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Venice, Italy is a destination for travelers around the world who want to experience the ‘Floating City’ firsthand. Comprised of roughly 160 square miles, the city takes about an hour to walk around and longer if walking the nearly 12 miles of canals, bridges, and pathways that connect its buildings and neighborhoods. A bustling arts and food scene...

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Rena Buhr was just three years old when her father, Willman King, suffered a massive heart attack "and was told he'd never work another day in his life," she recalled recently, adding that the trauma of that experience affected her father's health irreparably in the years that followed. Though he survived for another 17 years, dying in December 198...

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For many, a trip to Italy without a visit to Venice is a trip wasted. Venice has become a bucket-list destination for art-lovers, foodies, history nerds, and anyone interested in exploring the Italian way of life. Venice is such a hub that over 5 million travelers flock to this small city every year, eager to taste authentic Italian food and hop ab...

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Having recently visited the South Tyrol region in Northern Italy, I found myself captivated by a place unlike any other I have seen in Italy.Situated at the meeting point of Austria and Italy, the region of South Tyrol possesses a distinct and varied cultural character shaped by its complex past, where the blending of languages, traditions, and his...

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Boat rides to hidden coves, sunbathing below a colorful umbrella at a glamorous beach club, sipping Aperol spritzes at sunset, twirling spaghetti with clams as you gaze out at the Mediterranean — these are just a few of the dreamy things you can do on the Amalfi Coast and the island of Capri, which is less than an hour away by boat. And though the...

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One thing I enjoy about returning to a destination is the chance to update the outdated impressions I’ve held in my mind from previous visits. Europe is always changing — and on my last visit to Sicily’s capital of Palermo I discovered that it’s become a whole new city in recent years. It’s cleaner, safer, and more efficient than it was in years pa...

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The Italian city of Mantua will see the birth of a new Museum of Contemporary Art, set up within the spaces of the Palazzo della Ragione. This has been made possible through a recent partnership with the Sonnabend Foundation of New York. As many as 96 works from the American collection, by the greatest artists of the European and American twentieth...

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If you want to experience and learn about the Italian region of Umbria, take a sip and turn the page. We did. We had the pleasure of attending a unique book launch for Tiny Tales of Umbria: Madrevite's Storybook.  This original project, written by the author and illustrator, Marisa Finetti, Decanter magazine contributor, in conjunction with Nicola...

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Italy is full of beautiful cities, but visitors to the southern European country only ever seem to visit its most popular areas, namely Rome, Florence and Pisa.  But, found in the Basilicata region of southern Italy lies Matera - which has been described as one of the most authentic cities to visit. The city is full of unusual places to discover, a...

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You’ve probably daydreamed at some point about staying in a villa in the bucolic countryside or on the shores of a grand lake — after all, who hasn’t? If it seems like a fantasy, it may be more achievable than you think. The Encyclopedia Treccani defines a villa as a “residence, usually elegant and with a park or garden, situated either in the coun...

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