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Living Slow in a Restored Village in Umbria

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 08/07/2015 - 00:00

Right in the heart of Umbria is a former “ghost town”, a tiny medieval village brought back to life by the work of two Italian architects who fell in love with…

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Seat of Love and Wars: The Castle of Gradara

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 04/03/2015 - 01:00

Among its walls, or so the legend goes, took place one of the best known love stories of all time, that of Paolo and Francesca, made famous by none other than…

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Anghiari - The Florentine Republic’s Strongest Bulwarks

by Carla Passino | Wed, 03/04/2015 - 10:07

Italy's fragmented past saw the peninsula divided into dozens of tiny independent states, bequeathed in a plethora of small urban settlements—often seats of…

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Off-the-Beaten-Path Italy: The Village of Altomonte

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 01/13/2015 - 06:09

Italy is full of surprises, with many places of interest still overlooked by the main tourist itineraries, yet offering much historic and artistic charm. One…

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Three of the Best Villages on the Italian Lakes

by Carla Passino | Wed, 04/22/2009 - 10:12

Lake Como sparkles under the Spring sun. Grand Art Nouveau villas and Neo-Classical palazzos in pastel colours cast their tremulous reflection on the deep blue…

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Three of the Best Italian Mountain Borghi

by Carla Passino | Fri, 11/07/2008 - 04:57

Brick walls broken up by powerful towers hug a tidy network of streets linked by austere brick houses. Earth-hued buildings with soaring porticoes, perfect…