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Tourist & Practical info, Rome pass. Rome

114 Reviews Prebook the Vatican Museum on Friday Evening, Vatican under the stars. There are no queues, not too many visitors and the light is very special. The Sixtine Chappel was not crowded and, as it was at...

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Canal Grande, Palazzi (Grand Canal/Palazzi) Venice

173 Reviews The Canale Grande is the most famous waterstreet in Venice. It meanders more than 3,5 km through all six districts of the historic city centre. Only three bridges cross the Canale Grande. A trip...

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Where to find Great Views Florence

67 Reviews Situated on the hilly patches of Tuscany and bisected by the polluted-but-pretty Arno River, there is no denying that Florence is heart-achingly scenic and romantic. One of the greatest (and cheapest)...

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San Siro Stadium Milan

14 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 highlights Verona

94 Reviews Palazzo Canossa is early 16th century structure, erected by comission of noble Canossa family to Michele Sanmicheli, a famous architect from Verona. The palace was built in 1527 in Mannerist style....

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Victims Pompeii

18 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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old building Bologna

14 Reviews Porta Mazzini, the City Gate, is situated at the end of Via Maggiore. The road, which is after the gate lead in the direction of Rimini and Adriatic coast. Or if opposite direction it will bring you...

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The Tower Pisa

64 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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Architecture Torino

21 Reviews Today the life of the town is centered at Piazza San Carlo and on the main streets Via Roma and Via Po. Under the arcades of Via Roma are some of the trendiest shops in Italy while cars whiz by on hot...

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Aquarium Genoa

9 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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Città Alta Bergamo

19 Reviews I visited Alta on a Sunday and there was a Farmer's Market which also included some crafts made by hand. I assume that this takes place every Sunday. You will see it on the left near the top of the...

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Markets Palermo

5 Reviews Maybe buying foish is not so easy as buying vegetables, but the street market is a good place to try your skills. Usually, fish is sold in the same day so it should be fresh and, if it is not, at...

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More churches Ravenna

17 Reviews The Duomo is in the south of the town and, no surprises here, it's located in Piazza Duomo. It has been described as a Baroque hodgepodge and it certainly offers something different to the Byzantine...

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amusement parks Rimini

4 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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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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surrounding, cinque terre La Spezia

32 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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The harbour Ancona

7 Reviews Once the ferry sails out of the harbor, you can discover large warehouses, north-east to the city (first photo). The second and the third photo show the landscape that shows when the ferry tacks...

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general Portovenere

9 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

96 Reviews Whether you are a religious person or not, this is a place to visit! Defnitely enjoy a tour guide - they make the experience better! Take a souvenir home - will be one you cherish forever! Breath...

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Piazza San Marco & Basilica San Marco Venice

237 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

12 Reviews San Gimignano is a small walled hill town located 56 km. southwest of Florence. Originally it was the seat of a small Etruscan village. It began its life as a town from the X century. The town took...

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Galleria Vittorio Emanuele Milan

25 Reviews I mentioned that the Piazza del Duomo seems like a natural center in town. In front of the Duomo itself is the piazza and it is occupied by pigeons, tourists, street vendors and people trying to sell...

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The day trips Verona

23 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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The Entrance Pompeii

14 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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VT meeting Bologna

32 Reviews After the meal we had a few hours to spare, so headed back to Bologna center where we walked around admiring the architecture and having fun. Here you see the VT Ambassadors grouping together for a...

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Rimini.

by Maurizioago

Rimini is one of the most popular seaside resort in Italy. It is situated on the east coast of the country and on the Adriatic Sea.This town has lots of sandy beaches. I can say it is a strip of beach long around 15 km. Besides the beaches this town has a nice old core with two main squares, a couple of museums; some Roman remains (an amphitheater, a bridge and an arch); lots of shops, restaurants and cafes.You can do various day trips from Rimini. For instance you can visit San Marino; San Leo and Santarcangelo di Romagna.Most of the hotels in Rimini are on the outskirts; in various sections of the town named. Bellariva, Marebello, Marina Centro. I think there are 10 sections.

Looking for the Right Study Abroad Program

by TonyUbertaccio

I studied abroad in Florence in the fall of '09 at the Florence University of the Arts. Their website was easy to find and is easy to navigate. And my experience in Florence was truly amazing.When you find the right school abroad you'll know. But the thing some students dont realize is that when studying abroad you can either apply directly to a foreign school, ie FUA, or you can apply to a US school with a study abroad program. I went to school in PA and chose to study abroad with a school in CT, who uses FUA as their school in Italy, because they handled housing and a bunch of other little things that seemed to make them the better play.I loved my time in Italy so much that spent the last two years looking for a job in Florence. This fall I will be returning to Florence to work for a student travel company called Bus2Alps, a award winning student travel company that leans trips from...

Women travelling solo in Italy

by ciaobella55

I lived in Italy for 2 years and never had any problems. You take the same precautions as you would anywhere, don't walk alone late at night, don't carry valuables with you, etc. Try to blend in. There is an Italian organisation called Donneinviaggio.com which is specifically for women travelling, the site is also in English. You can find places to stay which are safe for women travelling alone, and maybe you can make friends with other such women. Their purpose is to provide women with information and opportunities to empower them.

The Ester dove.

by Maurizioago

This is a cake sold at Easter. It is shaped as a dove (dove means "colomba" in Italian language). There are various legends about the origin of this cake. One of these is about the Longobard king Alboino who was offered a sweet bread in shape of a dove as a sign of peace. Most probably this cake was created by a commercial director working for the Motta company in Milan around 1930 to use at most the same machines used for the production of panettone.You can try to make this cake at home. Here's the recipe; 4 egg yolks.100 gr. butter.3 spoon milk.150 gr. sugar.250 gr. flour.1 glass milk (200 ml.)1 grated orange.1 grated lemon.1 bag yeast (for pizza).100 gr. candied orange.100 gr. granulated sugar.100 gr. blanched almonds.1 small glass almond liqueur (see amaretto or similar).1 pinch salt.Beat 3 eggs yolks with 100 gr. Butter soften 200 gr. sugar. Add 50 gr. almonds mashed. 100 g. candied...

Chiacchiere, crostoli, cenci...

by Maurizioago

...bugie, frappe. This is a sweet sold, made and eaten at carnival time. It is called in different ways in different places in Italy. Its origin dates from the time of the ancient Romans. They made "frictilia"; fried sweets prepared at carnival time.Here's the recipe; Ingredients; 500 gr. white flour.50 gr. Butter.100 gr. Sugar.2 eggsYeast2 spoons oil1 lemon1 small glass grappa1 glass milk.Oil to fry.1 pinch salt.Castor sugar.Put the flour in a bowl adding all the ingredients. When you get a good dough, cover it and let it rest for a half and hour circa. Then lay the dough and cut it in strips. Now fry it. When the stripes are brown (see pic) and they became crispy, take them out from the oil and let them dry on a piece of kitchen paper. Cover them with castor sugar.

Climate of Italy (Naples, Positano)

by jamescwells

Hi - I'm not sure about tourist crowds, but I suspect it will be busy. However, it depends what you're going for - the beautiful country, views, food and culture, or to escape from it all and have some peace in the middle of nowhere. I suspect that it will be popular, especially as the time of year is the warmest with the least rain (more on the climate of nearby Naples here: http://www.world-climates.com/city-climate-naples-italy-europe/ ) but I'm sure that it will be busy all year round anyway. From what I can tell - you'll love it whenever you choose to go :) Enjoy!

Don’t reduce Italy to the famous cities only

by Trekki

It makes me really sad to see that approx. 90% of the questions in our Italy forum are about the famous cities and destinations Roma, Firenze, Venezia, Milano, Amalfi Coast, Cinque Terre and the oh-so-famous Toscana (Rome, Florence, Venice, Mialn, Tuscany in the English speaking world). As if the majority of travellers to Italy reduce this gorgeous country to these destinations only. And it is similar among my friends, family and colleagues. Consequently, very often I hear complaints about high prices, long queues at museums or churches and about rudeness of locals. This seems to be typical: once a place makes it into a famous guidebook, TV show or elsewhere, hordes come, queues start, prices rise and an overall feeling to be one sardine in that bin arises. When I think back to my first time in Firenze in 1989, we could visit Uffizi without queuing and I even have a photo of Botticelli’s...

San Francesco: Italy’s famous saint

by Trekki

Among all the saints that are attributed to Italy, San Francesco (St. Francis) is clearly the most famous and the most loved. Born as a son of a rich wool merchant from Assisi he was living and working in what is northern Umbria today. Assisi is clearly THE town of San Francesco, that’s where the huge basilica has been built with famous frescoes of Giotto and Cimabue and that’s what the majority of pilgrims come to see during their travels. Anytime I am in Umbria I can clearly sense why so many famous saints have arisen from this region, there is something spiritual in the air. Throughout Umbria, but especially in Assisi and Gubbio, San Francesco seems to be everywhere: many little shrines and frescoes and statues on balconies, terraces and gardens show the presence of the saint in the hearts of the people.Famous Italian singer Angelo Branduardi has composed a marvellous CD in year 2000,...

(Books) Commissario Montalbano :-)

by Trekki

Andrea Camilleri’s books featuring Commissario Montalbano are a must for lovers of Italy, especially of Sicilia. Montalbano works in the fictive city of Vigàta (which is Porto Empedocle near Agrigento, where Camilleri was born in 1925) and is an extra special character. He does not respect his superiors (except the vice questore), at least the ones who scream for being boss and behave as such (like “I am boss, god sent me and that’s why everyone must obey”), he runs his office the way he thinks it is best, he solves all cases with the help of his assistants Fazio, Gallo, Galluzzo, the very cute and funny Catarella (Catarè) and often also of his friend, TV journalist Nicolò. Montalbano hates to speak in public, at press conferences and is a real gourmet, lover of the simple but delicious local specialities (always Sicilian original names are given in the books). After I’ve read the first...

Palio: the colourful flag for contest winner

by Trekki

Palio isn’t Siena only. Those who want to travel not only to the mass magnet cities of Roma, Napoli, Firenze, Amalfi but want to experience what I conceive as the real Italy for sure will come across the term Palio. But the name Palio does not stand for Siena only. It has its origin in the Latin word pallium and means coat or cloth, like in drapery of other fabrics. So the term refers to the flag or banner (piece of cloth) the winner of a contest receives. These contests often go back into Medieval days and are either held between town quarters (like Palio in Siena) or between towns or communes (like Palio della Balestra, the crossbow contest between Gubbio and Sansepolcro). Each flag is designed with reference to the town and the contest and often shows specific emblems or coats of arms and specific colours of the town or its quarters. After the contest, the flag stays with the winning...

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