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Europe, Food Heritage, GIP Jan - June 2018

The art of making pizza

August 31, 2018September 6, 2018

In December 2017 the art of the Neapolitan pizza (that is related to the Italian ancient verb “pisare”, which means “to press, to crush” in …

Europe, Travellers

Venice- The floating city of dreams.

July 18, 2018July 14, 2018

Ever wondered how it is to stay in a city of Canals? Well, Venice is one such city. A visit to this city of is …

Europe, GIP Jan - June 2018, Nature

The Aeolian Islands and their volcanic origin

June 27, 2018June 19, 2018

Seven wondrous little islets lie on the clear Tyrrhenian Sea, a section of the Mediterranean Sea which is placed in the area north of Sicily, …

Europe, GIP Jan - June 2018, Intangible Heritage, Performance

The origins of Tarantella

May 21, 2018May 19, 2018

Italian culture is characterized by a large number of elements such as food, architecture, traces that history has left behind,, dances and music. The most …

Editor's Picks, Europe, GIP Jan - June 2018, Heritage, Intangible Heritage

The Carnival of Ivrea: A war of oranges

May 1, 2018May 22, 2018

Sometimes a highly anticipated event or a festival can be more immersive than national holidays. The waiting and the long preparation people need to undertake …

Europe, GIP Jan - June 2018, museum heritage

A Natural stone from man’s craftsmanship potential: Baptismal font

March 29, 2018April 16, 2018

Museum : National Archaeological Museum – Cividale location : Piazza Duomo, 13, 33043 Cividale del Friuli UD, Italy Coordinates : 46.0934°N 13.4322°E Website: http://www.museoarcheologicocividale.beniculturali.it/ E.mail: …

Europe, GIP Jan - June 2018, museum heritage

The importance of museums in Cividale

February 27, 2018February 26, 2018

Before visiting the National Archeological Museum of Cividale (which also includes the Early Christian Museum and Langobardian temple visits), it is important to contextualize the …

Capturing Culture, Cultural Routes, Europe, GIP Jan - June 2018

Aquileia and the importance of its roads

February 7, 2018January 31, 2018

Placed in Friuli Venezia Giulia, an Italian north-eastern region, Aquileia was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998 for fulfilling a wide variety …

Best of 2017, Capturing Culture, Cultural Routes, Europe, GIP Jan - June 2018

The Festival of San Gennaro

January 16, 2018January 31, 2018

The Feast of San Gennaro is a religious festival in Naples, Italy. San Gennaro, the bishop of Benevento, was a martyr of his generation. He …