Village

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by Silvia Donati | Wed, 07/08/2020 - 03:00
Valloria, near Imperia in western Liguria, has become known as ‘the village with painted doors’. Its center features more than 150 hand-decorated doors, each…
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by Silvia Donati | Thu, 04/16/2020 - 05:18
Yes, we’re all stuck at home now, but that shouldn’t prevent us from dreaming of our next Italian trip. There are so many undiscovered places besides the usual…
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by Silvia Donati | Thu, 11/07/2019 - 00:00
Perched on a rocky spur, the village of Barrea is set amid the natural beauty of the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise, surrounded by mountains, beech…
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by Laura Morelli | Thu, 08/08/2019 - 02:53
Main photo credit: Squillace view to the sea (c) Jelly CC via Wikimedia Commons.jpg Around the toe of Italy’s boot lies a coastline marked with clear waters,…
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by travelista73 | Mon, 08/05/2019 - 04:48
High above the azure waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea on a series of steep rocky cliffs are the enchanting seaside villages of Italy’s famed Amalfi Coast. The…
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by Silvia Donati | Thu, 07/18/2019 - 00:00
Less known than Amalfi and other towns of the Amalfi Coast, Furore, a bunch of houses scattered on a mountain overlooking the sea, delights visitors with its…
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by Silvia Donati | Tue, 07/02/2019 - 00:00
If there’s a place that fits the definition of ‘picturesque’, Marzamemi must be it. Located on the south-eastern tip of Sicily’s coast, Marzamemi developed as…
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by Silvia Donati | Thu, 04/25/2019 - 00:00
70 kilometers from Rome, perched on the slopes of the Simbruini Mountains, at an altitude of 1,000 meters, Cervara di Roma is known as the ‘artists’ village,’…
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by Silvia Donati | Thu, 04/04/2019 - 00:00
In the heart of Tuscany’s Val di Chiana, the walled village of Gargonza is perched on top of a hill which overlooks the valley between Arezzo and Siena, in the…
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by Silvia Donati | Fri, 03/29/2019 - 01:00
Exploring small towns and villages is one of the pleasures of a trip to Italy. Our Trentino-Alto Adige expert and avid hiker Silvia selects some of her…