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Toggle Valleys of Italy subsection. 1.1 Abruzzo. 1.2 Aosta Valley. 1.3 Apulia. 1.4 Calabria. ... Cogne Valley Val di Taro Valle di Comino Valtellina Valsesia Valle ...
The region is divided into three main vineyard areas; the upper valley, Valdigne, the central valley (locally Valle centrale in Italian, Vallée centrale in French) and the lower valley, (locally Bassa valle in Italian, Basse vallée in French). To the south is the winemaking region of Piedmont. The Valle d'Aosta is Italy's smallest winemaking ...
Chianti (Italian pronunciation:), in Italy also referred to as Monti del Chianti ("Chianti Mountains") or Colline del Chianti ("Chianti Hills"), is a mountainous area of Tuscany in the provinces of Florence, Siena and Arezzo, composed mainly of hills and mountains.
De Stefani was appointed by Mussolini as Italy's minister of treasury in December 1922 when Vincenzo Tangorra suddenly died. [3] He was a liberal economist and a former stalwart leader in the Centre Party [clarification needed] [4] who favoured policies such as free-trade, tax cuts without too much government interference, and privatisation of businesses such as the communications industry. [5]
The Bionaz Valley. The valley was for a long period a site of exchange—or of conflict—with the neighbouring Valais. In the Middle Ages the valley was a possession of the lords of Quart, which they granted to the noble family of the district known as La Tour-de-Valpelline (or La-Tour-des-Prés).
The Emilia-Romagna region offers some of Italy’s finest cars, food, racetracks, and history—from such great names as Ferrari, Maserati, Pagani, and Lamborghini. Every Car Enthusiast Should ...
Gressoney-La-Trinité (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɛsɔnɛ la tʁinite]; Gressoney Walser: Greschòney Drifaltigkeit or Creschnau Drifaltigkeit; Arpitan: Gressonèy-La-Trinità) is a town or commune and renowned alpine resort at the foot of Monte Rosa in the Val de Gressoney, which is part of the Aosta Valley region of Northwest Italy.
On 6 January, the custom of the gabinat is still celebrated today, especially in Tirano, in the Upper Valley, and in the nearby Poschiavo Valley (Switzerland). Traditionally, children would suddenly enter other people's homes shouting gabinat! and in exchange, they would receive a handful of cooked chestnuts, some sweets or dried fruit.