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Outside Rome Rome
130 Reviews Regional trains are actually pretty affordable in Italy. If you're planning to make a one-day trip outside of Rome, go to the Trenitalia site and see for yourself! You can go to Florence from 14.31...
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Back Street Canals Venice
123 Reviews People are always saying "part of the charm of Venice is just wandering and getting lost." Well...I do agree with the wandering part but have a solution for the "getting lost" part. I found a...
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The Lake District: Como, Maggiore, Iseo, Lugano ... Milan
21 Reviews The city of Como on the shores of Lake Como is an easy day trip from Milan - a 45 minute train journey from Milano Cadorna station, with trains running regularly throughout the day and late into the...
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Lago di Garda & surroundings of the town Verona
39 Reviews These are some typical views of the castle and the water side. People could be horrific in the summer. The whole peninsula brings them to the point and nowhere to turn but go back. The town is not big...
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Villas and houses Pompeii
23 Reviews Close to the Casa di Caio Giulio Polibio there is the Fullonica di Fabio Ululirtemulo. It has got two wonderful paintings showing Roman legends: on the right yuo can see Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius;...
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Excursions Bologna
5 Reviews perfect for a day trip from Bologna, only 40/60 min by train and you arrive in the town center...or half an hour by car...the best way to visit Ferrara is by bike inthis website you can find address...
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Excursions Pisa
21 Reviews When you are in Pisa for a longer time it might be nice on one of your daytrips to visit the "Ponte della Maddalana" in Borgo a Mozzano. In the photo you can see the Maddalena's bridge or also...
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Old cafeterias Torino
4 Reviews The most famous Cafe in Torino.. locates in Galleria Subalpina near Piazza Castello. The place itself is very beautiful.. worth a visit.. Baratti & Milano is wellknown for their fine coffee, delicious...
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palazzi Genoa
15 Reviews Also known as Palazzo del Principe, this building would be one of the pearls of Genova's if it wasn't so hidden, without even an inscription or a sign, close to the Principe railway station. This...
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Sinagoga ebraica Trieste
5 Reviews Trieste had four beautiful ancient temples, all of which were destoyed. Above the doors of the temple there are the symbols of the Jewish community : a crown, the breastplate of Aron, palms and a...
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Piazza del Campo Siena
8 Reviews From the campanile you have the best view down to Piazza del Campo, that is devided into 9 parts by stripes in the pavement, as 9 districts of Siena built their council here in Palazzo Publico
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The International Puppet Museum Palermo
2 Reviews We were not able to find a puppet show to attend and so this became the next best thing. This is a remarkable exhibit of a preserved "popular tradition". There are hundreds of marionettes & hand...
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Excursions Rimini
4 Reviews You can catch a regular bus from outside rimimni train station to San Marino. San Marino is a village on top of a mountain with 200 souvenir shops that sell weapons mainly. No wonder the Italians...
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5 Reviews From Como it is easy to take the train to either Lugano or Bellinzona in Switzerland. They are both beautiful places and worth a visit. Bellinzona Since 2000 the three castles, Castelgrande,...
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Villa Olmo Parco Lago di Como
3 Reviews There are many little passageways in the park behind the Villa. I spent an afternoon just wandering the little seldom-tred paths. Here is one of the parks lovely little secrets. 1) A little stream...
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Islands La Spezia
2 Reviews I had the chance to visit the nearby islands with a local guy I had met at a club and found it simply enchanting. In a seculed beach he was able to ride the "baloney pony' until he could not stand it...
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San Giorgio Portofino
6 Reviews The interior of San Giorgio is nice , but not very special, in comparison with plenty of other churches in Italy. The church was almost completely destroyed in WW II and reconstructed afterwards.
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Levanto Liguria
4 Reviews Nervi is a place I saw first , when I passed by in the train to Genua, and all the coastline was lighted, including the 2 small castellos and so decided to go there with Chiara the other day. Nervi...
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Ancient Rome Rome
87 Reviews One of the best preserved ancient structures in Rome, the Pyramid of Caius Cestius was built in 12 BC as a tomb for Caius Cestius. It was modelled after pyramid tombs in Nubia, which was attacked by...
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Isola Burano Venice
91 Reviews The second stop on our cruise was the island of Burano, which is located about 8 km north of Venice. If Murano is known all around the world for its glass production, Burano is almost as famous for...
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Shopping or Fashion District Milan
9 Reviews Secondhand best shopping in Milan by Docks Dora... an old factory partially renewed to host a great secondhand store for trousers, shirts, jackets & many other stuff ... it deserves a quick visit even...
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The hidden little gems of the town Verona
28 Reviews The bust of Felice Cavallotti, 1842-1898, stands on the wall in the passage of Scaliger palace. He was Italian politician, poet and dramatic. In 1860 and 1866 he faught with the Garibaldi Corps....
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Ancient Shops and Products Pompeii
14 Reviews From Herculaneum Gate, also known as the Saliniensis or the “Salt Gate”, the Street of Tombs begins. This was discovered during the first excavations in the city (1763-1838) and constitutes a complete...
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San Luca church Bologna
4 Reviews Leave the city behind by following the longest uninterrupted arcade in the world up into the hills to the San Luca Monastery. The arcade starts at Porta Saragozza and winds its way across roads and...
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More than Campo dei Miracoli Pisa
46 Reviews Besides the Medicis which ruled Pisa after it lost to Florence in 1406, these Tuscan cities share one more thing - the Arno river. While the Arno looks romantic in Florence, it takes on a rather...
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we were trying to find some place to eat for lunch...btw..its expensive to eat here....so, we got off the main path and walked all over...and accidently came upon.....if u're a Hell's Kitchen fan...here it is!....have no clue where it is...yet,,,i think as u get into St. Marco's sqr...go complete left and u turn...that's the only way, i can explain it...anyhow..have fun!
The Piazza del Popolo is a square in Rome, Italy. The name in modern Italian literally means "piazza of the people". The second oldest Egyptian obelisk stands in the center of the square. The obelisk was brought to Rome in 10 BC by order of Augustus and originally set up in the Circus Maximus. It was re-erected here in the Piazza by the architect-engineer Domenico Fontana in 1589 as part of the urban plan of Sixtus V.On our last evening in Rome we wandered out from the Spanish Steps toward the river and discovered this delightful Piaza
Visiting Calabria... within a day you have fun in the sun and hiking in the hills....eat anywhere and everywhere for a fraction of what it costs to eat anywhere else in Italy.....Best place to spend a Sunday.... the open air market in Camigliatello in the Sila (Cosenza, Calabria)...savour all the local products from cheeses, to wine and salami....try the local chestnut bread (on an empty stomach). Buy fresh from the local producers and then find a spot to have your outdoor lunch.
Castaldo, Montereggiano, Pecciola We found these little towns just driving with no plan in mind. We also found a village with a prison that unfortunately did not write down the name. It was on the way to Pecciola. We arrived for a festival that was being held in Pecciola and were served a fantastic meal and entertainment all for 9 euros a piece. The whole town had tables set up with wine and water "Frizzante" and Naturale. An experience we would never had found unless you just wonder and look.
A lot of people who visit Firenze don't have the time to discover the wonderful nature in Tuscany. To get a taste of it and have an excellent view on the city and the valley, you can go to a nice little place called Fiesole. It's very near to the city and you get a taste of the typical north Italian nature (cypresses all around!). As almost every place in Tuscany it has a nice church. Ideal for a relaxing day out of the city.
tuscany is in my opinion the must see and most beautiful region in italy. i would reccomend taking a trip to the airport in florence or wherever you may be, rent a car with the intention of driving through greve and maybe even to sienna. we stopped in the beautul town of greve, which is known for its beautiful and unique street markets. while there we samopled amazing wine and ate fresh tuscan fare right there on the streets. the trip is well worth the money.
The Verres Castello was the most imposing of all the castles that i visited in Italy. This is because of it's dominating setting on the slope of the valley. The castle is by no means pretty but rather austere. This was meant to be a defensive fortification instead of a palace retreat. From afar the castle comes across as a massive blockhouse. During my visit as you might be able to tell by the first photograph, it was raining and cloudy. The castle peered down at me from the mist as I scaled up the road to the castle. This would have been a pleasant walk on nice day. During this walk I imagined that the castle looked like the home of some evil lord as it did not look very welcoming. In fact when I got there, there was hardly any staff there to let me in and I had to patiently wait for somebody to get to the entrance kiosk. Furthermore I was the only tourist here. Once inside, I felt that...
Marzamemi is a small seaside village forming part of the larger town of Pachino. It is very nice in summer evenings when the main road is closed for traffic. Also a number of unspoilt sandy beaches surrond the village.
A different twist on riding in a gondola in Venice; see how they're built. We had the good fortune to accompany friends to the workshop of Roberto Tramontin -- the major gondola builder in Venice. His family actually revolutionized the design of gondolas to it's modern day design.Gondolas have been painted black since the 1500's when Venice was going through an economic recession. It was considered ostentatious to have a brightly painted boat, and it was decreed that all gondolas be painted black. It was a bit disappointing when he told me the metal decoration on the prow -- contrary to colorful stories of it representing the Doge's hat and islands of Venice -- actually means nothing, it's just a decoration.There are 8 different woods used in building a gondola; each wood having it's special use in each section of the boat. Sadly, gondola building and repair is a dying art. When I asked...
Get down to the bottom of Italy and across to the Eolian Islands. The island of Vulcano is a dormant but steaming volcano and there is a hot mud bath there to soak up the rich minerals that are apparently in the volcanic mud. Hop off the ferry and start climbing !The island of stromboli has an active volcano and can be seen at night very clearly from neighbouring islands or on Stromboli itself.Cruise boats leave from the island of Lipari for an evening of volcano watching.
Albergo Del Senato Rome
5 Reviews and 1085 Opinions The Pantheon is my favorite building in Rome and might be my favorite building in the world. The...
Al Ponte Antico Hotel Venice Venice
6 Reviews and 474 Opinions My sisters and I stayed 2 nights at this hotel and our time there was priceless. Matteo and his...
Hotel David Florence
6 Reviews and 920 Opinions My husband and I stayed at the hotel 4 years ago and loved it, so when I planned our family trip...
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Q: For my 3rd trip to Italy, my mother and I are on a tight budget (food-wise). On previous visits, I'd simply select a recommended...
A: Sandi, I'm no expert on Italian eating but eating from each menu section would be an incredible feat. We always order a starter OR a dessert and then we order either a...
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