Dama Bianca (other)
Dama bianca (Italian for "white lady" or "lady in white") may refer to: * A white rock projecting into the sea at the Italian town of Duino and resembling the form of a veiled woman * ''La Dama Bianca'', the Italian name of the 1938 Italian comedy film ''The Lady in White'' * The nickname the media gave to Giulia Occhini, lover of champion Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi ** A brand name given to Italian bicycle manufacturer Bianchi's range of women's-specific bicycles, named for Occhini * A nickname for certain models of the Maserati 3500 GT See also * The Woman in White (other) The Woman in White may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''The Woman in White'' (novel), by Wilkie Collins, 1859 ** ''The Woman in White'' (1912 film), an American short silent film based on the novel ** ''The Woman in White'' (1917 film), an A ...

Duino
Duino ( sl, Devin, german: Tybein) is today a seaside resort on the northern Adriatic coast. It is a ''hamlet'' of Duino-Aurisina, a municipality (''comune'') of the Friuli–Venezia Giulia region of northeastern Italy. The settlement, picturesquely situated on the steep Karst cliffs of the Gulf of Trieste, is known for Duino Castle, perpetuated by the poet Rainer Maria Rilke in his ''Duino Elegies''. Name Duino was attested in historical sources as ''Duino'' in 1139, ''Dewin'' in the 13th century, and ''Tybein'' 1370, among various other forms of the name. Although equivalents of the Slovene name appear in various Slavic languages (cf. Slovak ''Devín'', Polish '' Dziewin'', etc., all ultimately derived from Slavic ''*děva'' 'girl'), the name of this settlement is not originally Slavic. Instead, it derives from Romance ''tubīnum'' < Latin ''tubus'' '(water) pipe'.

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The Lady In White
''The Lady in White'' (Italian: ''La dama bianca'') is a 1938 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Elsa Merlini, Nino Besozzi and Enrico Viarisio.Clarke & Doel p.37 The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome. Cast * Elsa Merlini as Marina Gualandi * Nino Besozzi as Giulio Gualandi * Enrico Viarisio as Savelli * Vincenzo Scarpetta as Virgilio Ottolano * Arnaldo Martelli as Francesco * Paolo Stoppa as Il direttore dell'hotel a Cervinia * Ada Cristina Almirante as Isabella Schetti Marazzani * Giuliana Gianni as Ginevra * Ivana Claar as Corinna * Aristide Baghetti as Il medico * Fanny Marchio as La signora al vagone ristorante * Giovanna Galletti as Un'amica di Ginevra * Lisl Ander as Gianna * Checco Rissone as L'autista del pullman a Cervinia * Alba Ferrarotti ''Alba'' ( , ) is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. It is also, in English language ...
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Giulia Occhini
Giulia Occhini (born in Varano Borghi, 23 July 1922 – died in Novi Ligure, 6 January 1993), known as "La Dama Bianca" (“The White Lady”), was the lover of champion cyclist Fausto Coppi in a scandalous extramarital affair of the 1950s. Given Coppi’s high profile, this affair led to the shift in attitudes among the Christian Democrats in Italy towards the moral and legal aspects of adultery. At the time in Italy, divorce was not permitted and adultery was still a crime. Occhini herself was tried for abandoning her marriage. Her story became emblematic of the conformist and repressive climate of that period.De Zan, p.75 Her nickname originated after the 1954 St. Moritz stage of the Giro d'Italia, when Pierre Chany, a journalist with ''L'Équipe'', wrote: "We would like to know more about that lady in white (''dame en blanc'') we saw near Coppi,” referring to the snow-coloured duffel coat she wore. Biography Occhini was married to Enrico Locatelli, a medical practition ...
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Bianchi (company)
F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A., commonly known as Bianchi () is the world's oldest bicycle manufacturing company in existence, having pioneered the use of equal-sized wheels with pneumatic rubber tires. The company was founded in Italy in 1885 and in addition to bicycles it produced motorcycles from 1897 to 1967. In 1955 the joint-venture Autobianchi was created together with Fiat and Pirelli for the manufacturing of cars – Autobianchi was subsequently sold to Fiat in 1969. Throughout its modern era, Bianchi has been associated with the Italian Giro d'Italia and Tour de France winners, Fausto Coppi, Marco Pantani and Felice Gimondi. Bianchi bicycles History Edoardo Bianchi, a 21-year-old medical instrument maker, started his bicycle-manufacturing business in a small shop at 7 Via Nirone, Milan in 1885. Bianchi pioneered the front-wheel caliper brake. One of his first developments was to make the front wheel smaller and use the chain invented by Frenchman Vincent to reduce peda ...
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Maserati 3500 GT
The Maserati 3500 GT (''Tipo 101'') and the Maserati 3500 GT Spyder (''Tipo 101/C'') are 2-door coupé and convertible grand tourers made by Italian car manufacturer Maserati between 1957 and 1964. It was a seminal vehicle for Maserati as the company's first successful attempt at the Gran Turismo market and series production. History Background In the early 1950s Maserati had achieved racing success and international visibility, thanks to cars such as the A6GCM; its 2-litre, twin cam inline-six engine had already been enlarged to three litre capacity on the Maserati 300S. Chief engineer Giulio Alfieri felt the next step was to design an all-new 3.5-litre engine; the resulting long-stroke six, designed foremost for endurance racing on the Maserati 350S, was ready in 1955. In the meantime Maserati's first forays into the grand tourer market, the 1947 A6 1500, 1951 A6G 2000 and 1954 A6G/54, had proven that the business was feasible; but the A6 road cars were still built in just a ...
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