Posted in Germany, Travels, castles, churches, cool places, mountains on August 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
As you may have already noticed reading this blog, we like more moutain than seaside. This also because very often the seaside tourist places are completely crowded… indeed the very few times we go to the sea, we pick off-season periods, like when we went on holiday to the “Isola del Giglio“.
Anyway, probably we’re the [...]
Posted in Italy, Travels, castles, cool places, old towns on July 29th, 2007 No Comments »
Bardi’s fortress is a magnificent citadel set on the top of a red diasper rock, and from it you have a wonderful panorama of the Ceno Valley.
The castle’s age is around 869 d.c. and in the following centuries it became first a feud of Landi from Piacenza, then was occupied by Farnese family and lastly, [...]
Posted in Italy, Travels, castles, cool places, food, generic, poetic stuff on July 14th, 2007 No Comments »
A few km away from Parma, the Torrechiara castle’s lies on the top of a “small” hill. Surrounded by vineyards, it offers the visitors a wonderful panoramic view of the landscape. You can already spot it from distance, from the road that leads to its feet, and suddenly you feel immersed in a magic atmosphere.
Built [...]