A stroll through the districts of the lagoon city visiting the theaters and casinos of Venice, architectural masterpieces and symbols of the immense cultural and artistic importance of the Serenissima.
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Roma beyond the walls
A less well-known but equally fascinating part of Rome lies just outside the ancient walls of the city. Home to the Basilica of San Paolo Fuori le Mura, the Church of San Lorenzo, the Monumental Cemetery of Verano and the graveyard of Testaccio, where both Keats and Shelley rest in peace.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - November 11th, 2009Turin, art city
The Mole Antonelliana, the Sabauda Gallery, the Egyptian Museum, the Holy Shroud, the monumental arcades, and the Royal residences of the Savoy: just some of the treasures of Turin, first capital of Italy.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - November 4th, 2009Art and architecture in Veneto
The house of Tiziano Vecellio, alias Titian, the Palazzo della Magnifica Comunità in Cadore, Canova’s temple in Possagno, the architecture of Andrea Palladio and the many artistic wonders created by the great masters of Veneto.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - October 27th, 2009Beyond Florence
The magnificent villas built by the Medici, the artworks of the Tuscan School in Fiesole’s Bandini Museum, the mannerist masterpieces of Jacopo Carrucci in the Church of San Michele in Carmignano, and a host of other treasures waiting to be found just beyond the gates of Florence.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - October 15th, 2009Journey in to the heart of Val d’Orcia
A trip to Tuscany’s Val d’Orcia to taste the excellent wine produced on the hills of Montalcino; stroll along the medieval lanes of San Quirico d’Orcia; and admire the renaissance treasures of Pienza, birth town of Pope Pius II.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - October 7th, 2009Po Delta Expedition
Ravenna, Comacchio and Ferrara are just some of the places of interest on this journey through Emilia Romagna; a fabulous itinerary entirely devoted to the artistic treasures and natural wonders of the Po Delta.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - September 30th, 2009The Palio of Siena, wine, and the Crete Senesi
Nobody should consider their vacation in Tuscany complete without having first toured the Crete Senesi: five hundred square kilometers of magnificent rolling hillside and tiny valleys which extend from Siena all the way to Mount Amiata.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - September 23rd, 2009The history, wine and truffles of Langhe
Amidst the hills of Langhe, the area of Piedmont between the provinces of Cuneo and Savona, the flavor of full-bodied Barolo wine mixes with the much sought after taste of the truffles which grow in the woods of Alba, medieval Capital of Langhe and which, since 1929, hosts the National White Truffle Festival
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - September 16th, 2009National Park of Circeo
Created to protect a part of Lazio, the historical significance and natural beauty of which has been recognised by UNESCO, the National Park of Circeo lies between Anzio, where the Emperor Nero habitually passed his summer holidays, and Gaeta, a pretty fishing village almost dwarfed by its magnificent medieval Castle.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - September 9th, 2009
