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Relaxing on the Shore with a Mountain View: Six Lakes To See in Trentino

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 07/03/2020 - 00:00

[Photo: Lake Toblino.] There are almost 300 lakes in the region of Trentino, from big ones like Lake Garda, Lake Caldonazzo or Lake Molveno, to small alpine…

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Mysterious Places to Visit Next Time You Are in Abruzzo

by Anna Lebedeva | Thu, 06/04/2020 - 03:08

Although, not everyone can or feels comfortable to travel at the moment, we can use this downtime to dream and plan our next perfect trip. Abruzzo with its…

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How Much Does it Cost to Live in Italy: Puglia

by Nikki Taylor | Thu, 05/28/2020 - 04:05

Puglia, Southern Italy’s shining star and the second most researched region (after Tuscany) by overseas buyers when looking at real estate. So what makes…

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The beach at Procchio on Elba island in Italy

Can Italians Go to the Beach This Summer? And If So, How?

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 05/14/2020 - 08:16

Italians love going to the beach. For many, summer vacation is synonymous with a beach vacation, two/three weeks at a time, and even on weekends, day trips to…

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empty tables by the Rialto bridge in Venice

Venice, Empty

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 04/30/2020 - 09:56

We’ve shown you videos of deserted Rome and Florence as Italy is in a nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic; now’s the turn of Venice, which,…

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Locked Down in Paradise, with Nowhere to Go

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 04/23/2020 - 10:59

I temporarily relocated to the northern region of Trentino from Bologna on March 1, a week before the lockdown was announced. I had no idea of course. I had…

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Florence in the Time of Coronavirus

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 04/21/2020 - 03:54

Last week, we showed you drone footage of a deserted Rome, an image of the Italian capital we never thought we’d see. This week, it’s the turn of Florence,…

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Aerial view of Mercatello sul Metauro in Le Marche

Borgo of the Month: Mercatello sul Metauro (Marche)

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 04/16/2020 - 05:18

Yes, we’re all stuck at home now, but that shouldn’t prevent us from dreaming of our next Italian trip. There are so many undiscovered places besides the usual…

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How Much Does it Cost to Live in Italy: Abruzzo

by Anna Lebedeva | Thu, 04/16/2020 - 05:11

I bought my house in a small mountain village in Abruzzo 12 years ago but I still can’t get enough of the views that I see from my balcony: in the south,…

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Rome As You’ve Never Seen It Before

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 04/14/2020 - 04:42

[An empty street in Rome.] Deserted Rome: that’s an image of the Italian capital we never thought we’d see. Due to the nationwide lockdown, the streets of…