7 unusual and legendary walls of Italy
While Italy is known for its many historic walls – Roman, Etruscan, Norman and Aragonese, among others – some Italian
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Places & Seasons
Top 10 Italian castles turned into hotels
Updated June 24, 2015 The following list includes castles and historic buildings, which have all been beautifully restored and renovated
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Asymmetric and contrasting windows of Italy
Recently we talked about the fascinating and singular door knobs and knockers you can find in Italian medieval buildings all
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Artichoke festivals in Italy
update 2016: this year the artichoke festival of Ladispoli (province of Rome) will take place from Friday April 15 to
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Between the Tiber, the Nile and the Land of the rising sun: Japanese Tycoon offers to restore 2000-year-old pyramid in Rome
A Japanese benefactor has pledged a million euros to help restore one of the most singular monuments of the
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Ostuni: the White Town
(updated March 10, 2015) Ostuni, also referred to as “the White Town” (La Città Bianca), is a picturesque, medieval
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Singular, multicolored vineyard chapel on the Langhe hills of Piemonte
(updated March 2018) The Cappella della Madonna delle Grazie, also known as Santa Maria delle Grazie, is a singular, colorful
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CioccolaTò, Turin’s Chocolate Festival, and a little taste of chocolate history
A true feast for the chocoholic’s eyes and palate, Turin’s annual chocolate festival, CioccolaTò, will run from March 2
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Italian Love Foods: aphrodisiac foods in Italian cuisine
Named after Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of love, aphrodisiac foods are substances or ingredients thought to provoke or
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Top 8 Venetian bridges with the most unusual names
(updated October 6, 2016) Venice, the Serenissima, is also known as the “City of Bridges“. About 400 bridges connect the
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