It wasn't long until I found myself studying Italian in one of the world's biggest secrets of a town. The name is Urbino, and if you look for it on a map you may have to enlarge it four times. But it's a piece of heaven on earth with the kindest of people and the most beautiful of landscape. With rolling hills and Renaissance architecture, the town's history dates back centuries ago with the castle Pallazo Ducale resting in the center. Walking up the stone-cobbled streets feels like walking through a movie set. In fact, it's a sure way to make friends and family believe you were really spending the summer photoshoping yourself in pictures. But even the most vivid of imaginations could not come up with this scene. The piazza filled with laughing voices,
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