Category Archives: Italy

Bologna, Italy

Posted on 8 November 2011 by Charles Tanford & Jacqueline Reynolds

Bologna itself is an impressive city, with broad arcaded streets, many closed to private cars. It is the site of the first real university in Europe, which, politics and pestilence notwithstanding, has flourished more or less uninterruptedly to the present … Continue reading →

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Como, Italy

Posted on 4 November 2011 by Charles Tanford & Jacqueline Reynolds

Como is beautifully situated at the foot of Lake Como, with high mountains behind. In Roman times it was important as the southern terminus for transalpine passes, which, of course, it remains today (except that, for most traffic, the St. … Continue reading →

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Museum at Azienda Agricola PoggioantinorA, Gaiole in Chianti, Siena

Posted on 3 February 2011 by Thad Parsons

Open daily, Summer (Mon-Thu: 9am-6pm, Fri: 9am-5pm, Sat-Sun & Holidays: 10am-1pm) or Winter (Mon-Fri: Same, Sat-Sun & Holidays: By Reservation Only).  Tours can be arranged by appointment.  Phone +39 (0)577739440. The Museum at Poggio Antinora is an interesting window into … Continue reading →

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