Strategically located between Europe and Africa, Sicily was an important city in commercial and military activities. Palermo is today a cultural and business center. Palermo architecture and projects reflect its complex history, producing a style and distinguished atmosphere. The most interesting examples of palace architecture are nomade Piazza della Vittoria, with a renovated chapel in XII century and dedicated to the apostles Peter and Paul. The palace is decorated with mosaics...

    Portofino is a small town (520 inhabitants) and a famous resort in northwest Italy on the Mediterranean coast at the foot of the Ligurian Apennines. Portofino is a favorite destination for an aristocratic and intellectual circles of Germany and the United Britanieincade the end of the nineteenth century.      North of town, on top of a hill overlooking the Portofino Bay, lies the medieval monastery of San Girolamo (sec.XIII) with one of ...