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• Fabriano
  ...e [[13th century]]. This led to Fabriano's prosperity in the [[Late Middle Ages]] and the [[Renaissance]], and was also one of the factors that led to the
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• Ciao
  ...rarely, [[Muslim]]s captured on the sea during wars. In the [[High Middle Ages]] the slaves could also be non-[[Catholic]] [[Christians]] from the [[Balka
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• Portofino
  ...e growing [[merchant marine]] of [[Republic of Genoa]] during the [[Middle Ages]]. ...rd Burton]] proposed to [[Elizabeth Taylor]]. [[Rex Harrison]] had a villa high on the terraced slopes. Eventually more expatriates built expensive vacatio
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• Liguria
  ...the [[Roman Republic]] during the [[2nd century BC]]. During the [[Middle Ages]], Genoa gradually gained control of most of Liguria, which shared most of It is noticeable that, despite the high population density, woods cover half of the total area.
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• Lipari
  ===History from the Middle Ages to the present day=== ...walls created a mighty fortress which still stands today. The acropolis, high above the main town, was a safe haven for the populace in the event of a ra
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• Montalcino
  ...ith the nearby Abbey of Sant'Antimo. The population grew suddenly in the middle of the [[10th century]] when people fleeing the nearby town of Roselle took ...s name from a variety of oak tree that once covered the terrain. The very high site of the town offers stunning views over the Asso, Ombrone and Arbia val
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• History of Sardinia
  == The Middle Ages == ...ea survived until 1420. The most remarkable Sardinian figure of the Middle Ages, [[Eleonora d'Arborea]], was co-ruler of that reign in the late 14th centur
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• Italy
  ...st of countries by Human Development Index|18th]]) – <font color="#313931">high</font> ...was central to European [[philosophy]], science and art during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
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• Valle d'Aosta
  ...ountain passes, which they improved with bridges and roads. After Rome the high valley preserved traditions of autonomy, reinforced by its seasonal isolati During the [[Middle Ages]] the region remained strongly [[Feudalism|feudal]], and castles, such as t
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• Sanremo
  ...mo expanded in the Early [[Middle Ages]] when the population moved to the high grounds and built a castle and a walled village (La Pigna) to protect the t The town grew bigger from the middle of the [[18th century]] onwards with the development of '''tourism''': the
  12 KB (1,850 words) - 11:36, 22 March 2009
• Capri
  ...s: the Marina Piccola (Small Harbor), the Belvedere of Tragara, which is a high panoramic promenade lined with villas, the limestone masses that stand out The separate commune of [[Anacapri]] is located high on the hills west from the city of Capri.
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• Southern Italy
  ...ibited many signs of prosperity. Some historians say, however, that by the middle of the 13th century, due to fiscal policies that prevented the growth of a ...r response to a major earthquake in [[Messina]] in 1908 was blamed for the high number of casualties. The management of the aftermath of the Messina earthq
  21 KB (3,176 words) - 08:01, 14 June 2009
• Veneto
  ===Middle Ages=== A commercial superpower that lasted through the [[Middle Ages]] and the [[Renaissance]] it enjoyed 1100 years of uninterrupted influence
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• Modena
  ===Middle Ages=== ...the omonymous poem by [[Alessandro Tassoni]]. Also a memory of the Middle Ages Modena are the ''Preda Ringadora'', a rectangular marble stone next to the
  19 KB (2,778 words) - 23:50, 24 February 2009
• Four-cylinder
  ...nfined space called a combustion chamber. Combustion of a [[fuel]] creates high [[temperature]]/[[pressure]] gases, which are permitted to expand. The expa ...]]s, and in a wide variety of [[aircraft]] and [[locomotive]]s. Where very high power is required, such as [[jet aircraft]], [[Helicopter|helicopters]] and
  22 KB (3,344 words) - 22:07, 11 August 2009
• Medieval cuisine
  ...ods of various [[Culture of Europe|European cultures]] during the [[Middle Ages]], a period roughly dating from the [[5th century|5th]] to the [[16th centu ...ernational trade and foreign wars gradually disseminated through the upper middle class of medieval cities.
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• Milan
  ...the Adda. Its Latin name, ''[[Mediolanum]]'' roughly meaning "wool in the middle" also built on [[Celtic lore]]: Celts saw the boar as a mythical animal, an ...League]] against the emperor [[Frederick Barbarossa]]). During the Middle Ages Milan became one of the most rich and powerful cities of Europe (due its co
  22 KB (3,271 words) - 13:03, 14 April 2009
• Brescia
  ===Middle Ages=== ...ater renovated several times. It is one of the best example of High Middle Ages architecture in northern Italy.
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• Bologna
  ...est university of Europe, which could boast notable scholars of the Middle Ages like [[Irnerius]], and, amongst its students, [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]], [[ ...hile the city's families engaged in continual internecine fighting. In the middle of the [[15th century]] the [[Bentivoglio]] family gained the rule of Bolog
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