Italy & Sicily
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Italian holiday is another holiday. Unique locations such as Rome, Venice, Florence, Naples and other unique cities, Pompei, Amalfi Coast and Tuscany are waiting for you. From culture to landscape, Italy is known for everything related to better living such as food and wine, arts and architecture, historical cities and postcards. If you always dreamed of going to Italy on vacation, deciding the biggest challenge you face should start from. A canal in Venice, a museum in Florence, a vineyard in Tuscany, a seaside cliff in Amalfi, an ancient Roman ruins ... This is just the beginning!
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Would you consider visiting Italy? Sicily is one of the destinations to consider when you are looking for countless historical, outdoor, and cultural environments to experience and enjoy day and night. The largest Mediterranean island, located outside the "toe" of Italian "boots", has a rich history such as the Valley of the Temple, the Royal Chapel of Palermo, the Byzantine style mosaic of Parapela. There are many things to see, do, experience. Consider booking a luxurious trip to Sicily to make every aspect of your trip fun
Norman King Roger I invaded Sicily and Southern Italy in the 11th century and suppressed the Byzantine and Sicilian Moors in Southern Italy. In 1130, his son Roger II unified the Norman region and crowned the king of Sicily. His palace is located in Palermo, based on the early Arab fortress, but he wants to add an impressive palace church. This chapel is a work of Byzantine and Norman artists, and Egypt and Islamic artists in the Middle East. The church itself shows the influence of these traditions. East and West Christianity and Islamic court art. There are three arches covering the walls, a vast mosaic, typical Byzantine architecture, and recycled classical pillars found in Western Christian churches. This small church is dedicated to the two most important saints in the West, Peter and Paul Their lives are reflected in their next doorway.
The Norman kingdom of Italy and Sicily was said to be a blood-haunted robber, but the first Norman's combatants arrived in Italy from France's Normandy and sought for adventure, land, and wealth . As a foreigner who is the first batch of Italy, Lombardy and Sicily, the first Normans used the conflict between the Pope, the Byzantine Empire, the Lombard Lord, and Sicily Muslims to unite the kingdom and a small country I was able to create it. Normans guarantee stability by strong bureaucracy based on Arab, Greek and Latin models. Most of the tolerance and synergy of Norman Sicily is reflected in Arab, Berber, Greek, Western traditional architecture, art and literature. Normans exemplify the culture and trade of the Mediterranean, and like the Mediterranean itself, it incorporates the kingdom connecting Africa, Europe and the East. They even caught Pope Leo IX in 1053.