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A Day Tour Of Rome’s Ancient Bridges We often hear that all roads lead to Rome, but which side exactly? Cleaved in half by the River Tiber, the Eternal City has been eternally divided; its west bank the site of tranquil Trastevere, the imposing Janiculum Hill and the Vatican; its east bank home to …
Off the Beaten Track: The Best Things to Do in Venice Known famously and fondly as the “Floating City”, for centuries Venice functioned as the financial gateway between the East and the West. From the banks of its canals and mudflats stretched a sprawling empire whose territory spanned from Cyprus and the southern Peloponnese right …
Regions’ Greetings! Christmas Food And Festive Traditions From Around Italy With the long nights setting in, the temperatures beginning to plummet, and Christmas lights transforming towns and cities worldwide into winter wonderlands, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. It’ll soon be time to deck the halls and train the stomachs, especially here in …
Where to get the best aperitivo in Florence People Relaxing In a Cafe In Florence While there are some world famous Italian exports that travel well—think pasta, pizza, Pavarotti—there are others that really, inexplicably, don’t. The aperitivo slots into this second category, not because mulling over a bitter drink and some hors d’oeuvres from around …
Matera: the Must-See Miracle of Southern Italy Overview Of Matera The ancient city of Matera sits perched above the instep of the Italian boot, in the eastern extremities of the region of Basilicata. It’s a city quite unlike any other in Italy, not so much because hilltop settlements are thin on the ground—so to speak—across …