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2 Amazing Venice Walking Tours You Should Not Miss

Join me as we tour Venice, one of the great cities of Europe, on foot. Venice walking tours are a fantastic way to explore the city of a thousand canals. Obviously, before we visit, we research by reading, doing internet searches, and talking to others to prepare for our destination. These activities are all worth …

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Fantastic Things to Do in Lake Como

Lake Como is a beautiful lake area in northern Italy, less than an hour north of Milan. The beautiful mountainous landscapes surrounding the beautiful inverted Y-shaped lake are a slice of paradise. Some of the best-known towns are Como, Bellagio, Menaggio, Lenno, Tremezzo, and Varenna, but there are many more to explore around the lake. …

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Sacile: In the Heart of Italy’s Friuli Venezia Giulia

Sacile, found in the heart of Friuli Venezia Giulia province, is a small town known as the “Garden of the Serenissima” because of its similarities to Venice. It is a vibrant town on the Livenza River. Locals, or visiting tourists, can board the train in Sacile and be in Venice in an hour, or drive north …

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Hiking the Dolomites – 7 Day Hike

Hiking the Dolomites – A 7-Day Hike in Italy’s Dolomite Mountains If hiking is your thing and you love Italian food, there’s nowhere better to combine your two interests than the Dolomite Mountains in northern Italy. Whether you’re a middling hiker or a pro, the network of trails there offer something for everyone and makes …

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UNESCO Prehistoric Pile Dwellings in Trentino, Italy

UNESCO Prehistoric Pile Dwellings Around the Alps: Trentino, Italy Prehistoric Pile Dwellings Around the Alps UNESCO Site UNESCO initiated the Prehistoric Pile Dwellings in 2011 as a serial site consisting of 111 individual sites of prehistoric Pile Dwellings in 6 countries in the alpine regions of Central Europe. More than half (56) of the sites are …

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Visit Trentino – Italy’s Most Diverse Region

Visit Trentino – Northern Italy’s Most Diverse Region Trentino is probably one of Italy’s most diverse regions. About halfway between Milan and Venice, Trentino reaches from the northern tip of Lake Garda into the Dolomite mountain range. If you are planning a trip to Italy, I highly recommend you to visit Trentino, especially if you like …

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Tuscany Foods: Where “Cooked Water” is a Culinary Wonder

Where “cooked water” is a culinary wonder – Tuscany Foods The Maremma, Italy’s version of the Wild West, includes southern Tuscany and part of Lazio. Its famed cowboys, the butteri, herd cattle here, and the land not used for stock animals is dedicated to farmlands and vineyards. Farmers and cowboys alike have big appetites and …

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Enchantments in the “Etruscan triangle” of Southern Tuscany

Southern Tuscany – Enchantments in the “Etruscan Triangle” 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 …

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Tuscany Regions: Exploring Etruscany

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 …

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