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Siesta is also practiced in some still colder regions, such as Patagonia. [6] [7] The power nap is called riposo in Northern Italy and pennichella or pisolino in Southern Italy. [8] [9] It used to be the custom in Russia, with Adam Olearius stating such was "the custom of the Countrey, where sleep is as necessary after Dinner as in the Night". [10]
The Spanish "siesta" is probably the best-known term associated with the afternoon nap, but ancient Romans in Italy practiced afternoon naps, known as "riposo," many centuries earlier.
The origin and foundation of Segesta are extremely obscure. The tradition current among the Greeks and adopted by Thucydides, [4] ascribed its foundation to a band of Trojan settlers, fugitives from the destruction of their city; and this tradition was readily welcomed by the Romans, who in consequence claimed a kindred origin with the Segestans.
Twenty-five Italian sites were added during the 1990s, including 10 sites added at the 21st session held in Naples in 1997. Italy has served as a member of the World Heritage Committee five times, 1978–1985, 1987–1993, 1993–1999, 1999–2001, and 2021–2025. [3] Out of Italy's 60 heritage sites, 54 are cultural and 6 are natural. [3]
Siesta is a short piece for small orchestra, written by William Walton and premiered in 1926. It was later used for a ballet by Frederick Ashton . Walton was a devotee of Italy, and its influence is apparent in this work.
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Sestri Levante (Latin: Segesta Tigullorum/Segesta Tigulliorum) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, Liguria, Italy.Lying on the Mediterranean Sea, it is approximately 40 km (25 miles) south-east of Genoa and is set on a promontory.