Word: piazzas
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...music and arts programs, and set an expectation of “excellence” rather than settling for proficiency.Reeves also enthusiastically points to plans to revamp both Central and Harvard Squares. He says he is investigating one proposal to redesign Central Square so that it resembles a European piazza, complete with a grassy area and a fountain.But when it comes to dealing with space, Reeves is critical of his alma mater, despite his assertion that “in some ways, the relationship [between Harvard and Cambridge] has never been better.”Reeves insists that the University...
...Belle & Sebastian—“Piazza, New York Catcher?...
...sail-shaped outer structure, she introduced a new "building within a building" independent of the overlapping roof above. Yet the makeover has left intact Torino's graceful arcaded shopping streets, lively 19th century cafés and splendid squares: medal ceremonies will be held each night in the grand Piazza Castello against the backdrop of the imposing 350-year-old Palazzo Reale. Inside the cafés, visitors can indulge in Torino's sinful bicerin, a concoction of coffee, cream and the chocolate locals adore. They may work hard, but the Torinesi know how to make the aperitif hour...
...religious and the profane mix in Rome, and never more than during the Christmas holiday season. The Fair of the Befana explodes in the baroque Piazza Navona on Dec. 8 and continues until Jan. 6. Befana, a witchlike character, is said to arrive in homes on Epiphany to bring toys and sweets to good children and a lump of coal to naughty ones. Also during the holidays, all of Rome traipses from one church to another to view the ancient Nativity crches. The oldest is believed to be the 13th century crche of Arnolfo di Cambio...
...option for New Year's Eve is the open-air festivity of fireworks and live concerts in the Piazza del Popolo. Or you can book tickets for the New Year's Eve concerts at the Church of San Paolo Entro Le Mura. Just as in the other two greatest cities of Europe, the holidays in Rome offer a piquant blend of familiar pleasures in a not-so-usual time or place...