Walking Italy

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by csabino | Thu, 10/12/2017 - 03:08

Long before George Clooney wooed Amal here, Lake Como’s bona fides as a romantic destination, immortalized both in literature and in the chronicles of great…

Travel

Foliage in Italy: Where to Go

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 09/29/2017 - 00:00

There’s no reason to be sad about the end of summer; autumn, with its changing colors, is a beautiful season and there are many places in Italy where you can…

Travel

The Lagazuoi Tunnels (Dolomites): Hiking Down a Mountain and Inside It

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 09/22/2017 - 00:00

[Approaching the entrance to the Lagazuoi Tunnels surrounded by amazing views. Photo by Silvia Donati.] Ask a claustrophobic to descend a dark, 1100m-long…

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Fall Foliage: On The Chestnut Trail in South Tyrol

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 09/08/2017 - 01:35

I have a passion for hiking and Italy spoils me with enchanting mountain trails around the Apennines and the Alps. When I heard about the chance of…

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The Best Way to See the Amalfi Coast? On Foot

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 08/29/2017 - 02:00

An ancient network of routes is available to walkers who wish to explore the Amalfi Coast beyond the usual spots (aka Sorrento, Amalfi and Positano),…

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Hiking Mount Vesuvius

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 08/18/2017 - 00:00

Mount Vesuvius, the volcano famous for the 79 AD eruption that destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, today is part of a protected area, the…

Culture

Italy’s Road of 52 Tunnels Lives On, 100 Years After Its Construction

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 07/14/2017 - 00:00

Winter 1917. The war was raging all along the Italian Front, at the border between Austria-Hungary and Italy. In the midst of one of the coldest and snowiest…

Lifestyle

Talking to: Chandi Wyant, Author of “Return to Glow - A Pilgrimage of Transformation in Italy”

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 06/23/2017 - 00:00

In her early forties, in the wake of a divorce and a traumatic illness, California-born Chandi Wyant decided to walk - alone – on a stretch of the Via…

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Love Long-Distance Hiking? Try the ‘Grande Escursione Appenninica’, Between Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 06/22/2017 - 06:00

[Photo: Along the GEA, the view from the Passo di Pradarena on the Appennino Tosco-Emiliano.] On a few recent hikes in the Apennines south of Bologna, where I…

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Florence on Foot: To the Hills for the Best Views

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 04/20/2017 - 08:00

There’s more to Florence than art and museums, and once you’re done exploring the historic center, why not head to the hills for some beautiful views of the…