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Rick Steves: In Milano, The 1% Salutes the 99% with a Massive Middle Finger

2013-06-14T18:17:28Z

Milano may be Italy's no-nonsense business and banking capital, but locals still have a sense of humor. Here's a new listing (from my upcoming Rick St...

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Rick Steves: Nuovo in Milano: A Big Bank Shares Its Fine Art

2013-06-14T18:12:45Z

Even though I've been coming to Milano for a long time, I enjoyed some great new sights on my latest visit. Here's another first-time-ever listing tha...

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Dolomite Mountains: 4 Reasons to Visit San Cassiano

2013-06-12T23:32:51Z

At the foot of the magnificent La Varella mountain lies the small mountain village of San Cassiano, boasting the typical Dolomites charm and an atmosphere of peace and tranquility as inviting as the breathtaking scenery that surrounds it.

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Rick Steves: Italy's Dizzy Amalfi Coast

2013-06-10T13:13:33Z

There's something about Italy's Amalfi Coast that makes people put up with horrible traffic, high prices, and having to climb up and down every time y...

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Rick Steves: Naples: Just Do It

2013-06-06T16:55:46Z

I just spent two days in Naples, and loved it. It's one of the most fertile, churning, exuberant, and fun cities in all of Europe. And the entire time...

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Samantha Parent Walravens: 10 Tips For Getting The Most Out Of The Amalfi Coast & Capri

2013-06-03T13:46:37Z

The Amalfi Coast, with its string of towns from Positano to Sorrento, has been a getaway for the rich and famous since ancient Roman times. From the jet-setting isle of Capri to the dramatic cliff towns of the Amalfi, from ancient Pompeii to even more ancient Paestum, this is Italy's coast with the most.

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Crime May Affect Popular Tourist Attraction

2013-05-21T15:58:50Z

Of all places to not obey the Ten Commandments, the Vatican's Sistine Chapel may be the worst. Yet a scourge of petty thieves is ignoring "thou shalt ...

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Party Earth: Summer Concert Guide for the European Backpacker: Italy

2013-05-10T16:14:00Z

While the art, architecture, history and food may catch your attention; Italy also has a busy summer schedule of concerts. Here at Party Earth, we have narrowed down five great venues in three of Italy's principal cities.

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Party Earth: When in Florence, Do as the Florentines Do!

2013-04-01T13:03:39Z

Picture a cool, evening breeze gently sweeping across your cheeks as you overlook Ponte Vecchio, mesmerized by the same view that some of the most powerful figures in history witnessed.

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Courtney Scott: 7 Places Your Italian Guidemap Won't Show You

2013-03-27T08:10:07Z

The beauty of Italy is that every town -- even the tiniest village -- has its own individual identity; its own specialty products, dialects and customs, which makes roaming off the Italian tourist map even more addicting.

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Your Weekly Travel Zen: Italy

2013-03-24T10:53:45Z

This week's Moment of Travel Zen comes to us from Tyler Hackett who visited the Roman Forum in Italy this past Christmas.

"The Forum had the tr...

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Stewart A. Swerdlow: Surprises Along Italy's Slovenian Border

2013-03-21T07:00:00Z

Despite all of the economic issues going on in Europe at the moment, at least in Italy and Slovenia people seem to be enjoying life and eating good food and drinking excellent wines.

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LOOK: Where The Pope Shops For New Shoes

2013-03-20T11:45:29Z

ROME -- When a future pope needed new soles, he strolled to a shoe repair shop practically around the corner from the Vatican. When he was pope and ne...

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The Best Day Ever In Rome

2013-03-13T11:45:21Z

American expat Erica Firpo has lived in Rome long enough -- and shown enough people around -- to know how to build the perfect day.

1. Wake up with...

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Viator: Spending Easter Week In Rome

2013-03-10T12:00:00Z

Vatican City generally prepares for large crowds during Easter, but now it's likely there will be enormous crowds of people.

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Fodor's: 10 "Italian" Foods You Won't Find In Italy

2013-03-01T07:08:11Z

Immigrants must make do with local ingredients and, if they want their restaurants to survive, adapt traditional recipes to please their clientele.

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Rick Steves: What's Going On In Italy

2013-02-22T07:00:00Z

Formerly presented every other year, the Venice Biennale -- a world-class, contemporary fair -- is now an annual event.

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PHOTOS: The Vatican's Florida?

2013-02-21T09:08:38Z

When Pope Benedict announced that he would resign last week, speculation immediately turned toward who would pick up where he left off, but one of the...

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Fodor's: PG-Rated Roma

2013-02-19T07:40:00Z

The cast iron fountain's nose-shaped spouts point downward, making getting a simple drink a fun challenge.

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PHOTOS: Venice Carnival Gets Snowy

2013-02-12T08:39:16Z

As Venice’s annual Carnival celebration comes to a close, the city has been flooded by Acqua Alta and melting snow. The coincidence of the 15th high...

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Time To Visit The Vatican?

2013-02-12T07:45:00Z

After the Vatican announced Pope Benedict XVI's decision to abdicate as the head of the Catholic Church on Monday, front-page headlines across the wor...

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Andrew Burmon: What This Wreck Can Teach Us About The Costa Concordia

2013-02-07T08:30:00Z

An aging wreck shows what might have happened if Giglio made the slightly more eccentric but potentially more savvy choice to keep the wreck as a monument and attraction.

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Restorations Begin For Pompeii's Ruins

2013-02-06T13:03:57Z

ROME -- Work has begun to shore up Pompeii's fragile ruins, following several collapses in the sprawling ancient Roman city.

The tourist attraction n...

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PHOTOS: Following In Mark Twain's Footsteps In Italy

2013-01-29T11:32:55Z

FERRARA, Italy -- I came to Italy to test a French adage by way of an American writer, Mark Twain.

`'Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose." The m...

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Fodor's: 7 Reasons To Return To Florence

2013-01-28T07:00:00Z

Throughout the lobby and 117 rooms are frescoes and gilt-edge Renaissance-style paintings, reminiscent of when it was a noble's residence.

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