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Claudia Flisi

Claudia B. Flisi ’69 has been writing professionally since the age of 16, with articles appearing in hundreds of magazines, newspapers, web publications and several books.

Port Livorno – A Charming Seaside City

Port Livorno – Part II Unexpected treasures in an undervalued port Ask an Italian about Livorno and the reply may include the words “port city” or “industrial area” – evoking dirty streets, smoke-billowing factories, ugly grey buildings. Read part I of our Livorno mini-series here, and part II here.  Go to Port Livorno and you will …

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Livorno – A Classy Italian City with a Clumsy English Name

Livorno Italy, Part I: Classy Italian city with a clumsy English name Livorno is a lovely Italian city with an ugly English name – Leghorn (an English-language garbling of the city’s Italian moniker). Who wants to stop and see “Leghorn”?  Almost none of the 3.5 million tourists who pass through Livorno every year while boarding …

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Serravalle Outlet – Shopping and Sipping

  Serravalle Outlet near Milan: Don’t Just Come for Shopping! Think Serravalle invites visitors to “think (different)” about a small Italian community with big attractions and even bigger ambitions.  The Serravalle Outlet is well-known (Europe’s largest) and so is Cortese di Gavi, a world-class wine.  Yet it has more to offer its visitors, as long as …

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Enchantments in the “Etruscan triangle” of Southern Tuscany

A triangle of villages in southern Tuscany contain treasures undiscovered by American travelers.  Sorano, Sovana, and Pitigliano nestle 50 miles southeast of Grosseto, close to the border with Lazio, and offer much to visitors above and beyond what you expect in southern Tuscany, i.e., good food, great wine, medieval village charm. Sorano Sorano has all …

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Tuscany Regions: Exploring Etruscany

For most foreigners, a tour of Tuscany means Florence, Pisa, Siena, San Gimignano, and maybe Lucca.   While these well-known cities and towns exemplify the Tuscany region’s medieval treasures, its history encompasses far more than the Medici, Michelangelo, and all that. The enigmatic Etruscans were a major civilization of ancient Italy, and a little-visited region …

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