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by Anna Lebedeva | Thu, 04/27/2017 - 03:27
Main photo credit: Turismo.it.  The town of Trivento sits on a rocky hill, above the valleys of Molise. It is one of those places where locals pause their…
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by Georgette Jupe | Tue, 04/25/2017 - 06:52
In a city as wonderfully well known in Florence, knowing “what can we do” goes so far beyond the top 10 list on Tripadvisor. As someone who has based here for…
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by Silvia Donati | Fri, 04/14/2017 - 00:00
You’ve done Florence, Siena, San Gimignano, the Val d’Orcia, Chianti, and all the famous splendors of Tuscany. Or you simply like to take the road less…
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by Silvia Donati | Fri, 03/31/2017 - 00:00
Italy boasts a large number of fabulous gardens filled with flowers and plants that, comes spring, explode into a myriad of colors and scents. It is the best…
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by Silvia Donati | Fri, 03/24/2017 - 01:00
It may be an under the radar destination, but Abruzzo has it all: from nature to art, from history to cuisine, this region in south-central Italy offers plenty…
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by Silvia Donati | Wed, 03/22/2017 - 12:07
Located in central Italy, Abruzzo stretches from the heart of the Apennines to the Adriatic Sea and presents a variety of landscapes, from soaring mountains to…
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by Orna | Wed, 02/22/2017 - 09:59
Vicenza is a small jewel of a city in the Veneto located half way between the cities of Verona and Venice; two spectacularly popular tourist destinations. The…
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by Georgette Jupe | Mon, 02/06/2017 - 16:43
Off the main tourist track in Italy’s green heart, you could say that Spoleto to coin a very overused term in travel writing is “a hidden gem.” While most…
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by Silvia Donati | Fri, 02/03/2017 - 00:00
Less than a 30-minute ride on the high-speed train from Venice, Padua is too often disregarded from the majority of visitors. Yet, it makes for a great day…
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by Silvia Donati | Wed, 02/01/2017 - 06:25
A Venice landmark, St. Mark’s Square is the result of a long series of interventions that took place from the 9th century, the time of the first settlement,…