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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]
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.
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 ...
Fire chief Eros Mannino in uniform Italian Fire Service Iveco Magirus Eurofire Stralis AT400. The Vigili del Fuoco is Italy's institutional agency for fire and rescue service.It is part of the Ministry of Interior's Dipartimento dei Vigili del Fuoco, del Soccorso Pubblico e della Difesa Civile (Department of Firefighters, Public Rescue and Civil(ian) Protection).
The high temperatures and the wind fueled the fire that spread quickly, first surrounding Santu Lussurgiu and then moving to Cuglieri. The small town was besieged by flames all night, displacing 200 people. The 155 inhabitants of Sennariolo, which is located a few kilometers nearby, were also displaced.
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 ...
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 Garfagnana (Italian: [ɡarfaɲˈɲaːna]) is a historical and geographical region of central Italy, today part of the province of Lucca, in Tuscany.It is the upper valley or basin of the river Serchio, and thus lies between the main ridge of the Northern Apennines to the north-east and the Alpi Apuane to the west.