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Tuscany is Better on Foot: Region Launches New Walking Routes

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 05/05/2022 - 05:11

Is the walking vacation a temporary travel trend or here to stay? While the idea of exploring places on foot, moving from one destination to the next with…

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A 50 Year Celebration Walk in the Euganean Hills

by Myra Robinson | Thu, 11/18/2021 - 11:49

Visitors to Venice don’t give a thought to the paving stones beneath their feet, yet they are very special and deserve investigation. The stone comes from…

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A Pilgrim, a Dog, and a Donkey

by Myra Robinson | Wed, 08/18/2021 - 11:05

Nothing much happens in my sleepy village in the Veneto, but yesterday there was a ripple of excitement. I heard from my friend in the next street that a young…

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Aerial View of the Small Garda Town, tourist resort on the coast of Lake Garda, view from the Rocca di Garda, small hill overlooking the lake

On Lake Garda, A New Walking Itinerary Amid Vineyards and Villages

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 03/04/2021 - 09:04

A new walking itinerary has been inaugurated on Lake Garda: the Cammino del Bardolino (Bardolino Way), 100 kilometers to be covered on foot or by bike…

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View of Lake Como from the village of Brunate

A New Way To See Lake Como

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 06/24/2020 - 00:00

Lake Como is a popular Italian destination, especially with foreign tourists, and rightly so: picturesque little lakeside towns, luxurious villas, magnificent…

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Walkers on the Magna Via Francigena route in Sicily

Discovering Sicily on Foot: The Magna Via Francigena

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 03/12/2020 - 01:00

180 km from coast to coast, on foot, to discover a different Sicily, rural, wild, ignored by most. For enthusiastic walkers, and anyone willing to try…

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A walking trail in the Cinque Terre Park

Tourists Wearing Inappropriate Footwear on Cinque Terre Trails Will Be Fined

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 03/13/2019 - 01:00

Tourists who visit the Cinque Terre Park wearing flip flops, sandals, pumps or other shoes unsuitable for mountain terrain will be fined starting April 1, 2019…

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Orta San Giulio: A Romantic Lakeside November Walk

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 11/15/2018 - 00:00

Between water and sky, the village of Orta San Giulio offers a perfect setting for a romantic walk, even more so in November, in the quiet of the low season.…

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Italy Celebrates First-Ever National Walking Day

by Carol King | Fri, 10/12/2012 - 03:58

Italian are being encouraged to abandon their cars and get out some flat shoes on 14 October to participate in the ‘1a Giornata Nazionale del Camminare’ (First…