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Central Italy is home to some of the artistically richest cities of the country and each of them, in turn, is somehow symbolized by a square. Florence and Rome are the main protagonists, and fight for supremacy in this atypical race. RomeBackground and inspiration to some of the best known movies of the golden age of Italian cinema, Rome boasts the...

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Cascate del Mulino Just six kilometres outside the ancient Tuscan village of Saturnia, visitors will find one of the most famous natural springs in all of Italy: Cascate del Mulino. The ancient oasis features a flowing thermal waterfall cascading down travertine rock, where hot water gathers in charming pools below. At a constant temperature of 37....

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It’s the spring show you don’t want to miss: the blooming of colorful flowers on the Piani di Castelluccio plain in Umbria, near Castelluccio di Norcia, taking place every year between May and July. This is where the prized ‘lenticchia di Castelluccio di Norcia IGP’ is grown. The white flowers of the lentils bloom from May to July, along with sever...

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L’Italia, terra di buona cucina, ma anche di spiagge eccellenti e di località turistiche di alto livello: lo conferma la Fee (Foundation for Environmental Education), che ogni anno assegna le Bandiere Blu ai lidi che soddisfano i criteri di qualità relativi alle acque di balneazione e ai servizi offerti, tenendo conto della pulizia e degli approdi...

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Good news for anyone who loves the Amalfi Coast but doesn’t love the thought of the transfers or driving time often needed to get there—United Airlines launches daily, nonstop (seasonal) service from New York/Newark to Naples, Italy, on May 22. Running through Oct. 26, 2019, it will be the only nonstop service between the United States and Naples....

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Ponza is one of the largest islands located in the Tyrrhenian sea, 33 kms off the South coast of Cape Circeo. This archipelago in the Latina province has an area of 7.5 sq. km, with around 3500 inhabitants residing on its largest island, Ponza. Because of the large number of tourists visiting the area every year,population rises notably during the...

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Recently, I enjoyed a Sicilian sojourn with my wife Adele, youngest son Jon, his wife Adrienne, and their two sons Petey and Brock. Landing in the Land of Lampedusa, we decided to start our Sicilian safari by paying respects to the active volcano, Mount Etna. Skiing that terrorizing inferno stubbornly stood out on my bucket list. I’d successfully a...

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Some modifications to Air Italy’s network for the 2019 - 2020 schedule and a number of new flights to the Caribbean lead this week’s air travel news.  This week Air Italy opened bookings for its winter 2019 - 2020 schedule, which includes the end of seasonal transatlantic flights from two cities in the United States and one in Canada: Los Angeles,...

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70 kilometers from Rome, perched on the slopes of the Simbruini Mountains, at an altitude of 1,000 meters, Cervara di Roma is known as the ‘artists’ village,’ as its picturesque beauty has attracted for centuries artists from all over Europe. The painter and inventor Samuel Morse described it this way: “There is something strangely grandiose about...

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Genova (Italian for Genoa) is the capital of the Genoa province and Liguria in northwest Italy, a city rich with history and importance. Genova is known for being the chief seaport of Italy, and for competing with Marseilles, France, to be the leader among Mediterranean ports. The harbor facilities in Genova were terribly damaged during World War I...

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