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The Beautiful Works of an Ancient Oil Windmill

26 February, 202426 February, 2024 by Giancarlo Bonfiglio

Oil Windmill in Zaanse Schans Netherlands Zaanse Schans is a neighbourhood of Zaandam, near Zaandijk, Netherlands. It has a collection of well-preserved historic windmills and houses. From 1961 to 1974 old buildings from all over the Zaanstreek were relocated using lowboy trailers to the area. The Zaans Museum, established in 1994, is located in the Zaanse Schans. The Zaanse Schans is one of the popular tourist attractions of the Netherlands and an anchor point of ERIH, the European Route of Industrial Heritage. The neighbourhood attracted approximately 1.6 …

Tips to Travel Venice and be a respectful Tourist

26 February, 202426 February, 2024 by Giancarlo Bonfiglio

Survive the Overturism in Venice

Overtourism

Venice is exceeded by tourists. They arrive by thousands every day and not everyone knows how to behave. If you travel to Venice we recommend you follow these tips to avoid inconveniences and enjoy that wonderful and historic city

Tips to Travel Venice and be a Respectful Tourist. Survive the Overturism

In April 2017, the Ministry of Interior of Italy put into effect a so-called “Daspo Urban” law. This law allows police forces to restrict access in certain areas of the localities to individuals considered a possible threat to public order, morals or public decency.

This is without necessity without the need for evidence of crime. This applies to vagabonds, but it also began to be applied to tourists within certain areas. Article 9 of the decree establishes a monetary penalty of 100 to 300 euros and an expulsion order from the place where the heho occurred and against any person. This expulsion can be for 48 hours and the recidivism reaches much higher penalties.

Yayoi Kusama in NY Botanical Garden

26 February, 202426 February, 2024 by Giancarlo Bonfiglio

Yayoi Kusama exhibits at NY Botanic Gardens

The New York Botanical Garden will exhibit works by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama From May 2 to November 1, 2020.

This exhibition was specially designed to capture and illuminate the artist’s commitment to nature during the seasons. This is from spring to fall.

Yayoi Kusama in NY Botanical Garden — Yayoi Kusama exhibits at NY Botanic Gardens

The exhibition will be distributed among the 250 acres of the NY Botanical Garden. There they will show Yayoi Kusama’s fascination for the natural world. Nature-based paintings, paper works and botanical sketches will be present.

In addition, exclusive mirrors and a horticultural showcase at the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. In addition, new works created by the artist will be exhibited. One of them
It is a great pumpkin made exclusively for the Botanical Garden of NY. A participatory greenhouse facility will also be designed throughout the exhibition.

Over-Tourism in the Chinese Wall

24 February, 202424 February, 2024 by Giancarlo Bonfiglio

Limit the number of visitors in the Chinese Wall

The Chinese Wall is the most visited attraction in China and since it was named as one of the New Wonders of the World, the number of people who visit it year after year has grown in popularity.

Due to the large increase of daily visitors in the Badaling section, close to the city of Beigin it has been decided to restrict visits.

Saint Petersburg the City of Tsars

18 February, 202418 February, 2024 by Giancarlo Bonfiglio

Saint Petersburg: the Russian City Built on Marsh

Founded by Tsar Peter the Great in 1703 on a marsh that was filled. It used hundreds of thousands of workers who built the city and connected with bridges about 50 islands

St. Petersburg is part of the select group of cities that are connected and built on a network of canals. As in Venice, Amsterdam or Bruges, water is the medium of transport and communication.

Cathedrals

In just a few meters, separated only by the Moika river and the Griboyedo canal, the old town has three beautiful temples. They are about:
The Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood, also known as the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ.

Saint Petersburg Tsar city

Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, neoclassical style resembles the temples of Ancient Greece. Its set of colonnades distinguishes it from the rest of the buildings on Nevsky Avenue.