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Historic map of Otranto by Piri Reis The fortress. Otranto occupies the site of the ancient Greek city of Magna Graecia Hydrus (in Greek: Ὑδροῦς) or Hydruntum (in Latin), also known as Hydrunton, Hydronton, or Hydruntu. Otranto was a town of Messapian (Illyrian) origin, which, in the wars of Pyrrhus and of Hannibal sided against Rome.
Vittorio Caprioli, Marcella Valeri, and Mickey Fox at "La Parolaccia" in a scene from the film Trastevere (1971). Thanks to its peculiarity, La Parolaccia has inspired the mention of fictitious restaurants in various comedy films such as Made in Italy (1965), Simpatici & antipatici (1998), and in 1981, Fracchia la belva umana (where it is renamed "Da Sergio e Bruno - Gli Incivili") [3] as well ...
Harry's Bar Rome is a historic bar and restaurant located on the Via Veneto in Rome, Italy. It gained international fame when it was featured in La Dolce Vita , a film by Federico Fellini . Today, it operates as a bar and restaurant and attracts an upscale Roman and international crowd.
The Kahiki restaurant was built from July 1960 to early 1961. It opened its doors in February 1961. [3] In 1975, designer Coburn Morgan drew up plans for an expansion to the restaurant, including a treehouse dining space and museum. Around this time, plans were also drawn for a smaller tiki restaurant that could be replicated for a Kahiki ...
The Testaccio rione, Rome's trade and slaughterhouse area, is the place where Rome's most original and traditional foods can still be found. The area was often known as the "belly" or "slaughterhouse" of Rome, and was inhabited by butchers, or vaccinari. [6] The most common or ancient Roman cuisine included the quinto quarto (lit. ' fifth ...
The Antico Caffè Greco (pronounced [anˈtiːko kafˌfɛ ɡˈɡrɛːko]; transl. "Old Greek Café"), sometimes simply referred to as Caffè Greco, is a historic landmark café which opened in 1760 on Via dei Condotti no.86 in Rome, Italy. It is the oldest bar in Rome and second oldest in Italy, after Caffè Florian in Venice.
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Francesco Zurolo; Francesco Zurolo: Leadership; Captain: Otranto garrison: Related articles; History: Francesco Zurolo (or Zurlo) was an Italian feudal lord, baron and Italian leader.He descended from one of the most important Neapolitan families from which he owned various lands/feuds in the Kingdom of Naples, the Zurolo (or Zurlo).