As long as you are not completely unruly when it comes to money, it is strongly recommended that you bring a credit card with you when you go on a city break. This is not something you hear exclusively from the banks that offer credit, but to a greater extent from the travel experts. The…
Category: Italy
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Mass Media in Italy
Press The origin of the modern press is found in Italy. In the early 16th century, Venice’s city council published a so-called foglio di avvisi, an intelligence magazine that contained political news from envoys, consulates, travelers, merchants and shipowners. Soon a crowd of people wrote such magazines, scrittori di avvisi, newspaper writers, in Rome called…
Italy Arts and Literature
Literature For ancient Italy, see Latin literature. At the end of the 13th century a literature in Italian vernacular emerged. A crucial prerequisite was the brilliant court of German-Roman emperor Frederick II with artists and poets from both the east and the west; there were volatile Provencal troubadours and Jewish and Arab scandals. A poem…
Belarus Recent History
The name of White Russia derives from the fact that the traditional color of the inhabitants is white. Its territory, divided between two basins: that of the Western Dvina, or Daugava, and that of the Dnepr, is busy for ¾ from waters, lakes and marshes, the most extensive of which is the Polessia completely flooded…
Vatican Recent History
The origins of the Papal States date back to the 9th century when it was founded with the help of Charlemagne, emperor of France. It stopped being such when in 1870 Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy author of the unification of the Kingdom of Italy occupied the papal territory and declared Rome as the capital of…
Italy Recent History
Political elections were called for April 28, 1963 and the Communist Party registered a million more votes than previous ones. The only valid formula was that of the center-left, made up of the three coalition parties plus the socialists. The secretary of Christian Democracy, Aldo Moro, was in charge. But he did not reach the…
Sweden Recent History
In 1952, with the establishment of a Nordic Council, the country always worked for a policy of relaxation between the two blocs. The previous year the ruling Social Democratic Party proposed the coalition with the agrarian party, and this state of affairs was confirmed with the elections of October 21, 1952 and then again with…
European Union 2008
Here are some of the events and decisions within the EU that were noticed in 2008. The European Union includes 27 nations, according to countryaah. Al Barakaat. In an EC ruling in September, the informal Somali banking network Al Barakaat, established in Sweden, was established. Following the September 11 attacks in New York 2001, Al Barakaat…
Music in Italy
Italian music plays a very central role in European music. In the field of art music, Italian composers have been very central throughout much of classical music history, especially for the opera’s development and popularity. Italy also has a strong folk tradition and a rich jazz environment with a number of outstanding performers. Folk music Italian folk music exhibits great…