Updated June 9, 2026 by Claire
Due to the discerning taste of many travelers nowadays, a lot of options have sprung up when it comes to how people will spend their vacation. For exa
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Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored
The red-tiled dome of Florence Cathedral dominates the skyline of the Tuscan capital, a masterpiece of Renaissance engineering that has inspired architects and artists for over 500 years. The cathedral, formally named the basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, was begun in 1296 by Arnolfo di Cambio and completed structurally in 1436 with the topping […]
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Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored
The coastline of the Cilento National Park stretches for 100 kilometres along the Tyrrhenian Sea, a sequence of cliffs, coves, and sandy beaches that rivals the Amalfi Coast but draws a fraction of the crowds. Inland, the mountains of the Cilento rise to over 1,800 metres, covered in forests of chestnut, oak, and beech. The […]
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Categories: Italy, National Parks, Nature, Nature, Sea Sites
Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored
The Piazza del Popolo opens before you, a vast oval of cobblestones framed by twin Baroque churches and dominated by the 3,600-year-old Egyptian obelisk at its centre. On the northern edge of this square, tucked against the ancient Aurelian Wall, stands the church of Santa Maria del Popolo. From the outside it appears modest, a […]
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Categories: Cities, Italy, Religious Monuments, Rome, Sights, Sights, Virtual Travel
Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored
Updated: August 15, 2020 | By Claire | More Architecture and Interior Splendour The basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore impresses every visitor from the moment they step through its ancient wooden doors into the soaring interior. The design follows the classic early Christian basilica plan with a central nave flanked by two side aisles, separated […]
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Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored
Aqualandia is Italy’s biggest and best water park, a large aquatic amusement park in Jesolo, near Venice on the Adriatic coast, featuring a wide range of slides, wave pools, and family attractions that make it one of the premier water parks in southern Europe. Located in the popular beach resort area of Lido di Jesolo, […]
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Categories: Italy, Wellness, Relax & Sports
Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored
\n \n\n Updated: July 1, 2020 |\n\n\nBy Claire \n\n| \n\n\nMore\n\n \n \n \n \n Aqua Paradise Canevaworld is a popular aquapark in northwestern part of Italy. It is situated in the town Lazise in the region of Veneto, on the shores of Lake Garda. Aqua paradise Canevaworld is a part of an amusement park Movieland […]
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Categories: Italy, Lakes, Nature, Wellness, Relax & Sports
Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored
Updated: July 20, 2020 | By Claire | More Just few cities in Europe and indeed in the whole world, gained such fame thanks to one building, as the Tuscan city of Pisa. By this building is obviously not meant anything other than the famous Leaning Tower. For a long period of its existence it […]
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Categories: Italy, Sights
Updated June 19, 2026 by europeexplored
\n \n\n Updated: December 26, 2020 |\n\n\nBy Claire \n\n| \n\n\nMore\n\n \n Piazza Navona in Rome is considered by many as the most beautiful square, not only in the capital of Italy, but throughout the world. This bustling area, having the shape of an ellipse, shows two thousand years old history of Rome to its visitors. […]
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Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored
The Trulli of Alberobello are one of the most distinctive architectural sights in Europe, more than 1,500 tiny, conical-roofed white limestone houses with grey stone pinnacles clustered in the narrow lanes of a hilltop town in Puglia, southern Italy, creating a UNESCO World heritage landscape that looks less like an Italian town and more like […]
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