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History
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· History of medieval Italy:
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information on different Italian regions.
A Concise History of Italy
- Cambridge University Press
Since
its creation in 1861, Italy has struggled to develop
an effective
political
system and a secure sense
of national identity.
This
concise history.
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A History
of Contemporary Italy:
Society
and Politics: 1943-1980
(Penguin History):
Books:
Paul Ginsborg by
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Timeline
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Timeline
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Every journey to
Italy is always a 'tour
artistique'
A trip to
Italy is always a tour artistique. There are
so many artistic treasures and of such quality that to describe Italy
as an open-air art gallery in its own right is hardly an exaggeration.
No other country in the world can vaunt the same treasures of culture
and art as Italy. Indeed, half of the world's historic and artistic
assets are within its boundaries (UNESCO).
Found
almost everywhere and referring to every historical era, they are
preserved and protected in hundreds of archaeological sites and over
3,000 museums scattered throughout the country. Tourists, visitors and
academics alike may admire and study these remnants - large and small -
of centuries gone by. Theatres and other buildings date back to Greek
and Roman times; whole cities, roads and districts once buried have
today been returned to the light by patient and skilful excavations;
temples, statues, coins, inscriptions, and objects of daily use. In
Italy an exceptionally rich store of memories await to remind us all of
Europe's past. The imposing and often elegantly embellished Romanesque
and Gothic cathedrals - built after the eleventh century - are found
mainly in the Centre and North. The ancient religious architecture in
the southern regions amounts instead to an enthralling crucible of
Byzantine, Muslim and Norman elements. In all the regions, then, in
every city and town we will find relics - from buildings to the
personal affects - of a deeply rooted artistic tradition that is spread
throughout Italy.
Renaissance
art was the
great cultural movement which began in Italy in
the 15th century and which profoundly influenced the history of culture
and European civilisation as a whole. The
Renaissance culture placed man and the secular world again at the
centre of the Universe after the marginal position Man was afforded
with respect to the gods during the difficult centuries of the medieval
period. Those who exemplified it and have become icons of culture
itself are Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Masaccio,
Botticelli, Piero della Francesca, Mantegna, Donatello, Raffaello,
Antonello da Messina, Bramante, Correggio, Tintoretto, Giorgione - all
artists, sculptors, painters or architects who have become known as the
world's greatest exponents of artistic genius.
Their works
are the source of a constant attraction for
tourists and academics alike, people who are curious to unveil
something of the secrets of that art which, even if produced today,
would result as an expression of the breathtaking creativity. For the
arts and architecture, the Renaissance is synonymous with masterpieces,
inventive genius and creativity. Philosophers like Giordano Bruno and
Tommaso Campanella, scientists like Copernico and Galilei, scholars
like Machiavelli, poets like Ariosto, musicians like Palestrina and
Monteverdi: great men of the Renaissance who, with their modern vision
of the world and society that was shared and supported by a rich and
enterprising bourgeoisie, succeeded in radically changing forever the
way of thinking, living and creating. The great Renaissance season left
its magnificent marks everywhere in Italy, not only in the great cities
like Florence, Rome, Venice, Milan and Naples but also in many other
centres of Italy's regions. Paintings, statues, churches, buildings,
palaces and fountains: a sparkling series of signs through which the
visitor can ideally reconstruct a civilisation that really did change
the world.

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When
Nature is protected
The most
effective way to fully protect nature and conserve it is through
planned protection measures organised
at state level. The amount of Italian territory under state protection
in one way or another is 10%. Environmental protection laws have
allowed many nature parks and reserves to be opened which are used
solely for developing nature in all of its forms. In the Italian parks
and nature reserves, therefore, not only are the animals untouchable
but also the plants, minerals, water and even the air.
Italy
has 18
National Parks, 89 Regional Parks, 270
Regional Reserves, 142 State Reserves, 47 Marsh reserves and 7 Marine
Reserves, which are protected zones managed either by the State in some
form - Regional Councils, Provincial Councils and Municipalities - or
by the environmental and protection associations such as Italia Nostra,
WWF, Lega Ambiente, Greenpeace, LIPU, Touring Club, etc. The National
Parks are: Abruzzo (the oldest, officially opened in September 1922),
Gran Paradiso (opened a few months after the Abruzzo park), Circeo,
Stelvio, Calabria, Pollino, Monti Sibillini, Archipelago Tuscany, the
Caserta Forests, the Belluno Dolomite mountains, Aspromonte,
Cilento-Valle di Diano, Gargano, Gran Sasso-Laga, Maiella, Val Grande,
Vesuvius, and Gennargentu-Asinara-Golfo di Orosei. We have listed all
of them to show how in Italy Nature is loved and protected as much in
the North as in the South.
What better reason, then,
for planning a trip to at least one of Italy's "natural" attractions?

Thermal
spas and
well-being
From water to water...
Italian
spas can boast
outstanding climatic conditions and are located
in areas of great natural beauty. These characteristics have a positive
influence on our body’s balance and contribute to general physical and
mental well-being.
Therefore
it is obvious that Italy’s richness
in thermal and mineral waters, combined with the mildness of the
climate and the beauty of the scenery, have made it a favourite venue
for “health care tourism”. Since the last century hotels with extensive
facilities have grown up around spas, which have established
international reputations. Abano, Salsomaggiore, Chianciano,
Montecatini, Fiuggi and Ischia are just a few of the names among the
many which are known throughout the world and which attract millions of
visitors every year.
As we already know, thermal waters have
been used in Italy for therapeutic purposes since the time of the
Romans when thermal waters and baths were a typical feature of town
life. Italian spa resorts’ proximity to great centres of art means they
are perfect bases for cultural excursions. In addition the splendid
parks surrounding the most famous spas and the facilities and services
made available to tourists makes them ideal holiday resorts in their
own right.
Italian
spas do not have solely hot water resources to offer insofar as
mineral (“cold”) springs are also used for drinking purposes. The
wealth of hot and mineral springs in Italy is the result of its
particular geological structure which is rich in volcanic phenomena and
permeated, in every sense of the word, by a dense network of
groundwater channels, in North Italy many spas have sprung up on the
Euganei Hills in Veneto – volcanic highlands where numerous hot springs
gush out. The main form of treatment in this area is mud therapy
recommended for rheumatic illnesses and problems regarding the
respiratory system and female genital organs.
In
the city of
Abano, a rather strange legend would have that Phaeton, son of the Sun
god, fell to the ground there with his chariot in flames. His fall
caused waters to spring forth which were able to relieve fatigue and
pain (aponon - hence the name Abano).
Moving further south,
there is a series of thermal resorts in Emilia-Romagna on the foothills
of the Apennines. Many of these (Tabiano, Salsomaggiore, Castrocaro)
identify themselves with their thermal waters to the extent that the
word terme (spa) is part of their official name. The springs have
similar chemical properties (predominantly sulphurous, and often
containing sodium chloride, iodide or bromide). They are recommended
for a wide range of afflictions: metabolic disorders, respiratory and
vascular problems and skin diseases.
Thermal
spas and
well-being... from spa
to spa
Tuscany is another
Italian region with a high concentration of spas
whose waters were already in use in ancient times and are still popular
today, including Saturnia, Roselle, Chianciano and Chiusi. During the
last century Tuscan thermal spas underwent great changes. Resorts such
as Montecatini and Chianciano are no longer exclusive holiday resorts
and have equipped themselves to cater for a growing number of visitors.
Montecatini and Chianciano have gradually become more and more
important and statistics prove the reputation they have acquired.
Montecatini can boast 1,700,000 visitors per year (a quarter of these
coming from abroad) while Chianciano can boast 1,860,000 visitors per
year (180,000 foreigners).
The
spa resorts in Lazio are linked
to the volcanic activity which has shaped the morphology of much of the
region. Bagni di Tivoli, on the outskirts of the capital and Fiuggi,
further south, are especially well known. Fiuggi waters are especially
noted for the treatment of kidney stones and their fame has led to the
development of over two hundred and fifty hotels.
In
southern
Italy the numerous spas forming an arc around the Gulf of Naples are
extremely important. This is one of the most active volcanic zones in
Italy, characterised by large layers of magma located close to the
surface.
Ischia
is among the most famous thermal spas in Italy
and abroad. Its radioactive waters are particularly recommended for
arthritis, rheumatism, obesity and metabolic disorders.
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Few
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History.
After the fall of the Roman Empire in 476
AD Molise
was invaded by the Goths
(535 AD)
and
then by the
Languebards (or
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