Nemi


Nemi is a town and comune in the province of Rome (central Italy), in the Alban Hills overlooking Lake Nemi, a volcanic crater lake.
The town's name derives from the Latin nemus, or "holy wood". In antiquity the area had no town, but the grove was the site of one of the most famous of Roman cults and temples: that of Diana Nemorensis.






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Stradivari - Stradivarius


Handcrafted centuries ago by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari, Stradivarius violins are regarded as the finest ever made. He was dedicated to perfecting his craft, constantly experimenting with design which are unmatched even today. His best violins and instruments were made during what is considered his golden period from 1700-1725. Stradivari made more than a thousand violins during his lifetime, around 650 of which exist today. His most famous violins include the 1715 Lipinski and the 1716 Messiah.







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Margherita Hack


Margherita Hack (born June 12, 1922, Florence, Italy—died June 29, 2013, Trieste, Italy), Italian astrophysicist who popularized scientific concepts as a writer and television personality and studied stars by analyzing the different kinds of radiation they emitted, while also advocating for civil rights and condemning the influence of religion.








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Le Avventure di Pinocchio - The Adventures of Pinocchio



The Adventures of Pinocchio (Italian: Le avventure di Pinocchio) is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Florence. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto.







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Alberto Tomba

Alberto Tomba was the dominant technical skier (slalom and giant slalom) in the late 1980s and 1990s. Tomba won three Olympic gold medals, two World Championships, and nine World Cup season titles: four in slalom, four in giant slalom, and one overall title. He was popularly called Tomba la Bomba ("Tomba the Bomb").





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