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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 diegocastro
November 10th 2009

Funicolí, Funicolá Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

Nápoles

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By pripri
November 8th 2009

ma che cazzo? Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Milan

dwight at duomos cathedral

we got our flight to milan really early on the 3rd of september. when we arrived we went straight to the main train station to meet our host stefano. after 10 min he showed up and took us to his house wich was really central. a really cool house, big living room, not many furniture...really a architect's house. he showed us a couple of places to go before he went back to work. we decided to see the duomo cathedral. the cathedral is quite impressive, really beautiful, but besides that and a italian version of galeries lafayette, i don't think there's [View Full Entry]

the people we met in the bar at the night before

By BundyK
November 5th 2009

Don't Touch My Radio! Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

Venezia! Venice was amaazing! I could not have envisioned a better trip, and I am so glad that Hannah and I got to go somewhere together! The ride there was a little too long, but not too bad. I got into Venice around 6 p.m. and the view from the train station is pretty awesome. I walked out to a gorgeous view of the canal at night with all the boats and gondolas. It felt like walking into a whole other world it was so amazing. The whole ambiance of the city is just so much different from anything that [View Full Entry]

By Tsunami Sara
November 4th 2009

Life on the farm Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Pisa

Wow it's been awhile. We've been biking almost every day since Florence in some pretty remote parts of Tuscany so it's been hard to find time to write. Biking through Tuscany has been an interesting experience. On one hand the food is amazing and everywhere you look there's olive trees and fields of vineyards turning yellow and orange. But on the other hand those "rolling hills of Tuscany" are not quite what I pictured. They're actually more like little mountains with roads that run straight up and straight down them. We found this out the hard way on our first bike [View Full Entry]

By Beebe
November 3rd 2009

Biking on the Ramparts of Lucca Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Lucca

On the Ramparts, Lucca
The trees were planted later, but the walls were begun 1500s. The walls turned out to be unnecessary, since Lucca was never attacked again....

Day 14 Lucca We rented bikes today and rode around on the city walls (4.2 kilometers, and we went around twice...) in the warm sun....the city is very liveable...compact and with many no-car areas. They are beginning to take down the many, many tents that cover each of the plazas, put up for the giant comic/gaming fair over the weekend. Hopefully some will be gone before we leave. After our bike ride we walked around the city, looking at the major sights, wandering the tiny alleys and passages, walking through the old gates, strolling the ramparts, and just savoring this wonderful [View Full Entry]

By Beebe
November 2nd 2009

Halloween and a Hike Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre

Boat

Day 11-12 Sanremo to Riomaggiore We efficiently zipped around Sanremo on Saturday morning, seeing the sights, and liking the town better in daylight. It was overcast, so we didn’t get in any beach time, and took the noon train back down the coast to Riomaggiore, one of the Cinque Terre towns. It was a five hour trip, but the scenery was just as great the second time…we got into Riomaggiore at dusk and found an apartment with a kitchen to rent for two days… We ate dinner in the small cove as it grew dark and the trick or treaters made [View Full Entry]

By diegocastro
November 2nd 2009

A Terra das Estátuas Peladas Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

Florença

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By DBTKarin
November 1st 2009

Last thoughts before i come home Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Milan

Today is Sunday in Milano. The weather finally felt like fall a couple of days ago. The family keeps telling me that October is usually FFFRRREEDDDDDO (freddo-cold) but this october has been down right hot at times. the trees have turned their beautiful colors and makes me miss the colors of the Omaha fall. Well, i told you all that Halloween had arrived in Italy. well kind of. It has become a reason for the young people to have a party. they dress up in goofy costumes and parade around, get their picture taken and thats about it. the children as [View Full Entry]

By AbigailinCambridge
November 1st 2009

Double Adaptoring It! Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Milan

tricky key

Well today has been a crazy day. After rejecting a few things from my luggage and freaking out a little bit about exceeding the weight limit, I left the B&B to embark on my grand Italian adventure. I somehow did manage to make it through the airport relatively hassle free. It’s weird though, at Stansted they don’t tell you your gate until like 40 minutes before you leave so you have to sit in this communal waiting area which is kind of annoying. Especially for me since I like to go ahead and find my gate and THEN doing anything else [View Full Entry]

By mshaw
October 31st 2009

Oria Europe » Italy » Puglie » Brindisi

This is going to be a short entry because I don't have much time. I don't have internet on this farm, and right now I'm at an internet cafe. I'll explain the longer story later. The gist of it is, this farm isn't so hot. But don't worry, I'm OK. I'm leaving on Monday for another farm where there are a bunch of WWOOFers that are 18. Party! I hope. But anything will be better than where I am now... I arrived at this farm to find that not only are there no other WWOOFers, but the couple who was running [View Full Entry]

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