A Quaint Market Town Set Amongst the Vineyards in the Val de Greve Named after the river than runs through it, Greve in Chianti enjoys a privileged...
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Venice, Padova, and Mestre: Too Good to Miss
In every trip one can experience, nothing can take the place of having the perfect guide. In my first adventure to the historic...
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4 Sites in Rome You Should Never Miss
Although I’ve been traveling the world for a long time, it’s always a pleasure to go back to Rome. You could spend weeks...
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Little Miss Bad Guy
There’s no shortage of travel scams, consisting of creative ways to make you part with your money or belongings. Some are...
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Traveling around Rome Is as Easy as ABC
Tourists enter and exit Rome basically through two main points: Fiumicino Airport and the port of Civitavecchia. Civitavecchia is...
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Rome, founded in 750B.C by the legendary twins Romulus and Remus, is an ancient empirical capital and home to the Pope. it is a fascinating city to...
True, Silvio Berlusconi takes his holidays in Sardinia so you’d expect it to be expensive, exclusive and glamorous. But that’s the east...
Inactive for more than 60 years, Vesuvius, the volcano that destroyed Pompeii, is located near Naples, in Southern Italy. The volcano’s clock...
A couple of hours north of Venice you can find another world where the air is cooler, the scenery spectacular and the 21st century hasn’t yet...
Exploring One of Northern Italy’s Most Charming Cities If music is the food of love then Verona during opera season is the perfect romantic...
I often wonder when Ruskin wrote his great work The Stones of Venice whether he knew where the stones actually came from and how they were...
The Arab Invasion of Sicily-Taormina Taormina, a lively resort town high in the mountains above Sicily’s eastern shore , has spectacular views...
by Mary Ann Hinrichs, How one family experienced Rome in two days without losing their minds or their life savings. Most Italian vacations...
Places to See and Things to Do for a Real Italian Getaway Given its close proximity to the busy Milan Orio al Serio Airport, it is surprising to...
In September I decided to take a holiday. I have had only a few of these over the years and so rather looked forward to it. I really wanted to go to...
A Hidden Gem With History in Northern Italy’s Emilia-Romagna On the same train-line as Bologna, Padova and Venice, it would be easy to overlook...
What to See and Where to Stay in One of Italy’s Oldest Towns Perched on a hilltop in the heart of the Tuscan countryside, the historic town of...
City Worth Visiting Near the Shores of the Adriatic Sea Looking for a beautiful, historic place to visit near the east coast of Italy? Consider...
What to See With Limited Time in the Historic City Though Rome merits an extended visit, it’s possible-with a basic plan, some energy, and a...
Portofino is one of the prettiest fishing villages on the Italian Riviera. It is also where dolphins, the fastest, most agile and playful of whales...