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The Carrara Academy is the only Italian museum made up of bequests from important private collectors. It was established in 1794, as a unique reality of Art Gallery and School of Painting, on the initiative of Giacomo Carrara, who started its construction with the intention that it would house his very rich collection of paintings. Count Carrara also preserved the future of the Academy by leaving it all his possessions by testamentary will. At his ...
Rocca Calascio is a fortress located in Abruzzo, in the province of L'Aquila, in the territory of the municipality of Calascio, within the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park, at an altitude of 1.460 meters above sea level It is known for the presence of fortress, one of the highest in Italy, and the ancient village below, now uninhabited. The foundation of the fortress dates back to the year 1000 even if the ...