The Secrets of Cities, Verona

    The Secrets of Cities – Verona Immortalised by the pen of William Shakespeare, Verona is far more than the setting of a love story. It is a unique cultural…

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    Valentine’s Day: the day of lovers… The story…

    “Love comforteth like sunshine after rain -Venus and Adonis, line 799” Shakespeare…
    On February 14, when we share chocolates, special dinners, or doily cards with our loved ones, we do it in honour of Saint Valentine. But who was this saint of romance?

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    The black swans of venice

    Beautifil Italy – City segrets

    by Natalie Marino

    The black gondolas have continued for centuries to be the characteristic symbol of Venice, the city of the Serenissima. People and systems change, but they keep dancing across the channel. Did you know that horses and chariots once ruled over Venice? And the gondolas? How and why did it appear? And why are their colours black? Let’s explore together …

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    February 11: Nero and Britannicus

    The noble Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, son of Emperor Claudius, dies in Rome during a banquet the day before his fourteenth birthday. He had denounced the illegitimacy of Nero as emperor and had him assassinated by masking his death as an epilepsy attack.

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