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[Discover Italy with a Local Tour Guide] Some Tips to Visit Trento By Stefania Da Pont

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I wish I could take you everywhere in Italy. 

I’d love to make you discover hidden corners and popular tourist spots, Alpine towns in the north and sunny villages down south, lovely restaurants only locals know and cute shops where you can buy amazing stuff. Much of Italy’s beauty lies in its diversity and I wish I could be able to let you discover it. 

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How to visit Rome in one day

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After many chats with students and tourists, I realized that many people coming to Italy visit Rome just for one day. 

Let me just say that I think this is a real pity, as it would be really great to spend at least three days in the city, enjoying the incredible atmosphere of the place and the breathtaking sunsets that Rome uses to charm people and conquer them for life, and just endlessly wandering around the city streets – possibly my favorite thing to do there.

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10 things you need to know before going to Italy for your holidays

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Are you planning your trip to Italy?

It’s almost summer. If you are lucky you are ready to pack your bags and jump on a flight to lovely Italia. Maybe you have been dreaming about it for a while and your dream is finally coming true.

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[Hidden Italy] The story of the Albergo Diurno Metropolitano, a unique place in Milan

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Is there something more appropriate for a section called “hidden Italy” than a daytime hotel buried underground in one of Italy’s busiest cities? 

Well, I couldn’t have thought of anything more apt for our journey throughout Italy’s secret gems.

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[Hidden Italy] Altare Glass Museum

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One of the things I love the most about Italy is the fact that you can discover hidden gems in every little town, in every secluded corner of the country.

If you are in Liguria and take the road that from Savona takes you to Piedmont, you’ll get to Altare, a nice little village surrounded by woods. [Read more…]

A day trip in Spotorno following the steps of D.H.Lawrence

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One of the things I am most fascinated by, when traveling somewhere, is the fact that famous and important people may have been there before me.

By famous and important people I mean writers and painters, most of them already dead, whose lives are a constant inspiration for me.

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When do Italians drink cappuccino? The final words about the cappuccino rule

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I have been reading a lot about Italy lately.

I started thinking about this site and working on my products more than one year ago, and I haven’t stopped reading blog posts, articles, and books about Italy ever since.

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A day trip in Lucca

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Like every Italian I know, I love complaining about Italy.

I do it almost every day, about politics, the bureaucracy, unemployment, depressing economics – you name it. You can hear me saying “Povera Italia” (poor Italy) quite frequently and I never miss the chance to let people know that I’d love to live somewhere else, if I could.

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5 Italian dishes you will never find in Italy

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We Italians take food very seriously.

Way too seriously, to be honest. We think that our cuisine is the best in the world. When we come home from holidays abroad, we always complain about the way we ate there – no matter where we have been.

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