Italia in Miniatura is the Italian historical, architectural and cultural heritage theme park, which has blended fun and learning since 1970. The park displays 273 miniatures of famous Italian and European buildings in scale 1:25 and 1:50. The area is surrounded by Arcobaleno, a monorail. 10,000 plants and 5,000 miniature trees are integrated in the landscape. To fill the water basins 2,500 m3 of water are needed. All the miniatures displayed in the park are made by General Display, the lab where fifteen experts, among them expert craftsmen, work a special type of resin and transform it in beautiful and ready-made miniature monuments.

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Siena is a classic, Tuscan town, hilly, with narrow streets to wander and get lost in. It is one of Italy’s most enchanting cities with majestic buildings. It is full of profusion of churches and small museums harbour a wealth of artwork. You can simply wander the the historic centre marked as Unesco World Heritage Site. From the Piazza del Campo or the main square of Siena, you can walk to the Siena Cathedral or the Duomo.

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The Duomo of Milan is the Cathedral of the city. From the terraces you can have a wonderful view of the city. It is the largest Gothic cathedral and the second largest Catholic cathedral in the world. Milan Cathedral is about 157 m length, 93 m wide, and its tallest spire reaches a height of 108 metres. 40,000 people can fit comfortably within. The Duomo was builted for wanting of archbishop Anthony from Saluzzo and of the gentleman of Milan Gian Galeazzo Visconti.

Cathedral

Opening Time: Every day 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Admission: Free

Terraces

Opening Time: Every day 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Admission Elevator: Full €12, Ridotto € 6
Admission On foot: Full € 7, Ridotto € 3.50

Duomo Treasure

Opening Time: Monday to Friday: 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Opening Time: Saturday: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Admission: Full € 2

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The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the famous tower, in Italy, that began to lean in the year 1173. The leaning Tower of Pisa is a medieval arhitecture, in Romanesque style. It wasn’t supposed to lean at all. It was supposed to just be the bell tower for the Cathedral of Pisa. Architects realized that the tower was leaning when they had finished building one and one half meters of the third floor. The damage was irreversible so they halted construction until 1272 because war broke out against Florence. The tower construction remained on hold for about 100 years before the people of Pisa were able to return to the project. As the building project resumed, another four stories were added at a distinct angle to try to correct the sinking foundation. The correction wasn’t effective and the tower remained in a leaning state. The bells were attached in 1372 to the bell chamber on the top of the tower and construction was declared finished. The lean was caused by the sandy and marshy soil that the tower was built on. The original completed height of the Tower of Pisa is 60 meters. Actually the tower’s height is 56.67m on the highest side and 55,86m on the lowest side.

•  outside diameter of the leaning Tower of Pisa’s base is 15.484 meters.
• width of walls at base is 2.4384 meters
• weight of tower is approximately 14,500 tonnes
• there are 297 steps from the bottom to the top of the Pisa tower.

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Everybody dreams about holding the whole World in their Hands, but it is not always so simply. Our world is changing very quickly and you have no time to see all its secret places. So take a photo for memories. Pisa souvenir should to be one of them.

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Mount Etna is an active stratovolcano close to Messina and Catania. Mount Etna is located 37.7N, 15.0E on the north east coats of the Island of Sicily, Italy. It is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and the second largest active volcano in Europe, currently standing 3,329 metres (10,922 ft) high. It is the highest mountain in Italy south of the Alps. Etna covers an area of 1,190 km (460 sq mi) with a basal circumference of 140 km. This year, the volcanic eruption and the lava that flown into a valley overnight did not represent a danger to inhabited areas.

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