Italian American Herald - July 2020

LOCAL
Columbus statue taken down
in Wilmington
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BOOKS
Local author takes a turn
for the mysterious
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THE CHEF’S PERSPECTIVE
Feeling trapped? Make the most of what you have
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The oddest shaped houses anywhere in Europe are the Trulli in Puglia.
By Jeanne Outlaw-Cannavo
Through the centuries, the world has seen Italy as a country of beauty, art and history. For centuries, writers and artists have come from afar and have loved Italy with the
same passion as millions of modern visitors.
Perhaps this is the reason Italy is the country with the most UNESCO sites, and is the reason Italy will once again be the destination for millions of visitors.
Italy has 55 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, of which five are shared with other countries: Monte San Giorgio and Rhaetian
Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes with Switzerland; historic center of Rome with the Vatican; prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps with Austria, France, Germany, Slovenia and Switzerland; and Venetian works of defense between 15th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – western Stato
da Mar with Croatia and Montenegro. Five World Heritage Sites in Italy are of the natural type, while the others are cultural sites.
Since checking all 55 sites would require an entire issue to do them justice, this article
continued on page 4
Pandemic will pass, but heritage is forever
When this crisis has passed, millions of visitors will return to UNESCO sites
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