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Colosseum Rome
630 Reviews When visiting Rome its a must to go to the Colosseum. I can recall many times seeing it on tv and always saying it would be so cool to go and actually be there and touch it. Im somewhat of a history...
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Churches Venice
402 Reviews In the local dialect the Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo (Saints John and Paul) is better known as San Zanipolo. This huge church is home to the tombs of no less than 25 Venetian Doges and many...
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Il Duomo - Santa Maria del Fiore Florence
331 Reviews The Florence Cathedral is the centerpiece of the city and has been for centuries. Built with grand ideas, it sat dome-less for nearly 100 years. The builders were sure that someone in the future...
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Duomo Milan
259 Reviews If you're going to Milan right now just to see the facade of the Duomo, you are going to be disappointed as its currently being renovated. (Note - renovations now complete) Don't be discouraged...
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Romeo & Juliet Verona
123 Reviews "Juliet lives here, write to her!" So it says in five languages, right above her mailbox. Evidently people have been writing to Juliet for years, and the letters are answered by her volunteer...
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Houses and Villas Pompeii
92 Reviews Pompeii has many houses (domus) that are fascinating to explore. Some of them are very large and well preserved with re-created roofs, gardens, original mosaics and wall paintings. They are creatively...
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Towers - Torri Bologna
69 Reviews The Torre degli Asinelli lay next to the Torre di Gariselda and with its 98 meter height it is the taller of all Bologna towers. Climbing will be cheap in money (3-4 euros) but expensive in sweat...
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The Tower Pisa
205 Reviews Its just one of those things you see all your life and you expect it to be dissapointing. Then you see it in person, and you think wow now I know why its so iconic. get here early to get tickets to...
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Marina Grande Sorrento
11 Reviews Beaches are a rarity near Sorrento because of the cliffs But there are a few, the best by far is at Marina Grande, a small fishing village that has now become a part of Sorrento. There are some nice...
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Architecture (Neo Classic and Baroque) Torino
65 Reviews You will find this charming galleria under the arches of Piazza Castello. The glass roof was remained as originally when it was built.. fine restaurants and cafeterias in it.. it was nice to walk...
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Palazzo Ducale & Piazza De Ferrari Genoa
44 Reviews Do you like Statue's with Horse's, I do! Located infront of the Theatre, "Carlo Felice" in Piazza de Ferrari, is a nice monument of Garibaldi on his Horse. Garibaldi is known as an "Italian National...
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MIRAMARE Castle Trieste
59 Reviews The area of sea surrounding the castle is populated by every species of sea organism existing in this part of the Adriatic sea. Therefor the Miramare Sea Park was created in 1973. Miramare castle and...
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Città Alta Bergamo
76 Reviews Included in the museum ticket, is access to the tower and its 360 degree view over Bergamo and beyond. I had the views all to myself - I'd left it until late afternoon for my visit, so was lucky to...
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Duomo Siena
139 Reviews On my first trip to Siena, I was simply amazed at the floors in the Cathedral – inlaid marble that make up pictures, geometric designs, mosaics, etc. It was simply amazing to me. The cathedral itself...
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Vucciria and other markets Palermo
16 Reviews There are no words in any language to accurately describe this place. It is a mix of heaven and hell in one place! The mix of smells and people and cultures all in one market. You can glimpse into the...
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City walls Lucca
35 Reviews Lucca and its city wall is home to several gates which are all well worth seeing, because of the different architectural styles. Porta San Pietro was erected in 1566 and is located at the southern...
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Santa Maria Assunta Positano
7 Reviews When you're at the business end of Positano (read down the bottom) there is one building that stands out due mainly to the colourful Moorish style dome. The church of Santa Maria Assunta is located...
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Mosaics Ravenna
63 Reviews There are 13 panels on each wall, depicting Christ’s miracles and parables (the left wall), and the Passion and Resurrection (the right wall). Christ on the left is a young, beardless man, dressed...
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Beach Rimini
17 Reviews Rimini has 15 km of beach along the strip and it's used well. In the summer months it's really crowded here, but when I arrived in the beginning of September it was less people, and more space. The...
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Como Historic Center Como
24 Reviews Roam around the streets to see the old buildings in a range of periods - prominent feature of the Como skyline when looking from across the lake and huge when looking down from the viewpoint on the...
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Lakeside Towns Lago di Como
38 Reviews We took a boat to Varenna, which looked like a fairytale village from the boat, and it didn't disappoint us when we walked there. It's a mere village and less touristy than Bellagio and thus have more...
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The Cinque Terre trails Manarola
11 Reviews This tip also appears as an “Off the Beaten Path” one on my Riomaggiore page so describes the walk as it seemed to us starting from there. The most southerly stretch of the footpath that links the...
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the trail - via dell'amore Vernazza
8 Reviews I did the trail between Corniglia and Manarola trought the vyniards...gorgeous, although it tooks us 4 hours and tiring, but worth it, because there is less tourists, the scenery is beautiful and if...
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surrounding, Cinque Terre La Spezia
34 Reviews The walk from Riomaggiore to Monterosso al Mare (an 18 km/11 mi hike), at the steadily-decreasing-in-price-per-day-bought price of 5 Euro for one day, is quite a bargain. You get breathtaking views of...
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Castello Brown Portofino
19 Reviews Castello Brown was built in the 16th century and had important strategic purpose in defending Portofino bay against the intruders. It is perfectly positioned controlling the entrance into the bay but...
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This is a nice area to spend some time with the family: plenty of activities, nice villages, good wine, what more could you ask for?For more information, please do have a look at my Lago di Garda page!
Just a few kilometres to the east of Terni you can see the "Cascata delle Marmore"; the highest waterfall in Italy. But if you want to see the waterfall in its full glory and power, you have to 'time' you visit carefully. Believe it or not, but the waterfall has 'opening hours'. Outside these opening hours the waterfall is nothing more than a little stream coming down the cliff. But when they open up the valves, the water pours down in full force giving this amazing effect you see in the picture. These opening hours do take away a lot of its natural charm though. It is weird to see the falls change from this little stream into this wall of water in just a few minutes. I enjoyed the visit, but I am not sure if I would go again. If you plan to visit, make sure you go here on the right time of day. During the weekends you have more chance of seeing the waterfall in its full glory. On this...
Dante reportedly was born in a small house still extant on Via Santa Margherita. One of the beauties about Florence is that, without some special indication of its being the Dante house, the building would scarcely call attention from the other structures in the lane.
If you are spending time in the area and need a break from Italian, a bar called On the Mix (in the center of Fabriano) has an "English conversation table" every Wednesday from 6:30 - 7:30 pm (it usually lasts longer than 7:30).It's a great opportunity for Italians to practice their English, for English speakers to use their English, and to have a glass of wine + great little snacks with different people.every Friday, at the same time, they have a "Spanish conversation table"
My personal preference is for Lake Maggiore, and, in particular Isola Bella, and the palace/gardens there of the Borromeo family.My first visit was in 1959, the second in 1963 and the third in 2003; the latest was reached by boat trip from Locarno.I'd visit the Volta museum in Como, and Villa Carlotta on the shores of Lake Como.not been there, but Lake Garda is supposed to be the most beautifulDon't forget Lake Lugano - OK, so most of it is in Switzerland, but part is in Italy; and part of Lake Maggiore is in Switzerland as well
all great replies. the best thing about florence an cinque terra is that they are very walkable. i'm not saying you won't get lost in florence, with its tangled web of streets, but that's the fun part :)things to do in florence:you could take a day trip to fiesole, a 15 min. bus ride awaysee the david statuewalk across the ponte vecchio bridgeeat gelato! they're everywheresee the duomofind florentine steak...it's definitely a bucket-list experienceenjoy!
Bevagna, in the middle of Valle Umbra, approx. 20 km to the south of Assisi is a very charming town and sadly overlooked and neglected by many foreign travellers who mostly head for nearby Montefalco. But Bevagna really deserves to be visited for many reasons. First there is this exceptional restaurant (I even don’t dare to call it restaurant as it is more of a culinary temple), Redibis which is located in parts of Bevagna’s old Roman amphiteatre. The amphiteatre is not the only Roman remains in the village but there is also a Roman mosaic floor which once belonged to a thermal bath. And while I was walking through the village I found a building which obviously was built on using what was left of a Roman temple.Bevagna is very old, it was already a settlement during the old Umbrians’ days and eventually renamed Mevania by the Romans. The western branch of the famous ancient Roman road,...
Ever since I’ve read Simone’s page about Piano Grande I wanted to go there even if I didn’t have a clue of where it is exactly located or what a fantastic sight it must be in late spring. But when I prepared my trip I realised that it is just north of Norcia (which I wanted to visit). Furthermore I read about and saw photos of fioritura which gave me another desperate reason to go there. And finally, when I was browsing more websites (in fact I spent a whole weekend looking up websites about Piano Grande, mostly photo sites) I found the ultimate matter to make sure that I must go there, no matter if sky falls on my head before or not (to quote Majestix/Vitalstatistics/Abrarac(o)urcix…). And this was “Italy in Italy”. Now this might sound weird, but look at my main photo and enlarge it. What do you see? Italy, right? Yes, it is indeed a forest or a wooded slope where trees have been cut...
Naples is Fantastic as are Sorrento, Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast are all fantastic, but don't forget Herculanium. Wonderful places. Naples is a great city but it is very busy and can be a bit dodgy in places so be aware, although i loved it and found it no different than any other city in the world.
I didn’t visit Assisi when I travelled in Umbria. Somehow I was in a kind of spiritual mode, “light and easy” and slow and hadn’t seen many tourists. I planned to visit Assisi though but when I approached it and saw the masses of busses unloading more masses of travellers I decided that it is not my time to see the city and churches. So I passed it and went further down (= down the hill) to Santa Maria Angeli, which is located at a place with high significance for San Francesco and his followers. Not that it was all empty and quiet, but at least not that crowded. I had some difficulties to imagine that this was once the place where San Francesco was praying in the forest; nowadays the whole region is quite settled. And somehow I had a bit of a strange feeling that the tiny little wooden church, which was the first one, the Franciscans built (Porziuncola, something like nucleus), is now...
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: 1. How many days do you suggest we stay in this area and/or surrounds. Please provide reasons 2. Would you recommend going to...
A: Last time I stayed in Locarno, Switzerland to be not missed is the lagomaggioreexpress tour http://www.lagomaggioreexpress.com/Inglese/benvenuti.html
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