Alexandra’s diary

@albertobelluschi The Balearics have been inhabited since ancient times. The Romans, led by the consul Quinto Cecilio Metello, after having conquered the Balearic Islands in 123 BC, founded the colony of Palma, perhaps on a previous Talaotic settlement. The city, which they named Palma, in honor of the famous Palma Picena, soon became the hub of commercial traffic with the cities of the western Mediterranean. The Romans, after ups and… Read More »Palma de Maiorca

Photo by Cottonbro from Pexels “The banana is an ingot of the sun…” Alessandra Trotta

@umbriatourism Characterized by a marked variety of landscapes, by virtue of the continuous succession of hilly areas and river valleys, this articulated orographic system, which is identified with the areas of the Umbrian Valley and Valtiberina, in the eastern and southern sector of the region rises progressively with the ridges mountains of the Valnerina up to over 2,400 meters (Mount Carrier group) in the Sibillini massif, shared with the Marche.

@fabiopappalettera Ferragosto is a feast of ancient Roman origin, modernly celebrated on August 15 in the Italian geographical region. The day of August is traditionally dedicated to trips out of town with lavish packed lunches and, given the seasonal heat, to refreshing baths in marine, river or lake waters. The exodus to mountain or hilly locations, in search of refreshment, is also widespread.

Photo by Lucie Hosova on unsplash Pet Therapy is now more and more widespread and with excellent results in terms of improving the quality of the patient’s mood, especially of the little ones, let’s say that seeing a Golden Retriever in the corridors of a hospital may no longer surprise us, but precisely the vast majority of animals used for this therapy in hospital are dogs. For this reason it… Read More »‘DOCTOR PEYO’: THE HORSE THAT COMFORTS CANCER PATIENTS IN HOSPITAL IN FRANCE

@claudiamonti Founded by the Cumans in the eighth century BC, it was one of the most important cities of Magna Graecia and played a significant commercial, cultural and religious role towards the surrounding Italic populations. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, in the eighth century the city formed an autonomous duchy independent of the Byzantine Empire; later, from the thirteenth century and for more than five hundred years, it… Read More »Naples

Photo by Mathilde Langevin from Pexels “Wash your hands…” Alessandra Trotta

@cataniatoday A beautiful initiative promoted by Skylabs srl, in Catania, with the collaboration of Legambiente Circolo Etneo, which a few days ago involved 70 engineers, computer scientists and programmers, in a voluntary activity during their working hours, which provided for the cleaning and removal of an open landfill. The volunteer work carried out on this “special” day was different, from Milan where the Skylabs Group employees volunteered at the Opera… Read More »70 SKYLABS GROUP ENGINEERS, IN ONE DAY, HAVE ELIMINATED AN ABUSIVE LANDFILL IN PARK OF ETNA

@alessandrotorselli La città possiede uno dei maggiori centri rinascimentali di tutta Europa. Numerose costruzioni che risalgono al periodo tra il XVI e il XVII secolo, conosciuto anche come “Secolo d’oro“, sono ora considerate monumenti storici e sono collocate intorno ad una serie di canali poligonali concentrici. Questi cingono il vecchio porto, che un tempo era affacciato sullo Zuiderzee, oggi un lago separato dal resto del mare e noto con il… Read More »Amsterdam

Photo by Cawa Cokopoba from Pexels “Reading a book is not leaving the world…” Alessandra Trotta