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Campania Region – Italy

Campania Region – Italy Campania  is a region in southern Italy. The region at the end of 2014 had a population of around 5.869 million people, making it the third-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km2 (5,247 sq mi) makes it the most densely populated region in the country.  Located on the Italian Peninsula, with the Mediterranean Sea to the west, it includes the small Phlegraean […]

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Exploring Lake Garda

Exploring Lake Garda Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy. It is a popular holiday location and is located in northern Italy, about half-way between Brescia and Verona, and between Venice and Milan. Glaciers formed this alpine region at the end of the last Ice Age. The lake and its shoreline are divided between the provinces of Verona (to the south-east), Brescia (south-west), and Trentino (north). The northern part of the lake is […]

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A taste of Taormina

A taste of Taormina Taormina is a comune and small town on the east coast of the island of Sicily, Italy, in the Province of Messina, about midway between Messina and Catania, located 206 meters above the sea level on a hillside of monte Tauro, one of the last peaks of the mounts Peloritani. Taormina […]

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Little Secrets of Turin

Little Secrets of Turin Turin is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River, in front of Susa Valley and surrounded by the western Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 911,823 (December 2012) […]

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Visions of Venice

Visions of Venice Venice alternative obsolete form: Vinegia; Venetian: Venesia /veˈnɛzja/; Latin: Venetiae; Slovene: Benetke) is a city in northeastern Italy sited on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. It is located in the marshy Venetian Lagoon which stretches along the shoreline, between the mouths of the Po […]

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Drunken Cheeses

 Drunken Cheeses  This is a story about love — the love of cheese, the perfect marriage of cheese and wine, and a special cheese created as a love letter for a wedding anniversary. Caseificio Carpendeo is a small family of affineurs based in Treviso in northeastern Italy. They specialise in the art of barrel maturation, […]

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Napoli vista dal cielo con un Drone

Napoli vista dal cielo con un Drone Naples is the capital of the Italian region Campania and the third-largest municipality in Italy, after Rome and Milan. As of 2014, around 989,845 people live within the city’s administrative limits. The Metropolitan City of Naples has a population of 3,128,700. Naples is the 9th-most populous urban area […]

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Procida

Procida Procida (Italian pronunciation: [ˈprɔːtʃida]) is one of the Flegrean Islands off the coast of Naples in southern Italy. The island is between Cape Miseno and the island of Ischia. With its tiny satellite island of Vivara, it is a comune of the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the region of Campania. The population is […]

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Alimentari Coronari (Rome)

Alimentari Coronari (Rome) When traveling in Italy, make sure you experience the aperitivo hour. During this pre dinner time, it is customary to have an aperitivo and some snacks before going to a second location for dinner. Food offered at aperitivo hour ranges from small snacks to a buffet smorgasbord. JOIN US ON THE NEXT […]

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Sicilian Pastries, a Treat for the Palate and for the Eyes

Sicilian Pastries, a Treat for the Palate and for the Eyes Sicily is the Italian region in which the most pastries are consumed. Sicilian pastries are particularly rich and among its delicacies is a chocolate that is made in a very unique way and which gets its name from the city in which it is […]

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