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The Full Story
Partner countries
"ART FOR ALL" is a project that envolves Italy, Bulgaria, Portugal and Belgium.
PESARO - ITALY
Pesaro is a seaport lying along the Adriatic Sea at the mouth of the Foglia (Pisaurum) River.
The civic museums house the picture gallery and the museum of majolica, with the richest collection in Italy. (Pesaro has been famous for its majolica since 1462.) The Oliveriano Archaeological Museum is important for students of Italian antiquities. The composer Gioacchino Antonio Rossini, a native of Pesaro, left his fortune to found a music school there.
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caldas da rainha - portugal
In the magnificent Parque D. Carlos I, in the center of the city, you can discover a romantic garden created by an illustrious Caldense, the architect Rodrigo Berquó, responsible for revitalizing the park and creating an artificial lake and tree-lined avenues. Considered one of the richest parks in biodiversity in the country. Inside the Park, you can visit one of the notable museum spaces in the city, the José Malhoa Museum, which conserves an important collection of works by the famous painter who was also born here. This museum is housed in what was, in the 1940s, the first building created from scratch with the purpose of housing a museum in Portugal.
The connection between Caldas da Rainha and art, and its rich legacy for the latter, can be found in other spaces around the Park, a short walk away, the Arts Center and the Cycling Museum, which house an expressive and diverse collection. , in addition to providing spaces for temporary exhibitions.
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SÓFIA - BULGARIA
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was built in a neo-Byzantine style and is one of the hallmarks of Sofia. Built in honor of St. Alexander Nevsky – and once one of Europe's largest Orthodox churches – the cathedral is an important symbol of Bulgaria's past.
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OSTEND - BELGIUM
Ostend, Flemish Oostende, French Ostende, municipality, Flanders Region, northwestern Belgium. It lies along the North Sea and at the end of the Ghent-Brugge Canal. A fishing village (originally Oostende-ter-Streepe) since the 9th century, it was fortified in 1583 and became the last Dutch stronghold in Belgium, falling to the Spanish in 1604 after a three-year siege.
Landmarks include the Vismijn, or Minque (fish market), the 3-mile (5-km) Digue (promenade), the Kursaal (casino), the Chalet Royal, the Thermal Institute (for hydropathic and electrotherapeutic treatment), and the racecourse.
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