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Introduction to the history and architecture of Palmanova, the city where our Guest House is located.
Palmanova, situated in the lowland of Friuli Venezia Giulia between Udine and Aquileia, is a fortress-city, built by the Republic Of Venice. It was based on a precise planning idea, elaborated by a group of important engineers.
To reinforce the defense on the Friuli territory against the raids of the Turks and expansionist aims of the Asburgo family, Venice decided to build the new royal fortress in the middle of the Friulian plain, a perfect example of modern-like late Renaissance fortifications.


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Locality: Palmanova Location: Piazza Grande Category: Music Date: Saturday 8 July 2017 Orario: 9:30 PM Description They charmed, moved, exalted and established an admirable series of records in the world, despite their young age. They are Piero Barone (Agrigento), Ignazio Boschetto (born in Bologna resident in Marsala) and Gianluca Ginoble (Atri Abruzzo and resident in Roseto), the three young tenors of the Italian band [...]


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Locality: Palmanova Location: Piazza Grande Category: Music Date: Thursday 29 June 2017 Orario: 9:30 PM Description Great return of the Maestro Franco Battiato, songwriter, composer and filmmaker, artist and one of the most beloved intellectual of the Italian music. Next summer, he will be the protagonist of a series of evenings, exceptionally proposed with the accompaniment of the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, where his [...]


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Locality: Palmanova Location: Salone Ex Combattenti e Reduci, Via Cavour 10 Category: Local interest Date: Tuesday 28 February 2017 Hours: 8:30 PM Description Carnival party with music, karaoke and entertainment. A prize to the beautiful mask and the bigger and beautiful group. Free admission. Organized by: Associazione Pro Palma [Visit these websites: www.turismofvg.it | www.propalma.it (Italian)] [...]


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Locality: Aquileia, Palmanova, Cividale del Friuli Location: Various locations Category: Sporting event Date: Sunday 26 March 2017 Description The fifth edition of the Unesco Cities Marathon will take place on 26 March 2017. This is the only competition in the world that connects two Unesco protected sites: Cividale del Friuli, an ancient Longobard capital, and Aquileia, with its important Roman vestiges. The two towns [...]


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