Architectural history
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Ferrara to Ravenna
We got up very early (5:30A) so we could get cleaned up and eat before trying to make a train just before 10A to Ravenna – otherwise it’s after noon. We checked out (too bad – this was one of the best hotels we’ve stayed in) and made the 9:22A train! It stopped everywhere… We […]
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October 5th, 2005 by alephnaught
Monreale
Today we got going slowly, did a small amount of shopping near the hotel, including finally getting Aviva a European current heating pad, and then took a cab up to Monreale. We arrived outside the Duomo in the main square in Monreale; Monreale is a small town on a hill about 8 kilometres outside of […]
Posted in italy, Monreale, Palermo, Travel - Foreign, Tags: Architectural history, architecture, Monreale, Naples and Sicily 2005, Norman architecture, William II
June 6th, 2012 by alephnaught