June 9, 2011
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Leaning tower of Pisa – a famous landmark in Italy 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 […]
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June 6, 2011
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Piazza Navona – most beautiful and busiest square in Rome | Italy Updated: December 26, 2020 | By Claire | More 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 […]
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June 6, 2011
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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 […]
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May 31, 2011
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Tindari – the Greek-Roman archaeological site | Sicily, Italy Updated: April 23, 2020 | By Claire | More Tindari is a small coastal town situated on a rocky hill (Capo Tindari) and contains the remnants of an ancient Greek site Tyndaris from 396 BC. Thanks to its strategic location, the city could easily control and […]
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May 27, 2011
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Piazza di Spagna – one of the most popular meeting points in Rome | Italy Updated: July 31, 2020 | By Claire | More Piazza di Spagna is a square situated at the foot of the hill Pincio in Rome, Italy. Originally, only the southern part of the square had such name. The northern part […]
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May 19, 2011
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Pantheon in Rome – best preserved Roman building | Italy Updated: July 31, 2020 | By Claire | More Pantheon (also known as Santa Maria della Rotonda) is a Christian church, located in the centre of Rome, in Italy. Pantheon was built by Markus Agrippa in 27 BC, and was dedicated to three Roman gods. […]
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May 4, 2011
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Fontana di Trevi – the most beautiful fountain in Rome | Italy Updated: July 31, 2020 | By Claire | More The most beautiful fountain in Rome is undoubtedly the Fontana di Trevi, and with its height of 25.9 m and width of 19.8 m it is also the largest fountain in Rome. This amazing […]
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May 2, 2011
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The Nebrodi Mountains – the largest forested area of Sicily, Italy Updated: September 22, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More The Nebrodi Mountains, Madonie Mountains and Peloritani Mountains together form the Sicilian Apennines (Appennini Siculo). Their northern slopes point to the Tyrrhenian Sea, while in the south they border the volcanic landscape area around […]
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April 29, 2011
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Montepulciano is one of the most beautiful hill towns in Tuscany — a medieval and Renaissance jewel perched on a limestone ridge between the Val d’Orcia and the Val di Chiana, famous for its Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (one of Italy’s great red wines), its elegant Renaissance palaces, and its starring role as Volterra in […]
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April 10, 2011
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Portoferraio – the largest and capital city of the Italian island of Elba Updated: May 20, 2020 | By Claire | More Portoferraio is the largest and capital city of the Italian island of Elba. It lies on the northern coast of the island, about 25km from the mainland. In 2010 it has about 12,000 […]
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