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Cavagrande del Cassibile Natural Reserve Laghetti d'Avola Sicily

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 07/28/2020 - 08:04

A corner of wild Sicily has been selected by CNN as one of the world’s top 20 best places for swimming. Located between Avola, Noto and Syracuse, in…

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Staircase leading down to village of Monesteroli in Liguria

Monesteroli, the Ligurian Village Reached by a Spectacular Staircase

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 07/17/2020 - 00:00

Halfway between Riomaggiore and Portovenere, in the Cinque Terre National Park, is the ancient village of Monesteroli, reachable only by a likewise ancient…

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View of Lake Como from the village of Brunate

A New Way To See Lake Como

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 06/24/2020 - 00:00

Lake Como is a popular Italian destination, especially with foreign tourists, and rightly so: picturesque little lakeside towns, luxurious villas, magnificent…

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Walking to Heaven: Discovering the Little-Known Via Matilda

by Kate Bolton-Po… | Tue, 04/14/2020 - 04:35

‘We are all pilgrims who seek Italy’ (Goethe) We are aware more than ever about the effect that CoVid19 will have on the future of travel. Perhaps the nature…

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Walkers on the Magna Via Francigena route in Sicily

Discovering Sicily on Foot: The Magna Via Francigena

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 03/12/2020 - 01:00

180 km from coast to coast, on foot, to discover a different Sicily, rural, wild, ignored by most. For enthusiastic walkers, and anyone willing to try…

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Three Volcanos in Italy You Can Hike

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 02/13/2020 - 08:42

For those looking for a bit of a thrill, and a different Sicilian experience, consider hiking to the top of a volcano. Here are three you can climb. …

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Aerial view of Via dell'Amore in Italy's Cinque Terre

Cinque Terre’s Via dell’Amore Set to Be Repaired and Reopened

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 10/10/2019 - 00:00

Closed since 2012 following a landslide, the Via dell'Amore (Lovers’ Lane), the Cinque Terre’s most famous path, is scheduled to be repaired starting this…

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Spectacularly Placed: The Sanctuary of Madonna della Corona near Verona

by bsp-italy | Thu, 10/03/2019 - 00:00

For centuries a place devoted to silence and meditation, the Sanctuary of Madonna della Corona is built into a vertical cliff face on Mount Baldo at 774 meters…

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View over the Marmolafa glacier and Fedaia lake in Italy

Exploring the Marmolada, Queen of the Dolomites

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 07/11/2019 - 00:57

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…

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Following the Footsteps of Medieval Monks on the Via degli Abati

by Anonymous (not verified) | Thu, 06/27/2019 - 04:27

By: Margherita Ragg ‘There used to be 25,000 people in my hometown, now there’s only 2500 of us left’ said Giuseppe, the taxi driver who picked us up…