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Frederick Barbarossa

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Biking along the ancient gateways of Milan

Discover bites of Milanese history through the city walls and Milan's ancient "Porte" (gates)
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Memories of Guelphs and Ghibellines among mountain landscapes

Exploring ancient rivalries in a wonderful Italian Alpine valley
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<p>Panoramic view of the three distinctive hills, visible from left to right: Scharfenberg, Anebos and Trifels (by Simone Vaccari, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)</p>
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Trifels: the history behind the three hills

An immersion in the 12th and 13th century CE in Annweiler
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<p>Detail of Frederick Barbarossa with his sons Henry and Philip</p>
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A stone with a curious irony

The Milanese call it 'La Tosa', and its meaning goes back to a brutal event in the city's history