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Santa Margherita Ligure. Ph. Rodrigo Soldon on flickr (flic.kr/p/9hesaM) Are you a beach lover? If so you shouldn’t miss the gorgeous views of the coast when you walk from the world famous beaches of Portofino to the town of Santa Margherita Ligure. The scenic walk takes about an hour and […]
Bologna, if the chief town of the Emilia Romagna region in Italy. Over history, the town was called in many ways, and now we’ll learn three of Bologna’s nicknames. Bologna’s Nicknames 1. Bologna La Dotta “La dotta”, erudite, because of its well-known medieval University. The University of Bologna, founded in […]
Pienza is a town located in Tuscany, Italy in the province of Siena in the region of Val d’Orcia. Pienza was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1996. The town was actually built on the site of an existing village by the name of Corsignano. The rebuilding of […]
Assergi is a beautiful medieval village 11km from L’Aquila, the capital province of Abruzzo, Italy. It’s quite small (it only has about 500 inhabitants), but it is full of history and very picturesque. It’s a great place where to relax after a day of hiking in the Gran Sasso d’Italia, […]
The blue sea of Caprera – Punta Palma Ph. flickr/The One Caprera is a small and beautiful island located along the Maddalena archipelago, just away from the coast of Sardinia in Italy. It has been declared a nature reserve due to the variety of rare species found on this island. […]
Cities in Friuli, Italy Continuing our journey around the cities in Friuli Italy. If you didn’t yet, make sure to check out the first part of this article to learn more about the cities in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy! Jewish Culture in Trieste, Italy Trieste boasts an age-old Jewish tradition: […]
Chestnuts in Porta Portese. Ph. Giorgio M. on flickr (flic.kr/p/76ypp) Flea markets, thrift shops, farmers’ markets—they have them in every city. You may have already discovered the rush of finding a diamond in the rough, of bargaining for a hidden gem, yet if you haven’t visited the Porta Portese market […]
Italian food is some of the most popular in the world so during your trip to Italy, why not give yourself the ultimate souvenir by participating in one of the many cooking schools throughout Italy! Some of these culinary schools are located in beautiful countryside villas, so you can learn the secrets […]
About forty-five minutes from Rome is the small town of Sambuci, a quaint center that owes its origins to the Benedictine monks who founded many of the area’s settlements. One of the main attractions in charming Sambuci is Castello Theodoli. From the 1200s to the 1600s the castle underwent various […]
Fontanellato is a comune and a small town located in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy in the province of Parma. The town is located close to the cities of Piacenza and Parma on the plains of the Po River. According to scholars the town was first founded around the 15th […]