well-known California company Apple have announced today that they intend to work closely in the future and create a car equipped with cutting edge technology. This news came from Geneva, where an automobile exhibition is being held. It was there that Ferrari presented its new creation: the stunning LaFerrari, in which journalists noticed Apple's built-in iPad Mini.
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