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Rome's Top Boutique Hotels |
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ROME|
Rome
abounds with unusual, quirky and character-laden boutique hotels. Your
adventure shouldn't end when you walk through the door to your hotel and
it won't in one of these fantastic finds... |
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Luxury Accommodation in Ravello |
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If you're
going to pay exorbitant amounts of money for a room with a view then there's
no better place to treat yourself than in Ravello. Here you have a choice
of luxury hotels; three in particular are well known for their history,
lavishness and superior service. |
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Capri: The Bewitching Blue Grotto |
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The Blue
Grotto is Capri's number one tourist attraction, and being a bit cynical
of the hype, I almost decided to give it a miss. However, after
having the 'grotto' experience I was forced to change my opinion. |
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10 Reasons to visit Milan |
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If you're
looking for a city break with a difference then why not consider Milan?
Take a look
at the best things to do in Milan. Guest article courtesy of Anna DeWinter.
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Roman Holiday: Unforgettable Experience |
| ROME | If you want an unforgettable holiday, and one that leaves you with many memories that will last a lifetime, then Rome is definitely the place to go. | |
>> Read more about having an unforgettable experience in Rome |
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Luxury Genoa Hotels |
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GENOA
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A guest
article by Trip
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about Genoa's luxury hotels. This
Ligurian capital is one of the most beautiful in Italy and like Genoa
itself, Genoa
hotels convey a homely atmosphere, and are cozy
and charming. |
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Where Would You Like To Travel in Italy? |
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For me this is a difficult question to answer, since I love so many places
in Italy, and still have so many to visit on my list. Out of curiosity,
I posed this question to a few people and here's what they said. |
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>> Read more about where people would like to travel in Italy |
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Puglia: Italy Wave Love Festival |
| PUGLIA | A guest article by Damiano Usala from Sardinia about the longest-lived music festival in Italy. | |
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The Loveliest Tuscany Hotels |
| TUSCANY|A guest article by Escapio.com. Unique Hotels detailing the insiders’ tips for the most stylish Tuscany hotels. | |
| >> Read more about about The Loveliest Tuscany Hotels | |
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Florence: A Quick Tour of the Uffizi Gallery |
| FLORENCE |If you have limited time, a quick visit to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence is better than no visit at all. | |
>> Read more about a quick tour of the Uffizi Gallery |
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Ravello's Villa Cimbrone: Luxury Hotel with a Past |
| RAVELLO |For superior accommodation on the Amalfi Coast in Italy you can't surpass Ravello's Villa Cimbrone, a 19 roomed luxury hotel set on the edge of a sheer cliff. | |
>> Read more about Ravello's Villa Cimbrone |
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How to Rent an Apartment in Italy |
ITALY |Renting accommodation in Italy for any length of time is different than booking into an hotel. For a start there's a whole new set of rules and cultural differences to get used to. This article covers some tips on renting a vacation house or apartment in Italy and what to expect. |
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>> Read more about renting an apartment in Italy |
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Italy: Outdoor Activities to Get Your Heart Pumping |
| ITALY |If you’re looking to travel to Italy for some outdoor activity, why not try hiking, swimming, horse riding, cycling or a range of extreme sports? | |
>> Read more about outdoor actvities in Italy |
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Pompeii’s Ruins Brought to Life |
POMPEII | When Mt Vesuvius erupted in 79AD it devastated the ancient city of Pompeii. But the ash also preserved many artifacts and structures, allowing us insight into the people that lived there and their way of life. You can easily spend an entire day or two at Pompeii armed with a map and good walking shoes. The place is huge. Archaeologically speaking, the excavated ruins of Pompeii are 45 hectares, that's roughly 72 football fields. Another 20 hectares or so remains unexcavated. |
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Signa, Italy: Learning to Cook Tuscan Style on a One Day Course |
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village 15 minutes drive from Florence, is the setting for the Good
Tastes of Tuscany cooking course we're about to undertake. While a
13th century mansion is the base, the actual cooking is done across the
road in a converted farmhouse. Apart from my sister and I, eight other people are here, ready to learn how to cook Tuscan style. Over the next four hours we'll be creating a Tuscan feast that includes handmade ravioli, risotto with asparagus and 'spezzatino', an aromatic beef stew. |
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Positano: Affordable Travel Destination on the Amalfi Coast |
| POSITANO | A holiday in Italy isn't complete without a trip to Positano on the Amalfi Coast. This small, affluent town may be over-run with designer labels but even the budget traveller can enjoy everything it has to offer. | |
>> Read more about visiting Positano |
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Three Days in Sardinia |
SARDINIA | Before arriving in Sardinia I thought it wouldn’t be much different to Italy. How wrong I was! As soon as I arrive through the airport gates I’m hit with a salty sea smell and relaxing balmy breeze. The locals seem to be friendly and smiley, although charging ridiculous amounts to get a five minute taxi to the hotel – I can’t help feel that the next three days are going to full of sun, fun and relaxing.
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Trya Speaka Da Lingo in Roma |
ROME | I have trouble wrapping my tongue around the Italian language and discover it is harder than expected to "do in Rome as Romans do". |
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>> Read more about travelling in Rome |
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Positano is a Stairmaster Heaven |
POSITANO | I go to Italy prepared. In case I eat too much pasta I've a daily aerobic workout, an hour of squats, lunges and thrusts, carefully photocopied from a magazine and tucked safely into the inside pocket of my suitcase. Fortunately, my suitcase stays in Naples in the left-luggage department when I go to Positano for a week's visit. But there's no need to feel guilty. As soon as I step off the bus with my downsized luggage, a staircase officially named 'The Thousand Steps' greets me. I'm in stairmaster heaven. Or should that be hell? |
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Down and Out in Pisa |
| PISA | Never let anyone tell you that travelling is a piece of cake. Things always tend to go wrong when you least expect it.
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