Scanno in January: The Heart-Shaped Lake, the Silence and the Gold Presentosa
In January Scanno empties of everything but the essentials: medieval lanes, the scent of arrosticini and cold light on the heart-shaped lake.
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Si occupa di borghi, centri storici, chiese e siti archeologici: paesi sotto i mille abitanti e architetture fuori dalle guide turistiche ufficiali.
In January Scanno empties of everything but the essentials: medieval lanes, the scent of arrosticini and cold light on the heart-shaped lake.
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When the white swallows the medieval stones of this Abruzzese village at 1,251 metres, Santo Stefano di Sessanio becomes something else: quieter, truer.
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430 km from Padua to Monte della Verna following the footsteps of Saint Anthony of Padua, through the Euganean Hills, the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines and beech forests.
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Ivrea is famous for its carnival and oranges, but outside February it holds the UNESCO heritage of Adriano Olivetti and an almost intact medieval old town.
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Just kilometers from Bari, a seaside village with a Romanesque cathedral on the water and a promenade where time seems to have stopped.
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A medieval fishing village between the southern Adriatic and Molise, where the trabucchi remind us that the sea is won with patience.
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Masserano was an independent principality for nearly two centuries. Its Biella village preserves the collegiate church, the Ferrero Fieschi palace and the silence of a forgotten capital.
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At 1,159 metres in the Biella Alps, the Sanctuary of Oropa is one of the largest Baroque complexes in Italy and a place of genuine peace among the mountains.
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Near Casale Monferrato, Cella Monte hides underground infernot carved into tufa rock, amid rolling vineyard hills inscribed as World Heritage.
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