Monthly Archives: May 2020

UNESCO World Heritage Site Val d’Orcia

May 28 2020

Category: Travel Tips Author: Alexander Wagner

A new era began in the Val d’Orcia region when the city state Siena defeated the feudal house of Aldobrandeschi. Siena didn’t only expand its capital – rapidly and vastly – it also placed great emphasis on the representative nature … Continue reading →

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Late baroque towns of the Val di Noto

May 14 2020

Category: Travel Tips Author: Alexander Wagner

A destructive earthquake struck the Val di Noto in south-eastern Sicily on the evening of 11 January 1693. The result was truly devastating – around 60,000 casualties, 70 destroyed towns and villages across an area of 5,600 km² and powerful … Continue reading →

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