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Ragusa, SicilyIn a previous Roman Candle Tours blog post, we came up with a list of “Five Northern Italian Cities You Really Should See”. The list took in the historic towns of Turin, Milan, Genoa, Bologna, and Trieste.Now it’s the turn of the south of Italy, where many true gems are often ignored simply because it takes a …
Five Central Italian Cities You Really Should See In previous Roman Candle Tours blog posts, we’ve given you some great suggestions on northern and southern Italian cities you really should see. Highlights included Turin and Bologna in the north and Palermo and Lecce in the south. All great stuff to be sure, but we feel …
Five Southern Italian Cities You Really Should See Ragusa, Sicily In a previous Roman Candle Tours blog post, we came up with a list of “Five Northern Italian Cities You Really Should See”. The list took in the historic towns of Turin, Milan, Genoa, Bologna, and Trieste.Now it’s the turn of the south of Italy, where many …
Five Northern Italian Cities You Really Should See Market in MilanPhoto credit: Mike Beales Visitors to Italy are really spoiled for choice when it comes to amazing places to see. Faced with an overwhelming array of options, they usually focus on the “highlights,” taking in Grand Tour cities such as Rome, Florence, and Venice. But …
10 Venetians Who Left Their Mark on the World In English, a Venetian is a person either from Venice or from the Veneto region that surrounds it. The region comprises glorious cities such as Verona, Padua, and Vicenza, and has spawned a host of remarkable historical figures since Roman times. With that mind, we at …
Seven Questions About Florence You Were Too Embarrassed To Ask We’ve all been there – we’re on a tour of an amazing place and our knowledgeable guide just keeps on talking, but in the back of our mind questions are popping up that seem so petty or obvious that we’re embarrassed to ask them. So …
SEVEN INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT ROME YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW Of all the numbers associated with the amazing city of Rome, perhaps none is more representative than the number seven: Rome is built on seven hills; it originally had seven kings; and, for hundreds of years, Christians have been coming to visit the city’s seven great …
The Fascinating Pope Who Wrote Letters To Pinocchio And Dickens The city of Venice was a magical place in the 1970s. Ancient local traditions were being proudly upheld, with a revival of the famously naughty Carnival festivities and a post-war economic boom in the region surrounding La Serenissima regenerating a city never far from danger. …