Castel del Monte

Travel
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 07/07/2016 - 04:00
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II had German and Norman blood, but always felt that Italy, and especially Puglia, was his home. A lover of art and science, a…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 11/27/2015 - 10:00
Italy has the highest number of UNESCO World Heritage sites in the world (51), but are you familiar with all of them? Here are three impressive yet little-…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 08/14/2014 - 02:00
Tourists and residents not going to the beach this Ferragosto need not despair: they will have many options to keep themselves entertained, as museums,…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 07/11/2014 - 02:30
Three medieval castles in Apulia built by emperor Frederick II are the setting for an exhibition featuring sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro’s works. The exhibition,…
Culture
by Barry Lillie | Thu, 05/15/2014 - 04:37
Puglia has 27 castles dotted around its region, and out of the 747 castles in the whole of Italy it was the Castel del Monte, from just outside the Pugliese…