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Valtellina or the Valtelline (occasionally spelled as two words in English: Val Telline; Romansh: Vuclina (listen ⓘ); Lombard: Valtelina or Valtulina; German: Veltlin; Italian: Valtellina) is a valley in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, bordering Switzerland.
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 ...
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]
In midlife, De Stefani began writing fiction, and published her novel La vigna di uve nere (1953, published in English as Black Grapes). [3] She went on to write a collection of three short stories, Gli affatturati (1955), [4] another collection of short stories, Viaggio di una sconosciuta (1963, Journey of an Unknown Woman), several more novels, Passione di Rosa (1958, The Passion of Rosa ...
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.
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.
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 ...
The Casentino is the valley in which the first tract of the river Arno flows to Subbiano, Italy. It is one of the four valleys (alongside Valdarno, Valdichiana, and Valtiberina) in which the Province of Arezzo is divided. Mount Falterona, from which the Arno starts, represents the northern boundary between the Casentino and Romagna. On the east ...