Season 1

Starting from Agrigento between columns and remains, necropolis and tombs, exploring caves and excavations in the Valley of the Temples at the Royal Palace of Caserta UNESCO heritage, the Italian Versailles We will fly to the Colosseum with gladiators, mythological drama and staging of hunting exotic animals, passing for Pisa, with its Piazza and the most famous tower in the world, a jewel of architecture and world attraction We will plan on Florence in the vast space of the cathedral, capturing its extraordinary quality and complexity, from the dome to the naves. Palazzo Te di Mantova, discovering numerous references and symbols, explicit and hidden secret rooms, baths in the shape of natural caves and the incredible rooms of the palace. We will end the trip to the slopes of Vesuvius, an icon of the Neapolitan gulf.

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Episode 12014-06-05

Agrigento - La Valle dei Templi

The Valley of the Temples, testimony of the greatness of Akragas, one of the most economically and politically important cities of the ancient world, flourished splendidly in the fifth century A.C. Leaving the "word" to the light that floods one of the most evocative archaeological sites in the world, we will tell the story of the greatness of this place, survived despite the speculation that has suffocated Agrigento.

Episode 22014-06-12

Caserta - La Reggia

Reggia di Caserta, one of the most harmonious and fascinating architectural works in the history of Italy, entrusted to Vanvitelli in 1751 and the result of numerous redesignings until its completion in 1845, although in fact inhabited since 1780. Bourbon, he saw a succession of corridors between different sovereigns: now instead it is at the center of scandals and bad management

Episode 32014-06-19

Firenze - Santa Maria del Fiore

Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence with its dome, the largest in the world in masonry, and the largest surface decorated with frescoes ever painted. A Cathedral that marked the birth of the Italian Renaissance. Going through his vaults and his paintings is worth all the price of the ticket.

Episode 42014-06-26

Pisa - La Torre

It traces the birth of Piazza dei Miracoli, which collects in a small patch of land the Cathedral, the Baptistery, the Camposanto and above all the famous leaning bell tower. The story of the slope of the Tower and its structure is deepened.

Episode 52014-07-03

Roma - Il Colosseo

It was inaugurated in 80 AD and built for the games. The amphitheater Flavio is the symbol not only of Rome, but of its greatness, its history, its glory. One can not even tell the life of the Gladiators, between myth and historical testimonies, the representations of the great battles of the imperial army, the mythological dramas and the staging of hunting for exotic animals. in one of the most complex structures that have come today.

Episode 62014-07-10

Mantova - Palazzo Te

1534: It is the year in which Palazzo Te is completed, a real jewel in the heart of Mantua. It is a building strongly wanted by Federico II Gonzaga and built by Giulio Romano.

Episode 72014-07-17

Pompei - La Città Sospesa nel Tempo

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