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How US tech helped create modern Italian gelato
Gelato is synonymous with Italy, but its modern origins go back to a humble dairy shop in Tuscany and a couple of abandoned American World War Two freezers.
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Bologna Centrale Bombing Memorial in Bologna, Italy
On Saturday, 2nd August 1980, at 10.25 am, a bomb exploded in the 2nd-class waiting room at Bologna Centrale. The blast affected the surrounding areas of the station, causing a part of the building to collapse and also struck the stationary Ancona–Chiasso train, standing at platform one. At the time of the explosion the station was busy with commuters. Among those present were students and work…
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Castello di Galliera in Bologna, Italy
The Castello di Galliera was a formidable papal fortress built in the 1330s to assert Roman control over the independent city of Bologna. The ruins are most famous for their turbulent history. The fed-up Bolognese citizens revolted and destroyed the castle, protesting against the papal legates five separate times between its initial construction and its final dismantlement in 1511. The fortific…
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Sepolcri dei Glossatori in Bologna, Italy
The Sepolcri dei Glossatori, or the "Tombs of the Glossators," are monumental 13th-century funerary structures situated to the rear of the Basilica of San Francesco. The tombs house the remains of a group of renowned medieval jurists who founded the Bolognese School of Law. These individuals became known as "glossators" because they commented on Roman law texts with explanatory additions in the…
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4 Food-Focused Trips for Travelers Who Love Culture
From cooking classes in Tuscany to market visits in Vietnam, these tours use food to connect travelers with local traditions and daily life.