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Travel
by travelista73 |
High above the azure waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea on a series of steep rocky cliffs are the enchanting seaside villages of Italy’s famed Amalfi Coast. The…
Language
by Alesha Allen |
Many of us head to the Italian seaside in the summer, but the Italian countryside is just as beautiful. There are beautiful mountains, hills, valleys and lakes…
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
[Photo credit: Comune Venezia.] Police in Venice have fined two German tourists a total of €950 for making coffee on the steps of the Rialto bridge, Venice’s…
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
Less known than Amalfi and other towns of the Amalfi Coast, Furore, a bunch of houses scattered on a mountain overlooking the sea, delights visitors with its…
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
Located about 100 km northwest of Venice, at the border between Trentino and Veneto, the Marmolada is known as ‘la regina delle Dolomiti’, the Queen of the…
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
The island of San Pietro, off the southwestern coast of Sardinia, opposite the coast of Sulcis, is the sixth largest island in Italy. In its 51 square…
Food & Drink
by Laura Morelli |
I once spent the month of August on Italy’s largest island and I can vouch for its scorching heat. There’s nothing like a cone overflowing with Sicilian gelato…
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
It may seem silly having to instruct people to refrain from certain behaviors, when common sense and good manners would suffice to prevent them from happening…
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
If there’s a place that fits the definition of ‘picturesque’, Marzamemi must be it. Located on the south-eastern tip of Sicily’s coast, Marzamemi developed as…
Travel
by Silvia Donati |
What if you could combine lazy summer days lounging by the pool or sunbathing on the beach with cultural visits to historic hilltop villages and art towns,…