Bobbio

But it was necessary that, in Italy, Columbanus should have a settled abode, so the king gave him a tract of land called Bobbio, between

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

Of Italy perhaps enough has been said incidentally to attract attention to the most important centres, such as Bobbio, Monte Cassino, and Verona, and upon the whole I do not think that in Italy this class of library played so great a part in the later Middle Ages as it did in the rest of Europe.

The Wanderings and Homes of Manuscripts Helps for Students of History, No. 17. 1899

Some of the great Irish monasteries, such as Bobbio, Luxeuil, St. Gall, are founded on the Continent.

The Wanderings and Homes of Manuscripts Helps for Students of History, No. 17. 1899

Mayor Luigi Bobbio says the restrictions would "restore urban decorum and facilitate better civil co-existence" in the town near Naples.

Mayor Of Castellammare di Stabia, Small Italian Town, Proposes Miniskirt Ban AOL Travel News 2010

Bobbio may represent a rival tendency within the party – a Simon Hughes to Silvio's Lembit Öpik, perhaps.

Miniskirt ban: a small, incompetent step backwards Michael White 2010

Bobbio has said that miniskirts and other provocative outfits will still be allowed as long as they are not too revealing.

World Watch 2010

The conservative mayor of Castellammare di Stabia, Luigi Bobbio, says he wants to restore public decorum through a set of norms that include banning football games in public parks, blasphemy and "very succinct clothes."

World Watch 2010

Mayor Luigi Bobbio says the restrictions would "restore urban decorum and facilitate better civil co-existence" in the town near Naples.

Mayor Of Castellammare di Stabia, Small Italian Town, Proposes Miniskirt Ban AOL Travel News 2010

Luigi Bobbio was elected as mayor of Castellammare di Stabia (it's south of Naples) on Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom ticket.

Miniskirt ban: a small, incompetent step backwards Michael White 2010

In itself, that proves Bobbio has a sense of humour, since the Italian prime minister is a low-life rake who exemplifies the Dolce Vita side of Italy that Mayor Luigi appears to deplore.

Miniskirt ban: a small, incompetent step backwards Michael White 2010