Blitz visit to beautiful Bolzano
As the main gateway to the Dolomites, the town of Bolzano is regrettably often overlooked by international guests who usually
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Christmas
12 out-of-this-world Italian villages that look like a presepe (Italian Nativity scene)
The tradition by which Italian towns and families reenact their own versions of the nativity scene is a very ancient
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Top 5 Christmas markets in South Tyrol, Italy (Percorso delle Cinque Stelle)
(updated December 30, 2017) The Percorso delle Cinque Stelle (Road of the Five Stars) includes the five most enchanting
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Living nativity scenes in Italy (Live Christmas crèches)
(updated december 2013) Many towns in Italy celebrate the centuries-old Italian tradition of Christmas crèches with traditional wooden or
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Presepe nel Pozzo, the underground nativity scene in Orvieto
The Presepe nel Pozzo of Orvieto is a wonderful animated nativity scene staged in an Etruscan cave located at the
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Italian Christmas Food
(updated december 2013) Traditionally the day of the Vigilia (Christmas Eve) was a day of partial fast, during which no
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Top 8 Christmas markets in Italy
(updated November 27, 2014) Due to its proximity to Austria and Germany, the Trentino-Alto Adige region in Northern Italy has
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