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Altamura is a city and comune of Apulia, in southern Italy. It is located on one of a hill of the Murge plateau in the province of Bari, 45 kilometres southwest of Bari, close to the border with Basilicata. As of 2016, its population was 70,562. The city is known for its particular quality of bread called Pane di Altamura, which is sold in numerous other Italian cities. The 130,000-year-old calcified Altamura Man was discovered in the nearby limestone cave called grotta di Lamalunga.
The area of modern Altamura was densely inhabited in the Bronze Age (La Croce settlement and necropolis). The region contains some fifty tumuli. Between the 6th and the 3rd century BC a massive line of megalithic walls was erected, traces of which are still visible in some areas of the city. A couple of centuries after Altamura was looted by the Saracens, it started to be inhabited again as emperor Frederick II refounded the city (1232) and ordered the construction of the large Altamura Cathedral, which became one of the most venerated sanctuaries in Apulia. In 1248, under pressure from Frederick, Pope Innocent IV declared Altamura exempt from the jurisdiction of the bishop of Bari, making it a palatine church, that is the equivalent of a palace chapel.
The city is located in the south-west area of the Province of Bari, near the borders with the Province of Matera, in Basilicata. The bordering municipalities are Bitonto, Cassano delle Murge, Gravina in Puglia, Grumo Appula, Matera, Ruvo di Puglia, Santeramo in Colle and Toritto. Some 12,660 hectares (31,300 acres) of the communal territory are included in the Alta Murgia National Park.
Altamura's main landmark is the Romanesque cathedral, begun in 1232 by Frederick II and restored in 1330 and 1521–47. It is one of the four Palatine churches of Apulia,[10] the others being the cathedral of Acquaviva delle Fonti, the Basilica of San Nicola in Bari and the church of Monte Sant'Angelo sul Gargano. The construction is influenced by that of Bari, but also with strong Gothic influences typical of the time of Frederick II. The orientation of the construction was probably changed during the 14th century restoration, to which also belongs the northern portal opening on the square; a second bell tower, the altar area and the sacristy are instead from the 16th century.
Externally, the main features are the rose window, with 15 small columns radially intermingling, and the Gothic portal, set into the entrance portico standing on two stone lions. On the arch of portals are sculpted 22 panels with scenes from Jesus' life. The interior, with a nave and two aisles, has stone presepe by Altobello Persio (1587). The medieval walls, erected by Frederick II, rest upon the megalithic walls of an ancient city of unknown name. These early walls are of rough blocks of stone without mortar.
Ancient tombs with fragments of vases and terracottas have also been found, of which there is a collection at the Museo Archeologico Statale di Altamura. There are caves which have been used as primitive tombs or dwellings, and a group of some fifty tumuli near Altamura. Some thirty thousand dinosaur footprints were recently discovered in Altamura's territory contrada Pontrelli, making it a major site for the study of dinosaurs.
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Ascoli Piceno - Regione Marche - Italy
Ascoli Piceno è una città e Comune nel Marche regione Italia, Capitale della provincia con lo stesso nome. La sua popolazione è c. 51.400.
Geografia
La città si trova alla confluenza del Tronto Fiume e il piccolo fiume Castellano ed è circondata su tre lati da montagne. Due confine naturale dei parchi della città, una sul fianco nord-occidentale (Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini) E l'altro sul versante meridionale (Parco Nazionale dei Monti della Laga).
Ascoli ha ottimi collegamenti ferroviari per il Adriatico costa e la città di San Benedetto del Tronto, In autostrada a Porto d'Ascoli e dalla Strada Nazionale Italiana 4 Salaria a Roma.
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Ascoli è stata fondata da una popolazione italica (Piceni), Diversi secoli prima della fondazione di Roma su importanti Via Salaria, Il sale stradale che collegava Lazio con aree di produzione del sale sulla costa adriatica. Nel 268 aC divenne civitas foederata, Una città federate con l'indipendenza nominale da Roma. Nel 91 aC, insieme ad altre città del centro Italia, si rivoltò contro Roma, ma nel 89 aC fu riconquistata e distrutta da Pompeo Strabone. I suoi abitanti acquisito la cittadinanza romana, in seguito gli sviluppi e l'eventuale caduta del Romano Impero.
Durante l' Medioevo Ascoli è stato devastato dalla Ostrogoti e poi dal Longobardi di re Faroald (578). Dopo quasi due secoli come parte del Lombard Ducato di Spoleto (593-789), Ascoli fu governata dai Franchi attraverso i loro vicari, ma alla fine è stata la vescovi che ha guadagnato influenza e potere sulla città.
Nel 1189 un libero repubblicano comune è stato istituito ma dissidi interni hanno portato drammaticamente alla scomparsa dei valori civici e di libertà ed avventura sfortunata contro i nemici vicini. Questa situazione instabile aperto la strada alle dittature straniere, come quelle di Galeotto I Malatesta (14 ° secolo), inizialmente assunto come mercenario (condottiero) Nella guerra contro FermoE Francesco Sforza. Sforza è stato estromesso nel 1482, ma Ascoli è stato nuovamente costretto a presentare al Papale sovranità. Nel 1860 fu annessa, insieme con Marche e Umbria, Nella nuova Regno d'Italia. FONTE:WIKIPEDIA
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Chiesa di San Pietro Apostolo
Located in the historical center , this church was consecrated in 1158. The present structure dates back to 1474 with the city under the rule of the Knights of Malta . The Romanesque façade was made by Balì Carafa . Of note are the rose window and the carved portal ; there are important works by Stefano da Putignano . The high altar , in polychrome marble , was built by Giovanni Cimafonte . Artistically relevant is the Chapel of the Nativity.
Serravalle in San Marino, travel, outlet shopping, hotels, tourism, holiday, business
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Serravalle is a castello located in the European republic of San Marino. With a population of 10,591 inhabitants (of that 2,000 are of foreign origin) and a surface of 10.53 km², it is not only the most densely populated municipality in San Marino, but it also contains its largest settlement (Dogana). Serravalle is located on the edge of the Apennines Mountains.Geography[edit]
The town borders on Sammarinese municipalities of Domagnano and Borgo Maggiore and the Italian municipalities Verucchio, Rimini and Coriano. Serravalle counts a surrounding quarter named Galazzano, where the weather station and an industrial area are located.[1]
History[edit]
First mentioned in a 962 document, in medieval times this town was called Castrum Olnani (later Olnano), the village of the elm trees. Serravalle attached to San Marino in 1463, during the last territorial expansion of the Republic.
Parishes[edit]
Serravalle has 8 parishes[2] (curazie):
Cà Ragni, Cinque Vie, Dogana, Falciano, Lesignano, Ponte Mellini, Rovereta, Valgiurata
Points of interest[edit]
Chiesa di Sant Andrea (Saint Andrea's Church), built in 1824 by Luigi Fonti
Stadio Olimpico, not a stadium built to house the Olympics, but rather to house local San Marino football games
Stadio di Baseball di Serravalle, home ballpark for the T & A San Marino Baseball Club, which participates in the Italian Baseball League
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Our group met in the lobby at 10am this morning to be whizzed around the City on an historical tour. Yawn not, this was a tour with a difference....on Vespas! Definitely the best way to see the highlights of Rome in a short space of time and definitely the way forward for someone like myself, who tends to glaze over when talked at for long periods of time. The Vespa tour was a sensory delight - wind in my hair, listening to the the hum, crackle and beep of our swarm of 1970s Vespas as we descended down narrow cobbled streets, speeded through tunnels (30km per hour can seem surprisingly fast!) past the Colosseum, past the Forum, and climbed the hill to picturesque and peaceful Gianicolo, to see the best (and little known by tourists) view of Rome.
Having already had my breath taken away by the panoramic view of Rome from atop the hill, I was about to experience as close to a religious experience I had ever had. Stepping into the Pantheon at midday with the sun streaming through the Oculus of the domed roof was something else. When you stepped into the right spot, you couldn't see a thing, just shafts of golden light bathing your whole body. I wobbled down the steps back to my Vespa.
I was treated like a proper Princess the whole time by my gorgeous (and cuddly) Italian driver who responded to my every whim - helmet fastened, helmet unfastened, hand held whilst getting on Vespa, hand held getting off Vespa, iced cold water, photo stops on demand, cake and coffee breaks in all the best cafes known to locals, go faster, go slower and so on. I might have shed a tear when we were dropped off at our lunch destination, the renowned Archimede St Eustachio Restaurant, near the Pantheon - and I waved goodbye forever to my trusty scarlet steed and driver. We wondered how we would ever cope again without a Vespa and without our own drivers.
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