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This Summer, holidays in Sicily could be just a tad easier on the wallet than we expect. The region’s council is offering discounts and offers to attract more tourists to the island, after two months of lockdown and weeks of travel limitations have profoundly affected tourism. Negative repercussions on tourism, in fact, are recorded all over the co...

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Let’s take a trip to the deep south of Italy. To the toe of the boot where not so many visitors to Italy venture. Such a shame. Calabria is the southern most region on Italy’s mainland and it has a fascinating and ancient past, incredible beaches and beautiful mountains to explore. Guest Karen Haid lived in the region for several years and wrote a...

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Summertime is the moment when days seem to last forever. In Italy, summer months are associated with relaxing time at the beach, trekking excursions in the Alps, and the national heritage sites teem with tourists. In fact, Italy has a worldwide reputation as favorite holiday destination, both for Italians and foreigners. From North to South there a...

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Isola Santa Cristina, a private island in the north of the Venetian lagoon, will welcome 14 first responders from hospitals in Bergamo for a free five-night stay before the island opens up to tourism.  Owners René and Sandra Deutsch, members of the Swarovksi family, have offered their island and covered the costs of food and lodging, while Allison...

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Last week we suggested some fun, engaging reads on Italy to pass the time a bit more pleasantly during your quarantine. This week, we’re suggesting five videos to watch that will entertain you, teach you something new, and make you dream of Italy.  From Baroque brilliance to Roman cuisine, from a trip down the west coast of Italy to a culinary tour...

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In the heart of the Abruzzo region there is one of the most fascinating and characteristic places in Italy, one of the most popular destinations for hiking and trekking lovers. The Regional Nature Reserve "Calanchi di Atri", was established in 1995 and in 1999 became a WWF Oasis with the aim of preserving about 600 hectares of nature, flora and fau...

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As of Wednesday June 3rd, Italy is allowing international tourism from within Europe for the first time in almost three months. However, non-urgent from outside the EU bloc is not expected to be allowed until at least June 15th. While the EU rolled out a plan to loosen travel restrictions over the summer holiday season, it too was only talking abou...

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L'esordio di un'estate condizionata dal virus ha motivato ancora di più i viaggiatori che non sembrano intenzionati a rinunciare alle vacanze anche grazie all'apertura delle frontiere regionali e alla ripresa di alcuni voli interni ed internazionali. L'Italia non spaventa e anzi viene considerata come un Paese covid free, iper monitorato e rassicur...

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Italy's tourism sector, and its economy as a whole, has taken a major hit as visitors stay away this year due to the coronavirus outbreak. Huge losses were reported as travellers cancelled their bookings even before Italy shut down in early March, when all but the most essential travel to Italy became impossible. The resulting economic hit to one o...

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DURING THE MIDDLE AGES, THE cities of Northern Italy were in a state of constant competition to control as much territory as they could. This was especially true during the wars of the communes of the 13th century, and city walls were erected to protect numerous towns during this period. Though many of those walls have crumbled, the walls around hi...

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