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April 12, 2025

Summer announcement - listen even if you haven't cought up

Just a quick annoucement to update on goings on in the AHoI family life as well as plans for the near future

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April 12, 2025

159 - Life, death and sex in the middle ages

We take a look at what life was like in the middle ages for the average Giuseppe and Lucrezia, from birth to death, sickness, medicine, work, free time, travel and sex and all the naughtiness connected to it.

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April 11, 2025

Autumn 2024 update - episode, sketches, Italian schools and politics

Just a quick update to apologise for a publishing delay and tell you a little about our sketches, the Italian school system and the current political situation in Italy

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April 11, 2025

Regional Italy episode 03 - Lombardy

We take a little trip around the region of Lombardy, going beyond the financial and fashion capital Milan, to explore the beautiful nature of lake Como and hear all about the lake, monster that resides there. On the way, we will hear about a bridge, built by the devil in…

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March 15, 2023

A History of Italy podcast VoiceMap promo

Click on the link to see the tours: https://voicemap.me/publisher/a-history-of-italy-podcast Or choose eon of VoiceMap's over 1000 self-guided audio tours for locations around the world

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March 9, 2023

Grazzano Visconti

We head over to Grazzano Visconti a reconstructed medieval town in the province of Piacenza where you can also visit the medieval torture museum, try your hand at an escape room or visit the Harry Potter shop. We're here to thank Patreon supporter David C

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Jan. 11, 2023

Azzurrina

We head to the province of Rimini on the Adriatic coast to visit the hilltop castle of Montebello and go hunting for the ghost of Azzurrina

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Nov. 16, 2022

Mirabilandia

We visit the amusement park of Mirabilandia near the Adriatic seaside of the Emila-Romagna region for a fun day out to show that Italy is not just history, culture and food.

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Nov. 15, 2022

Sirmione

We go for a visit to the town of Sirmione on Lake Garda in northern Italy to visit the Castello Scaligero, with it's impressive walled lake water harbour #italy #sirmione #gardalake #lagodigarda #italytravel #italytrip #history #italian

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Sept. 6, 2022

Rome

We travel to Rome to thank Patreon suppor David A. We take a look at the usual sites and a few off the beaten track before we head to the Circus Maximus for a Maneskin concert! #maneskin #måneskin #rome #history #colosseo #colosseum #piazzavenezia #trastevere

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June 9, 2022

Il Vittoriale, the house of D'Annunzio

To thank Patreon supporter Kevin O, we journey to the north side of Lake Garda to the house of Italian poet, soldier, adventure and lover Gabriele D'Annunzio #gardalake #fascists #poet

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May 25, 2022

The Castle of Vigoleno, thank you Rinat!

We visit and stay the night at the castle of Vigoleno in the northern Italian province of Piacenza. We also go hunting for ghosts, but will they show?

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May 8, 2022

Trento - Thank you Peter!

We take a look at one of the northernmost cities in Italy, Trento, in the Trentino region where Italian meets Germanic culture in this gateway to Europe

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Nov. 15, 2021

A little taste of Rimini

We take a quick look at a few of the locations you can visit in the Emilia Romagna seaside town of Rimini

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Sept. 27, 2021

San Pellegrino in Alpe - where a Scottish saint fought the devil

We visit the monastery of San Pellegrino in Alpe where Scottish Saint Peregrin was said to have fought with the devil and thrown him through a nearby mountain and into the sea

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Sept. 27, 2021

The partisan republic of Momtefiorino

We head over to the town of Montefiorino in the Modena Apennines to where the partisans created a free Republic while the Nazis a d Fascists occupied Italy

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Sept. 27, 2021

The Italian-style aperitif

What is an aperitivo? Come with us and find out

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Sept. 27, 2021

The Reggio Emilia cathedral

We head back to Reggio Emilia to take a look at the Romanic era cathedral

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Sept. 27, 2021

Carpineti - castle of the Countess Matilda

A visit to one of the countess Matilda of Tuscany’s favourite v castle

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Sept. 27, 2021

Legnano - the defeat of Frederick Barbarossa

We travel to Legnano, the location of the great victory of the Milan-lead Lombard league over Holy Roman emperor Frederick Barbarossa

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Sept. 27, 2021

Gallipoli

We visit the seaside town of Gallipoli in Puglia to see the castle, the medieval streets and have a nice aperitif by the sea

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Sept. 27, 2021

The Maldives of Puglia - Salento

We take a swim in the crystal clear waters of the lovely Puglia region

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Sept. 27, 2021

Corigliano d’Otranto - castle and philosophical gardens

We head down to beautiful Puglia region to visit the town of Corigliano

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Sept. 27, 2021

The Apennine mountain Chalet of Bargetana

We visit the Bargetana Chalet in the province of Reggio Emilia to say thank you to Patreon supporter Stephen, high up in the Apennines.

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