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Sorana (Pescia)
Sorana is a village () in the municipality of Pescia in the province of Pistoia in Tuscany, Italy. It lies along the on the slope of Monte Petritulo in the foothills of the Apennine Mountains about twelve kilometers from Montecatini Terme. In 1994, it had 300 inhabitants. The area is known for its production of the Sorana bean. Sorana is one of the Ten Castella in the local area known as the Valleriana and nicknamed . The other castelle are Aramo, Castelvecchio, Fibbialla, Medicina, Pietrabuona, Pontito, San Quirico, Stiappa, and Vellano, plus an eleventh, Lignana, which is in ruins. The castella villages are built from pietra serena Pietra serena is a blue-gray sandstone used extensively in Renaissance Florence for architectural details. It is also known as Macigno stone. The material obtained at Fiesole is considered the best and is also quarried at Arezzo, Cortona, and Volt ... stone. {{Clear File:Sorana (Pescia), centro storico, 05.jpg File:Sorana (Pescia), ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its influence on high culture. It is regarded as the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and of the foundations of the Italian language. The prestige established by the Tuscan dialect's use in literature by Dante Alighieri, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini led to its subsequent elaboration as the language of culture throughout Italy. It has been home to many figures influential in the history of art and science, and contains well-known museums such as the Uffizi and the Palazzo Pitti. Tuscany is also known for its wines, including Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Morellino di Scansano, Brunello di Montalcino and white Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Having a strong linguisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castelvecchio (Pescia)
Castelvecchio, an Italian word meaning "Old castle", may refer to: Places in Italy Municipalities *Castelvecchio Calvisio, in the Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo *Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena, in the Province of Savona, Liguria *Castelvecchio Subequo, in the Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo Civil parishes * Castelvecchio (Carmignano), in the municipality of Carmignano (PO), Tuscany * Castelvecchio (Monte Porzio), in the municipality of Monte Porzio (PU), Marche *, in the municipality of Pescia (PT), Tuscany *, in the municipality of Preci (PG), Umbria *, uninhabited, in the municipality of San Gimignano (SI), Tuscany * Castelvecchio (Valdagno), in the municipality of Valdagno (VI), Veneto * Castelvecchio Pascoli, in the municipality of Barga (LU), Tuscany Other * Castelvecchio, the earliest part of Buonconsiglio Castle, Trento, Italy * , the ancient heart of the city of Siena, Italy *, a castle in Siusi, Italy * Castelvecchio (Castel Goffredo), the ancient heart of the city of Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lignana (Pescia)
Lignana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southwest of Vercelli. Lignana borders the following municipalities: Crova, Desana, Ronsecco, Salasco, Sali Vercellese, and Vercelli. Tenuta Veneria, together with Selve (''frazione'' of the comune of Salasco), was a filming location for'' Bitter Rice'', a 1949 movie starring Silvana Mangano Silvana Mangano (; 21 April 1930 – 16 December 1989) was an Italian film actress. She was one of a generation of thespians who arose from the neorealist movement, and went on to become a major female star, regarded as a sex symbol for the 195 .... References Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Vercelli-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vellano
Joe Vellano (born October 30, 1988) is an American football defensive tackle for the Parma Panthers of the Italian Football League. He played college football at the University of Maryland, and signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He has also been a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, and Dallas Cowboys. Vellano is now a member of the Parma Panthers, playing in the Italian Football League since 2019. College career Vellano played for the Maryland Terrapins from 2008–2012. He redshirted his first season in 2008. In the 2009 season, he appeared in four games and recorded one tackle. In the 2010 season, he recorded 63 total tackles, 10.5 tackles-for-loss, five sacks, two passes defended, and one forced fumble. In the 2011 season, he recorded 94 total tackles, 7.5 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks, four passes defended, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and one defensive touchdown. In his final collegiate season in 2012, he recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Quirico (Pescia)
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San Quirico may refer to: * Saint Quiricus (fl. 304), an early Christian martyr * San Quirico, Sorano, a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Sorano, province of Grosseto * San Quirico d'Orcia, a comune in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany * San Quirico Martire, a Roman Catholic church in the frazione of Bolano, Salerno, Italy * San Quirico, Spain See also * Quirico * Saint-Cyr (other) Saint-Cyr refers to the popular child-saint Saint Quiricus and Saint Julietta, Saint Quiricus (Cyriacus), whose following was strong in France because relics were brought back from Antioch by the 4th-century Bishop Saint Amator of Auxerre. Sain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontito
Pontito is administratively a frazione of the comune of Pescia, in the Province of Pistoia, Tuscany. Location and description It is one of the localities called ''Dieci castella'' (Ten castles) of the Valleriana area, otherwise called ("Switzerland of Pescia"). It is located in the northernmost part of the Valleriana area. Pontito is an ancient village with its old stone houses in an almost total solitude, perched on a hill of 745 meters above sea level. The village is famous for is bell shape, obtained in accordance with the characteristics of the hill on which it has arisen. The bell shape widens as the altitude diminishes. In all likelihood the origins of the village are early medieval, making it one of the oldest and most iconic villages of the area. Etymology According to tradition, the name should be traced to a bridge built here by the Roman emperor Titus Titus Caesar Vespasianus ( ; 30 December 39 – 13 September 81 AD) was Roman emperor from 79 to 81. A member o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medicina (Pescia)
Medicina ( Bolognese: ; Eastern Bolognese: ) is an Italian ''comune'' with c. 16,000 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, part of the region of Emilia-Romagna. Name The origins of its name (which in Italian means "medicine") are quite uncertain, and many hypotheses have been put forward. A legend tells that the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, passing through Medicina from Milan fell ill and miraculously recovered because of a snake that accidentally came into the pot of his soup. It has been proved, though, that Barbarossa did pass through Medicina but that the name of the town predates that time. In memory of this legend the '' Festa del Barbarossa'' ("Barbarossa's party") takes place every year on the 3rd weekend of September. Science A radio observatory named "Croce del Nord" (Cross of the North) is located near Medicina (in the village of Fiorentina). It is made up of an aerial, long, and of a much wider "cross". It is operated by the Istituto di Radioastronomia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aramo (Pescia)
Aramo ( ar, عرامو, ''ʿAramo'', hy, Արամօ, ''Aramo'') is a Syrian village located in Latakia Governorate north west of the country. Aramo is just 30 km from the Mediterranean Sea. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Aramo had a population of 490 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. History The village was part of the ic kingdom and was m ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Pistoia
The province of Pistoia ( it, provincia di Pistoia) is a province in the Tuscany region of central Italy. Its capital is the city of Pistoia and the province is landlocked. It has an area of and a total population of 291,788 inhabitants (as of 2015). There are 22 ''communes'' in the province. The province was formed in 1927 under the rule of Mussolini, and had the lowest income per capita in Tuscany in 1966 due to high poverty levels. This is because the province was mainly agricultural before World War II ended, and has since had to rapidly progress towards industrial capitalism and abandon its agricultural roots. The population of the province has recently been increasing, moving from 268,437 in 2011 to around 292,000 in 2015. The Mountains of Pistoia and the resorts Abetone and Val di Luce are tourist destinations for skiers, and the province contains a combination of flat land such as the area of the valley of the Ombrone and the river flowing through it, and mountainou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
