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Historic Charm: Three Italian 'Borghi' Not to Miss

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 05/13/2015 - 18:16

I have a fascination for Italy’s borghi: quaint little villages with an interesting history and architecture, where time seems to have stopped. Whenever I…

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Let's Look At Venice (A Brief Guide): Part 1

by John Bensalhia | Mon, 05/11/2015 - 13:09

Venice is a city that goes under many aliases. The City Of Love. The City Of Canals. Queen Of The Adriatic... The list goes on, but Venice can also lay claim…

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Travel Along Emilia-Romagna's Via Emilia to Experience the Best of Italy

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 05/07/2015 - 18:00

“Via Emilia, Experience the Italian Lifestyle” – with a slogan like this, you can’t help but being intrigued to find out more. The 260-km long Via Emilia,…

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Three Perfect Italian Spring Destinations

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 04/23/2015 - 14:26

With the arrival of warmer and sunnier days, we’re all inclined to spend more time outside, enjoying nature. Here’s why we have picked three destinations that…

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Five Things to See in Milan Besides the Expo

by Silvia Donati | Sat, 04/11/2015 - 00:00

Italy’s biggest event of 2015, the World Expo, is set to begin in less than a month – May 1 – in Milan. The theme for the Expo, which continues until October…

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Day Tripper: Taormina

by Gordon Lethbridge | Fri, 02/20/2015 - 04:00

For anyone with a sweet tooth, Taormina is a temptation too hard to resist. It is difficult to stroll down the main thoroughfare, Corso Umberto I, or the via…

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Modica: Beautiful Base To Visit Eastern Sicily

by Georgette Jupe | Mon, 02/16/2015 - 03:00

Italy has its fair share of wonderful places to visit but, as someone who now considers herself a ‘local’, visiting Sicily was a bit of an eye-opener for my…

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Best of Sicily

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 02/10/2015 - 03:20

Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean, truly has it all: nature and culture, charming towns with a rich art history, good food and beautiful beaches…

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Natural Beauties: The Dolomites

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 01/30/2015 - 02:00

“The most beautiful work of architecture ever seen”. This is how Le Corbusier, one of the most prominent architects of the 20th century, has described the…

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Let's Look at Trentino: A Brief Guide

by John Heseltine | Mon, 01/26/2015 - 06:23

Trentino was twinned with its northern neighbour Alto Adige in 1948 to create a single region, a land of refreshingly unspoilt parks full of wildlife, castles…