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  1. Travel Photo Thursday: Italian Castles

    Blog: A Traveler's Library - 17 May 2012

    When I recently reviewed two books that take place in Italy, A Small Place in Italy and The Midwife of Venice, my search for Italian photos brought these extras to mind.  Castle building was a big business in Renaissance Italy, and one architect, Francisco de Georgio Martini, was the designer for many of the fortress [...]This content is a post from: A Traveler's Library To comment on this post or search for related information, click on the link to A Traveler's Library.

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  2. Urbino – a secret Italian hilltop town

    Blog: Sophie's World - 16 January 2012

    Central Italy has three provinces: Tuscany and Umbria are well-known, Le Marche less so. Each has a hilltop town listed among UNESCO’s World Heritage sites. Tuscany has San Gimignano, Umbria has Assisi, and Le Marche has Urbino. Its remarkable legacy of independent Renaissance culture is the reason for inclusion on the list. Just like Marche [...]Urbino – a secret Italian hilltop town is a post from Sophie's World

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