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by Silvia Donati | Mon, 09/02/2013 - 07:00
Only the lagoon divides it from Venice; yet the Lido is as distant from the noise and confusion of the Venice tourist crowds as it could be. Except for around…
Travel
by Carol King | Sun, 08/18/2013 - 06:30
Street View images of Venice’s canals will be available thanks to a device dubbed the “Google Gondola,” reports British newspaper ‘The Guardian’. The newspaper…
Lifestyle
by Carol King | Thu, 05/02/2013 - 09:11
Venice has launched a list of 10 guidelines to encourage tourists to respect the city and blend in like the locals do.
Called ‘Venezia è anche tua, rispettala…
Culture
by Carol King | Mon, 04/15/2013 - 11:53
On the 150th anniversary of the birth of Italian writer Gabriele D’Annunzio, Carol King takes a look at his unusual home at Lake Garda.
Set on the shores of…
Culture
by Julie Burns | Mon, 02/11/2013 - 05:03
Elegant perfume and beauty products top the gift wish list for many, at any time of the year. Though France is often considered to be the historical birthplace…
Culture
by Carol King | Fri, 11/16/2012 - 08:48
Carol King reports on how Benedictine monks in Norcia have revived the art of beer making.
Monks have always drunk beer and many popular craft beers come from…
Travel
by Carol King | Wed, 10/31/2012 - 10:13
Want to visit a haunted house? Carol King reports on some of Italy’s most spine-chilling locations.
The arrival of Halloween on 31 October sets people thinking…
Travel
by Anne Harrison | Wed, 08/01/2012 - 09:13
The morning mists still swirled over the lagoon as the ferry approached Venice. At first all we could see were wooden channel markers (bricole) as they drifted…
Travel
by John Bensalhia | Wed, 02/01/2012 - 05:25
Valentine's Day is nearly here, and has a special place in the heart of Italy. John Bensalhia matchmakes the history and traditions of Valentine's Day in Italy…
Travel
by Richard Zahra | Wed, 10/19/2011 - 11:44
Lake Orta is a modest lake in Piedmont – thirteen kilometres long and less than four kilometres wide. Embraced by wooded hills, soaring mountains and tiny…
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