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Italy's stunning Mediterranean coastline and climate make it a popular destination to travel to. Rural towns offer a glimpse of traditional Italian life, whilst the bustling cities provide stunning architecture, world-famous landmarks and a vibrant nightlife. Structural remnants of the Roman Empire scatter the country and a visit to a traditional Baths is a must.

Italian cuisine is world famous, and the variety and freshness of Italian produce will make any mouth water - before the ingredients even reach the chef's pan. To work up an appetite, the Italian coast provides opportunities for sailing and water-sports, whilst the northern mountain regions offer excellent skiing destinations.

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By Beebe
November 23rd 2009

The End Approaches... Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

Bill as a Roman

Day 34 Rome We got up rather late and ate breakfast across the street at "Yellow", a bar that is somehow connected with our hotel ("Hotel Romae, the Groovy Hotel"). Instead of getting breakfast from the hotel, we are given a 7 euro credit there, and they had a great vegetarian breakfast for 8 euros....It is located in an old Art Nouveau cafe...beautiful woodwork... We then walked to the ruins of Roman baths where a church, Maria degli Angli, designed by Michelangelo was built in the middle of the ruins....the church has a sun dial that was used to set all [View Full Entry]

The monument to Mussolini at the Foro Italia

Mosaics showing "good Fascists doing good Fascist things"

By blackandgold
November 23rd 2009

Rockin Roma! Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

Photo 19

So Elyse and I spent our first weekend apart since Europe…seriously the first time we have been apart for more than an hour since we arrived here! So while Elyse spent the weekend relaxing and exploring Venice, I went off to Rome with some other people from our class. Here’s the lowdown on my Roman excursion!!! The good, the bad and the ugly: The good- Rome is officially tied with London and Paris as my favorite cities in Europe so far! It has so much history and meshes the ruins of Ancient Rome with the modern city in a beautiful way. [View Full Entry]

By Beebe
November 22nd 2009

The Last Stop....All Roads Lead to Rome in the End Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

St Peter's in the Distance

Day 32- Day 33 Roma Other than having to change hotels a few times (but they have all been in the same block), our first two days in Rome have been wonderful...the weather continues to be sunny and mild, getting cool at night... We spent Saturday fist "doing" the Roman sights...the Colosseum, the forums, and a great information center on the area, with some new digs right nearby...we finished the day on the top of the Victorio Emmanuelle monument, watching the sun set over Rome... On Sunday, we took the subway to St Peter's and then walked to for the rest [View Full Entry]

By Halie Hites
November 19th 2009

Nothing Exciting Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Arezzo

Our internet in the Monastary and Annex is so bad. It comes and goes and more often than not, lately, is not existent. Tonight there was a meteor shower that we were going to go to (like it's an event or something) but Alyssa and I have Italian in the morning and we have discovered that if we go out the night before, we are really hard to wake up at 8am. Gag. But right now it's our only class. Haha. And it's once a week for two hours. That's how we met the British girls who drink like motherfuckin' [View Full Entry]

By Halie Hites
November 19th 2009

Still Uneventful Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Arezzo

We went on the hunt last night to no avail. I, however, was looking mighty fine in my brown bitch boots. Alas, we only ran into the "Ragazzi." The guys here are really not very gentlemanly. But then again they are only like 19 years old. We need some older men. So we went out with the Brits last night and Helena told us that she had to go to the dry-cleaners because Loren drunk-pissed on her bed. Can you believe that? DRUNK-PISSED on her BED! Who does that?! Okay, so my new best friend Kyle, who is so Byronic it's [View Full Entry]

By trappeti
November 18th 2009

italian food-Ciceri e tria Europe » Italy

Questa ricetta è un esempio di archeologia gastronomica , infatti pare che Orazio si riferisse a questa ricetta quando descriveva appassionatamente nelle satire la minestra di ceci, cipolla e lagano che sarebbe la sfoglia di pasta che era così denominata già dai Greci e dai Latini. Nel Salento il sostantivo “la layana” è stato abbinato nei secoli con il sinonimo “tria” dall’arabo “itrya” che vuol dire pasta secca. Per preparare questa pietanza occorre cuccerei ceci dopo averli lasciati per almeno una notte a bagno in acqua nella quale sia stata aggiun [View Full Entry]

By Beebe
November 18th 2009

Leaving Beautiful Sicily....We Will Return! Europe » Italy » Sicily » Taormina

Boats in Siracusa

Day 28 Siracusa We headed out to Archeological Museum in the late morning, walking there from the hostel. The museum is outstanding: it covers prehistory to Roman times and has artifacts from many sites in Sicily. We took more than 2 hours to go through, even with some hurrying at the end, since we wanted some time outside in the beautiful sunshine. We walked past the remains of one of Siracusa’a archeological digs, heading back to old part of town. We first stopped at the ruins of the Temple of Apollo, wanting to look at it again with all of the [View Full Entry]

By mshaw
November 17th 2009

A Huge Circle Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

Well, I've made one big circle around Italy. I'm leaving the country exactly where I entered it. How symbolic. Anyway, right now I'm at Emanuela's house. She is a friend of Renuka, the owner of Ecole Ci-Trullo, that I just left. It has been great to have her hospitality, and also not to have to pay for a hostel. I can also use her internet, which is also great. Yesterday Miriam, Renuka, and I all went to Bari. Renuka restores medieval paintings at a small museum there. So Miriam and I got an exclusive look at all the artwork. It was [View Full Entry]

By Beebe
November 16th 2009

Feels like Spring.... Europe » Italy » Sicily » Siracusa

Pillbox, left from WWII

Day 26 Modica Yesterday we took the bus into Noto, about and hour from here, and walked around the baroque city for a few hours...everything here closes down from 1:00 pm to 3:00pm...so it's hard to plan a trip of any distance, since we end up arriving just before closing time at 1:00! We managed to see the cathedrals and the Theater after they reopened, and before our bus (the last of the day...since it was Sunday) left at 3:55.... Today we took the train past Noto to another baroque town: Modica. This city is located in a gorge carved by [View Full Entry]

By Emma_And_JeanClaude
November 15th 2009

Milan and Berlin Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Milan

Bergamo old town
The part of Bergamo mum and Aunt Anna liked the most was the old town.

One weekend in Milan in Italy In late winter and early spring this year mum and dad went on two shorter trips on which they let us come along. Each of these only a weekend long so we didn't have time to see very much. But if we put these two trips together we think we have enough exciting stories to tell to make it worth writing. On the first of these trips we went to Milan and Bergamo in Italy. We were so happy to go back to Italy because we had so much fun last time we were there. [View Full Entry]

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