Greetings from Milano - Milan, Italy

Even though Milan is located in one of the most urbanised regions of Italy, it is surrounded by a belt of green areas and features numerous gardens even in its very centre. The farmlands and woodlands north (Parco Nord Milano since 1975) and south (Parco Agricolo Sud Milano since 1990) of the urban area have been protected as regional parks. West of the city, the Parco delle Cave has been established on a neglected site where gravel and sand used to be extracted, featuring artificial lakes and woods.

 

Aerial Navigation Day - Zeppelin in St. Gallen - Saronno, Italy

St. Gallen evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Today it is a large urban agglomeration and represents the centre of eastern Switzerland. Its economy consists mainly of the service sector. The city is home to the University of St. Gallen, one of the best business schools in Europe.

 

Spanish steps - Rome, territory of Sovereign Military Order of Malta

The monumental stairway of 135 steps is linked with the Trinità dei Monti church under the patronage of the Bourbon kings of France, at the top of the steps, and the Spanish Embassy to the Holy See in the Palazzo Monaldeschi at the bottom of the steps. The stairway was designed by the architects Francesco de Sanctis and Alessandro Specchi.

 

Tiramisù recipe - Varese, Italy

Its origin is disputed between the Italian regions of Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The name comes from the Italian tirami su (lit. 'pick me up' or 'cheer me up').

Tiramisu appears to have been invented in the late 1960s or early 1970s, but where, and when exactly is unclear. Some believe the recipe was modelled after sbatudin, a simpler dessert made of egg yolks and sugar. Others argue it originated from another dish, "dolce Torino".

 

Salento - Bari, Italy

"Lu Salentu, lu sule, lu mare, lu ientu!" - Salento is beautiful thanks to its sun, sea and wind!

Salento also known as Terra d'Otranto is a cultural, historical and geographic region at the southern end of the administrative region of Puglia in Southern Italy.

 

Loupaper Breads - Milan, Italy

Focaccia is a flat-leavened oven-baked Italian bread. In some contemporary places, such as Rome, it is a style of pizza, also called pizza bianca ("white pizza"). Focaccia may be served as a side dish or as sandwich bread and may be round, rectangular, or square.

 

Lakes in the Italian Alps - Varese, Italy

Lago Maggiore - a glacial lake, there are a number of islands on the lake, the most famous of which are the Borromean Islands.

Lago di Lugano - located in the Lugano Alps, it connects the lakes of Maggiore and Como. 

Lago di Como - it is the deepest lake in the Alps and one of the deepest in Europe; creates crypto depression. The shape of the lake on the map resembles an inverted letter Y. On the western shore of Como is Sacro Monte di Ossuccio, one of the nine sacred mountains in northern Italy.

 

#36 GF - Milan, Italy

The most famous opera stage in Milan and Italy, as well as one of the most famous in the world, is La Scala - each performance can be watched by over 2,000 spectators.

Every evening from 7.00am to 9.00am, it's time for an aperitivo in Milan - bars and cafes offer huge amounts of food that anyone can enjoy for free after purchasing a drink.

 

Jerry Hall image by Rose Hartman - Manzano, Italy

She made her modeling debut in 1975 in the United States. Initially, she signed a contract with the New York branch of the Ford agency and began to participate in local fashion shows.  

In the same year, in November, she appeared on the cover of the British edition of the magazine "Vogue" and signed a contract with the modeling agency Tess in London.

#26 FOTW - Belveglio, Italy

Italy is home to the oldest university in the world, the University of Bologna, founded in 1088. The coffee machine is an Italian invention built by Angelo Moriondo in 1884.  

Baptistery of Parma - Brescia, Italy

Battistero di Parma is a religious edifice in Parma, northern Italy. It is considered to be among the most important Medieval monuments in Europe. The Baptistery: the magnificent inside; in the foreground, the Baptismal Font.