... a related logistical nightmare, promising myself I'd visit another time to mark the 100th anniversary of WW1 in the relevant places.
Talking of war, South Tyrol is the region where I did my military ...
... me two hours to reach Cremona, and used the time to finish reading a book about the events leading up to WW1. It was a boring 750 page long book, that I was reluctant to give up out of moral commitment, ...
... together with Trento as WW1 conquests, but relegated in the periphery of the new country.
Campo di Marzio railway museum, hosted in what was the Transalpine railway terminus from Vienna, was incredibly ...
... which was a nice surprise. Lying in the proximity of the former WW1 frontline, it emanates an uncanny historical fascination. It is as though the air was still redolent with a mixed odour of the blood ...
... for being immortalised in the aftermath of WW1. Many towns have a street or square dedicated to this mountain, along with Monte Ortigara, Piave, etc, i.e. the famous battlegrounds of the Great War. In ...
I had finished my visit to San Pellegrino Terme’s magnificent casino and I was still flabbergasted at the grandeur of the edifice. The beauty of its decoration and the perfection of its execution had tickled ...
... the names of the streets give a clear hint about their origin. Planned in the aftermath of WW1, they consecrate to collective memory its famous battles and conquests.
As I gadded around the residential ...