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Tourist & Practical info, Rome pass.   Rome

Tourist & Practical info, Rome pass., Rome

 111 Reviews   Rome can be a pricey place to visit, but there are lots of places you can visit and still see some fantastic historical sites and view amazing art by masters, thus saving you money that you can use... 

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Piazza San Marco & Basilica San Marco   Venice

Piazza San Marco & Basilica San Marco, Venice

 130 Reviews  Venice is a very safe city--one of the safest in Europe. I think it might be awkward to use a tripod to take photos because of the crush of tourists, especially at Piazza San Marco. Every spot is... 

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Cities Not to Miss Near Florence   Florence

Cities Not to Miss Near Florence, Florence

 11 Reviews  Siena is a well preserved Medieval town located 30 miles south of Florence. It is set on three hills. One of the main area in this town is piazza del Campo; a large scallop shaped square. It is... 

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The Duomo   Milan

The Duomo, Milan

 31 Reviews  In occasion of this visit to Milano, last week in July, I couldn't enjoy in magnificient front side of the Cathedral because it was under the major reconstuctions works. As far as I was told, this... 

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Victims   Pompeii

Victims, Pompeii

 17 Reviews  Over the cobbled streets, the buildings, the forum, and even vesuvius itself, the first thing most people think of is the dead bodies. Everywhere in Pompeii there are the plaster casts of the bodies... 

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The day trips   Verona

The day trips, Verona

 18 Reviews  I have just one day, or just few hours... What is a real must see? How many time we visist a city, even deserving more, but we don't have the time to see it at the right (slow) pace. It's a pity,... 

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Campo dei Miracoli   Pisa

Campo dei Miracoli, Pisa

 46 Reviews  The most obvious of miracles here is that the leaning tower of Pisa is still leaning and has not yet fallen over of course. The Campo dei Miracoli comprises a set of buildings, the most impressive of... 

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Food and shopping   Bologna

Food and shopping, Bologna

 4 Reviews  Bolognese's cuisine is famous within Italians.. I love the food I have tried.. or have seen.. :) Eataly, alti cibi.. (alti cibi means good food) Eataly is a slow-food concept mall.. my first try was... 

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Città Alta   Bergamo

Città Alta, Bergamo

 26 Reviews  The town has two centres: "Città alta" (upper city), a hilltop medieval town, surrounded by 17th century cyclopic defensive walls, and the "Città bassa" (lower city). The two parts of the town are... 

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Aquarium   Genoa

Aquarium, Genoa

 7 Reviews   The aquarium in Genoa is one of the largest aquariums in Europe. My first impression of the aquarium wasn’t exactly what you call good though. When you enter the aquarium the first thing that happens... 

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Miscellaneous   Torino

Miscellaneous, Torino

 20 Reviews  I have seen a lot of questions in the forum about relocating to Torino, looking for apartments, etc, and want to share the information that I have. If you are young, a good place to stay while... 

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Cattacombe dei Cappuccini   Palermo

Cattacombe dei Cappuccini, Palermo

 3 Reviews  Capuchin Catacombs are without a doubt one of the most interesting, intriguing and gruesome tourist spots in the world. This place, which is sometimes referred to as the Museum of Death, contains some... 

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San Apollinare church   Ravenna

San Apollinare church, Ravenna

 4 Reviews  This basilica was built by Theodoric sometime after 500 AD as an Arian cathedral (in the same era as the Arian Baptistery) dedicated to Christ; it was converted into a Catholic church dedicated to St.... 

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Lakeside promenade   Como

Lakeside promenade, Como

 14 Reviews  The beautiful pavement promenade is build all over the lakeshore of the town of Como, closing the both sides of the city port. The western side of the promenade is in particularly beautiful, offering... 

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amusement parks   Rimini

amusement parks, Rimini

 2 Reviews  Check ITALIA IN MINIATURA in Viserba di Rimini, that shows you Italy's most important architectural treasures only in a very small scale. Or have a great time in AQUAFAN in the nearby Riccione... 

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surrounding, cinque terre   La Spezia

surrounding, cinque terre, La Spezia

 19 Reviews  If you're a bit confused about locations and places, take a look at a map. As you can see, Cinque Terre are part of a National Park and the five famous villages are not far from La Spezia and Levanto. 

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Historical centre   Ancona

Historical centre, Ancona

 2 Reviews   Probably the best way to explore Ancona, and certainly its old town, is on foot. This is unfortunately not that easy for anyone with walking difficulties, as the hills can be quite steep in places... 

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general   Portovenere

general, Portovenere

 8 Reviews  Portovenere is located in the Gulf of Poets, which is actually a nickname given to the Gulf of La Spezia. The nickname sounds much nicer and it has its historical justification. For centuries its... 

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St Peter's/Vatican City   Rome

St Peter's/Vatican City, Rome

 79 Reviews  Hi everybody, remember that, if you arrive at the entrance of the Vatican Museums around 1.00 pm you will find no lines at all...usually :-) Moreover, when you leave the Sistine Chapel it's quite... 

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Canal Grande, Palazzi (Grand Canal/Palazzi)   Venice

Canal Grande, Palazzi (Grand Canal/Palazzi), Venice

 75 Reviews  As you take Vaporetto #1 down the length of the canal there are so many architectural details that it impossible to record them all. If you try, be sure to get a map with pictures on it so that you... 

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How to avoid waiting in lines   Florence

How to avoid waiting in lines, Florence

 10 Reviews  Would you like to see the David without any crowds? Would you want to visit the David and uffzi in 3 hours? We did it. It was one of the magical and surreal sights. Turning right and viewing the... 

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San Siro Stadium   Milan

San Siro Stadium, Milan

 13 Reviews  Even my reply is late for you, i think you might like to know what i'm going to say. Tickets for Inter games can be bought on line one week before the game, on the Internet: www.intern.it. You receive... 

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The Entrance   Pompeii

The Entrance, Pompeii

 12 Reviews  Once you enter the archeaological area and buy your ticket, you will be approached by guides. Though not 100% necessary, especially if you have a good map, if you choose to hire one, make sure he is... 

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The highlights   Verona

The highlights, Verona

 64 Reviews  The Scaliger period of Verona is one of great political influence, economic power and territorial expansion, it was the golden age of Verona. During medieval times the fight for dominance of Verona... 

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The Tower   Pisa

The Tower, Pisa

 41 Reviews  Okay so while I am not the biggest tourist fan, there ARE places in the world where you go and follow all the tourists to see special things, such as THE Leaning Tower of Pisa. Not often am I... 

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(Websites) Fantastic to prepare Italy trips

by Trekki

1. "Piccola Grande Italia" (more videos about Italy and each region):A very interesting and innovative business is Italian company Family Life. On their website they write about their background: "... Particular attention is paid to the production of documentaries and services related to land intended as a culture, gastronomy, tourism". They have a whole set of many videos about "small town Italy": Piccola Grande Italia. My link leads to the overview of the videos. From there you can choose the desired region to get to the individual videos of the villages. Fascinating videos.... :-)This is by now my most favourite site of all, especially because they have emphasis on the "less travelled paths". I found so many villages here I desperately want to visit. In total, they have more than 600 (six hundred!) videos available! Or approx. 240 hours of material to watch! And new additions seem to...

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Lido di Venezia

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Lido di Venezia is a 12 kilometer long barrier island that stretches between the lagoon and the Adriatic Sea. Almost one third of the island are sandy beaches that attract scores of tourists to stay in the island instead of staying right in the heart of over-crowded Venice. The beaches stretch the entire length of the island from north to south. They are certainly one of the most beautiful beaches in the world according to many. It takes only ten minutes to travel from Piazza San Marco by vaporetto to Lido Island. However many of the beaches are privately-owned properties belonging to the international hotels.Lido di Venezia has a permanent population of approximately 20,000 inhabitants. It is the venue of yearly Venice Film Festival located at Palazzo della Cinema. It used to be held on the first week of September each year. You can expect most of the hotels to be fully booked during...

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Earthquakes might occur

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We all still remember the fatal earthquake in L’Aquila on April 6, 2009. With a magnitude of 6,3, the earth shook and approx. 300 people lost their lives. As bad as it sounds but this is not unusual for Italia compared to other countries in middle and northern Europe. The reason for this is that the African plate moves northwards and slides under the Eurasian plate. The mountain range of Appenine, especially the middle part with regions of Abruzzo, Mache and Umbria are the parts of Italia where earthquakes are not unusual. This seismic zone map shows where the main zones are. [Thanks, Ant :-)]An Italian map, based on google maps lists the resp. last 90 days of occurrence, clickable links included. Most of these are small on Richter’s scale, and most probably no one really notices them. I don’t mean to cause anxiety, only awareness and moreover give explanations why some buildings cannot...

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Italians are very emotional about food

by GentleSpirit

I was on the Eurostar from Florence to Rome. The nice older lady in the seat across from me saw my camera bag and correctly figured I was a tourist. Well, this was a fun experience because I don't speak much Italian and the lady didn't speak much english, so i would speak to her in Spanish and she tried to speak real slowly so I could understand her. It turns out she was from Naples and she started telling me about Naples, all the art galleries, the streetlife. I understood enough to understand that she wanted to emphasize without any room for doubts that Neopolitan pizza was far and away the best pizza in all of Italy. She was getting really wrapped up in telling me about it and you could see some of the other Italian passengers looking over. One man leaned over and it sounded like he respectfully told her she was crazy, that Roman pizza was the real choice for good pizza. These two...

(Books) Beppe Severgnini and Luigi Barzini

by Trekki

The best books about a country and/or the people can never been written by foreigners, no matter how hard they try (and definitely not by these di Blasi and Mayes women, haha, but that’s a subject for the tourist trap section). If it comes to Italy and the Italians, I can only highly recommend two authors who published marvellous work, especially because they write in a funny and honest way and see their compatriots neither through a rose-coloured nor through a dark glass. The first one is Beppe Severgnini, an Italian journalist. He worked in several countries, including Russia, England and China, and is now writing for Corriere della sera, the Italian newspaper. There he has the column “Italians” (in Italian only), but he also has, among others, published the book La Bella Figura (An insider’s guide to the Italian mind). This book is absolutely fantastic! I would even set it at the top...

Florence

by traveldave

Florence was founded in 59 B.C. when Julius Caesar established a colony in order to control a crossing point on the Arno River. Later, traffic along the Via Flaminia--the road from Rome to northern Italy and Gaul--helped Florence become a regional center for trade and commerce.After the Dark Ages, Florence became an independent city-state. In the thirteenth century, the city became a center for the wool and textile trade, as well as a banking center, making it one of Italy's leading cities. The establishment of the Florentine Republic led to rule by the city's leading noble families, the most influential of which were the Medicis. During their rule, Florence became the leading cultural and intellectual center in Europe. Artists, sculptors, architects, and writers were attracted to Florence by wealthy patrons who supported the arts. During the Renaissance, such notable writers as Dante...

Answer to Forum Question on Daypacks - May, 2012

by riorich55

The pictures of the bag show it packed to the gills. I used this bag everyday in Europe on the trains, walking around and when I needed to stuff it for EasyJet's one bag only on a plane I stuffed it. Let me give you an idea of how I used it during the day during several situations.Walking through big cities and on Metros - had both straps around shoulder with 3 zippered compartments toward my body so no one could get to them except me. In top compartment kept a small bag which contained my iPad, money, credit cards and passport. Periodically during the day I could also put my light jacket in there when I wasn't using it. In middle compartment kept some dried fruit, and miscellaneous food items that varied by day. In the bottom comartment i kept some band aids, mole skin, small pair of scissors, suntan lotion, Chapstick and on days when we had bed and breakfast keys they were there also....

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Eating out in Italy

by Maurizioago

Here I can try to help you when you are at a restaurant.Antipasti mean "appetizers". Usually these are a plate of cold cuts. Primo piatto is the first course. Here you could have pasta (noodles), soup or rice dishes. Secondo means "second course". It consists of meat, or fish dishes. It doesn't usually include any vegetable. So you should order them separately if you like some. In this case ask for "contorno". This could be every kind of vegetable.Dolce means "dessert".

gastronomy and cooking school

by gwened

When I go there, go out with local friends who took me to Rossi & Grassihttp://www.rg.mi.it/A_dovesiamo.htmdont know any event. But my friend who own olive farms there swear very much for this La Cucinaitaliana http://lacucinaitalianamagazine.com/advertise/cooking_schoolHope it helps eating good Italian favorites and plenty of cold cuts and wines.

History of Italy

by grayfo

The origins of the Italian history can be traced back to the 9th century BC, when earliest records refer to the presence of Italic tribes in central Italy. They were divided into Oscans, Umbrians and Latins. The Latins became dominant, and Rome emerged as a powerful city-state around 350 BC. With Rome's rise to power, the country became the centre of a huge empire that lasted for centuries and by A.D. 117, the Roman Empire stretched from the shores of Britain and the Atlantic, to North Africa and from Spain to the Caspian Sea. By the fourth century A.D., the Empire was in decline and in 395, it was split in two, and in 476, Germanic tribes from the north toppled the last emperor.

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