I was always fascinated by the story of St. Mark, whose remains are richly guarded under the main altar inside the Basilica of San Marco in Venice. Especially when I look at the beautiful mosaic on the facade of the Basilica where the remains of San Marco are covered with a blue sheet… like he […]
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Recently I read Follett’s latest book “The Evening and the Morning” A prequel to the [more] successful “Pillars of the Earth.” It was the Cathedral building adventures that captivated me, although much more so in the “Pillars” than on this last book. But it was the book that pushed me to visit a Cathedral as […]
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Strassoldo Perhaps one of the best hamlets on the The most beautiful Village list. Strassoldo is one quiet place where I would want to just move there for the summer and nobody should bother me until September 30th. It is a rare example of an ancient medieval village, extremely well preserved, and of unique charm. […]
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A Sense of Antiquity Founded by Julius Caesar with the name of Forum Iulii in 568 AD. Cividale became the seat of the first Longobard duchy in Italy and later, the residence of the Patriarchs of Aquileia. This pretty town is antique, but clean like a bright new penny! Cividale del Friuli is located at […]
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Aquileia was founded by the Romans as a military colony in 181 BC, it was first bulwark against the invasion of the Barbarians and the departure point for expeditions and military conquests. Located in Friuli-Venezia-Giulia (Udine Province), about 13 km from the Adriatic, and about 60 miles from Venice (airport) going east, it was added […]
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