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In the small village of Capo di Lago the historical Inn has been reopened thanks to the Fabrizio Troletti and Maria Abondio enthusiasts. Inspired by dishes made with quality foods, fresh homemade pasta, casoncelli, gnocchi are all part of the first course dishes which are preceded by cold cuts and cheese starters.  Then meat and game prevail which have been prepared in different ways and consistencies, from braised stews to casseroles, to be tasted are the famous meatballs which have been retreived from the house's memory. The room is well furnished and you can eat on the terrace enjoying the coolness during the hot season. Osteria Pizzeria Capo Di Lago Via Lago Moro, 6 Darfo B.T. Tel:    0364 529878 Cell:   3356749786

The year 2017 marks the bicentennial of the death of Giacomo Quarenghi, the famous neoclassical architect and draughtsman ( Bergamo 1744 - St Petersburg 1817) He is recognised as one of the leading protagonists in the artistic culture of the European 18th century; he takes part into the creation of the first modern international language becoming a true arbiter of the Neoclassical taste in Russia. He was invited by the Empress Catherine II of Russia to St Petersburg, where started his brilliant career as a court architect for the Tzars.  The quality and the variety and of his projects, most of which carried out, are unequalled.  Leading cultural institutions  have created an International Committee for the celebrations, coordinated by Comune di Bergamo and Osservatorio Quarenghi. Next to it, a Bergamo Network will take part with its own initiatives. Throughout 2017 a widespread programme of events will celebrate the artistic grandeur of Giacomo Quarenghi in Europe...

At the beginning of the road to the Mortirolo, the farmhouse overlooks the plateau towards the Adamello range, parking and playground. Produce is obtained by the adjoining farm, beef and pork meat, farmyard animals, game and deer, are the base of gastronomic proposals according to the changing seasons.  Patrick Minelli which boasts solid cooking experience makes the menu up with fresh homemade pasta gnocchi with nettles and Gnoc de la Cua, Piade and Casoncelli.  Second course is meat or river trout served with genuine polenta. Agriturismo IL Vecchio Scarpone Via Lucco, 5 25040 Monno Email:   info@ilvecchioscarpone.com Web:     www.ilvecchioscarpone.com

The archaeological crypt of Saint-Seurin is one of the oldest Gallo-Roman and Merovingian sites in Bordeaux.  Archaeological digs carried out to the south of the church in 1910 uncovered a vast Christian necropolis, with tombs dating from the 4th to the 18th century. A funerary basilica and the source of Saint Seurin's remarkable influence, the crypt helps us better understand Bordeaux's Christian origins, through its frescoed tombs, sarcophagi and children's amphora sepultures. Saint-Seurin Church (a historical Monument) includes a crypt (with Gallo-Roman comumns and capitals, and Merovingian marble sarcophagi)) and an 11th century porch.  The chevet, part of the transept, the first bay of the nave and side aisles, and the western bell tower were constructed in the 12th century, the rest of the nave, the right of the transept and the Sainte-Catherine chapel in the 13th and the south door and final bays of the side aisles in the 14th.  The western facade was restored i...

Pair-Non-Pair (a National Monument) is the only painted cave in the Gironde open to the public.  Its walls are adorned with engravings dating back to the Aurignacian period (between 33,000 and 26,000 BC) - among the oldest known examples of wall art in Western Europe, and depiciting a highly varied bestiary (with over 40 animal representations) including ibexes, horses, mammoths, cervidae and bovidae. The Pair -non-pair cave was discovered in 1881 and the archaeologist, ethnologist, anthropologist and prehistorian Francois Daleau (1845 - 1927) worked up until 1896 uncovering its treasures. It was one of the very first decorated caves to be discovered in France.  A new entry pavilion designed by the Bordeaux architect Patrick Hernandez was built in 2008, adding to the cultural and tourist attraction of this remarkable cave.  Commentated visits (in French, English and Spanish) Grotte de Pair-Non-Pair 33710 Prignac-Et-Marcmps Bordeaux Tel/Fax:  +33 5 57 68 3...