August 9, 2010
by europeexplored
Milan (Milano) is Italy’s capital of fashion, design, and finance — a sophisticated northern metropolis that moves faster than Rome, dresses sharper than Paris, and contains some of the most extraordinary cultural treasures in the country, including Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper and one of the largest Gothic cathedrals in the world. Often dismissed […]
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Categories: Italy, Sights
August 8, 2010
by europeexplored
Bergamo is one of northern Italy’s most beautiful and authentic cities — a tale of two levels: the Città Alta (Upper City), an enchanting medieval and Renaissance hill town enclosed by 16th-century Venetian walls (a UNESCO World Heritage site), and the Città Bassa (Lower City), a lively modern Lombard city whose Piazza Matteotti and elegant […]
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Categories: Italy, Sights
August 7, 2010
by europeexplored
Lake Como – one of the most romantic places in Italy Updated: October 25, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More In the northern part of Italy, called Lombardia, stretches a beautiful alpine lake Lago di Como. It covers an area of 146 km2 and such it is the third largest lake in the country. […]
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Categories: Italy, Nature, Virtual Travel
August 6, 2010
by europeexplored
Lago Maggiore – beauty on the shores of lake, Italy Updated: December 26, 2020 | By Claire | More While known only as the second largest Italian lake, Lake Maggiore is none the less the most infamous lakes in the country. Situated along the southern foothills of the Alps, Lake Maggiore almost completely covers the […]
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Categories: Italy, Nature
August 5, 2010
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Turin – Automobile and Chocolate Capital of Italy Updated: December 24, 2020 | By Claire | More Known as both the automobile and chocolate capital of Italy, the city of Turin is a flourishing state-of-the-art metropolis which is home to the nation’s automotive industry. While the metro area of Turin is home to more than […]
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Categories: Italy, Sights
August 4, 2010
by europeexplored
Lake Orta – unexpected beauty out of overcrowded tourist routes in Italy Updated: December 26, 2020 | By Claire | More Just west of the world famous Lake Maggiore is where you will find Lake Orta. Known by this name since the early years of the 16th century, the lake was originally known as Lago […]
Tags: 16th-century, 4th-century, artistic-treasures, baroque-architecture, benedictine-monastery, blooming-garden, century-lake, costellation, countless-tourists, fine-resorts, glaciers, isola, italians, italy, lago-d-orta, lake-maggiore, lake-orta, lake-orta-italy, landscape, nature, northern-italy, olive-groves, orta-lago, orta-lake, picturesque-buildings, quiet-beauty, san-giulio, san-guilio, shorelines, toce, tourist-routes, tourists, unexpected-beauty
Categories: Italy, Nature
August 3, 2010
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Aosta – Alpine Rome, Italy Updated: December 28, 2020 | By Claire | More The city of Aosta can be found in the northern part of Italy and is nestled in the Aosta Valley region of the Italian Alps, where two rivers merge. The area where the city stands today has been inhabited since the […]
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Categories: Italy, Sights
August 2, 2010
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Borromean Islands on Lago Maggiore – a very popular tourist hotspot in Italy Updated: December 28, 2020 | By Claire | More In the western part of Lake Maggiore you will find a small grouping that is composed of three islands and two little islets. Known as the Borromean Islands, these islands only offer 20 […]
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Categories: Italy, Nature
July 10, 2010
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Cascate del Serio – tallest waterfall in Italy Updated: March 29, 2020 | By Claire | More You will find the Cascate del Serio located in northern Italy, merely 100 kilometres from the popular destination of Milan. It is here, just outside of the village of Valbondione, that you will find the 315 meter tall […]
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Categories: Italy, Nature
July 4, 2010
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Palio di Siena – horse festival in Italy Updated: December 26, 2020 | By Claire | More The city of Siena is composed of 17 different neighbourhoods. Twice a year, on July 2nd and August 16th, a resident from each of the 17 neighbourhoods competes against one another in the historic Palio di Siena. The […]
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Categories: Italy, Sights, Wellness, Relax & Sports
