Do You Know the Village of Cadempino?

You probably don’t, I don’t. And I’ve driven through it several times. But this is the third richest community of Switzerland. With its 1350 inhabitants that is a major feat. Obviously, there must be a big tax payer around. 

When Traveling to Rome

My parents went to Rome every January for many years. When my father turned 80 I noticed that they started to become a bit forgetful, so I checked everything before they left. Almost everything as we were to find out. 

San Marino: Oldest Republic in the World

San Marino is the oldest Republic in the world. This is not some boast, but historical fact. The beginnings, as befits a good story, are shrouded in legend, putting the founding of the city into the hands of a saint, St Marinus. Like most of the early and many of the later Catholic saints, he is probably mythical. 

Palmanova: Star Among Towns in Italy

Like a time capsule, Palmanova remains almost unchanged since the time of Napoleon. Founded by Venice as the ideal of a Renaissance town, it was intended to keep the Turks and Austrians alike from getting a hold on the Friuli.