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The festive season in Sicily is always such a suggestive time of year to visit the island, where you will find the locals in full traditional Christmas mode. It is a prosperous season, if you don’t mind the cold, as there is always something to see, taste or experience.  Every major city has a Christmas event's calendar to explore, and the colours...

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We are on the terrace of Hotel La Costa in the 13th century hilltop village of Montefollonico, situated about 100 kilometres south of of Florence. George, along with his wife Linda and their daughter Whitney, are our wonderful hosts of Cook in Tuscany, a week of gourmet cooking classes run by local women, fine dining and excursions. We step inside...

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For all its imperial and papal pomp and circumstance, Rome at heart is a beautiful child – raucous, dreamy, secretive, a touch spoiled, by turns exasperating and enchanting.  The child is on its best behaviour during “le feste” or the winter holidays. High season crowds thin, and dazzling light displays and slanting sunbeams compensate for the shor...

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Capitale della finanza, dello shopping e - da oggi - anche della Qualità della vita. È Milano la vincitrice dell’indagine 2018 sulla vivibilità delle province italiane, giunta alla 29° edizione. Smog, traffico e scarsa sicurezza potrebbero far pensare che la prima classificata non si meriti il podio. Ma i dati, messi in graduatoria su base provinci...

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There’s no denying that you can’t miss Rome, Italy's shining capital and home to centuries of awe-inspiring history that make any return visit just as special as the first. In fact, every time I visit, I make it a point to discover some of the neighborhoods and monuments that often don’t show up on most visitor’s radar. My two-cents is that you sho...

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The ancient, spiritual heart of the Casentino forest in eastern Tuscany is full of sights straight out of a fairytale, and it's the perfect place to escape everyday life. Apartment blocks in Italian cities can be incredibly noisy, and I'm convinced my neighbours have to be the noisiest of all. As I lie awake in the dark, listening to them apparentl...

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Founded in the 4th century and repeatedly renovated until the 18th century, the Basilica of San Marco Evangelista in Rome is nestled between the façade and the courtyard of Palazzo Venezia, which in the mid-15th century was the residential palace for Venice-born Pope Paul II, and later became the embassy of the Republic of Venice. The basilica, ded...

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No matter where you’re, if you want to see what a country really is like, you have to leave the highway, forget about the city and turn into a country road of your choice: stop in a village and check out the real deal. I had the luck to get to know the US this way, since I always stayed with one of my dearest friend’s family and they live in a vill...

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Most tourists coming to Italy choose the summer months for their trip, but in truth, December can be an amazingly charming time of the year to visit. For some more holidays ideas, make sure to check our Holidays in Italy Section. The majority of tourist destinations are open throughout the month of December: you may want to take a note of this, for...

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There are three members of the Italian Parliament elected in the foreign electoral colleges that include the United States: two members of the House deputies and a Senator. Their jurisdiction is enormous: in addition to the United States, it also includes Canada, Mexico and Central America. Campaigning in such a large territory is very difficult, j...

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