Of all the cities you could visit, what are the best things to do in Parma, Italy? Oh, I’m happy to write about this topic! I have been traveling in Emilia-Romagna, a beautiful and delicious region in northern Italy, since 2011. Bologna has always been my favorite city in the region (indeed, it’s my favorite […]
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Where’s the best place to stay in Rome? We’ve put together the best neighborhoods in Rome, the best areas to stay, and Rome’s best hotels.
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If you’ve been reading this site for a few years or so, you may have noticed that I’ve frequently mentioned South Tyrol and the Dolomites as a travel goal. For years I’ve been yearning to explore this beautiful part of northeast Italy, but it hasn’t been part of my Italy travels until recently. For our
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One of my favorite places in Italy to travel is Puglia — the heel of the boot! I first visited Puglia in 2014 and I consider it one of the most unique and memorable regions in the country. This year, Puglia tourism launched an ad in New York City for the first time ever. I
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I recently took a three-week trip to northern Italy that blew my socks off. I had an opportunity to attend a conference in Trento in the Trentino region, and I used it as inspiration to plan a trip concentrating solely on the far north of Italy. Concentrating on this part of the country gave me the
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There are few countries that I know better or more intimately than Italy. I visit Italy as often as I can, and while this country is forever in my top five favorite countries, it just might be my favorite (!). It’s easy to put Italy in a box, to treat it all the same. To
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Hi. My name is Kate and I’ve been traveling solo in Italy for 15 years. It’s one of my favorite countries in the world. Even though I’m trying to visit new countries, I keep getting drawn back to Italy again and again! And you’ve landed here because you’re looking to do the same. You want
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Day trips from Florence, Italy can take you to the best places in Italy within a few hours. Just hop on a train and in no time you can be riding in a gondola through Venice or sipping wine in Chianti or eating your way through Bologna or taking hilarious selfies with the Leaning Tower
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While Sicily is full of beauty everywhere you look, you’ll find many of its best treasures in the eastern part of the island. The east is home to active volcanoes, ancient ruins, Baroque cities, and gorgeous beaches, not to mention fabulous food and world-famous wine. Why concentrate on the east in particular? Sicily is a big island, the
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I love discovering a new place completely by chance. I had done a lot of research on Sicily beforehand, but one of my favorite places turned out to be a little seaside town I hadn’t even heard of until the day my mom, my sister, and I visited. It was our second morning in Sicily and we weren’t feeling too
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