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Grand Tour Italy
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A Grand Tour discovering History and stories, pics, food and people. Not only tourists, but travelers. This is the way to see Italy, out of the route of your travel agencies.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 36 )
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San Galgano. the Sword in the Stone
Posted on 25 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Italy is Growing in Organic-social Farming
Posted on 31 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, TRAVEL -
Montalbano Elicona. Ancestral Megaliths and Medieval Parties
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Posted on 18 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Valle D'aosta. in Every Season.
Aosta Valley is a little Italian region on Alps mountains, in the northside of Italy. I simply love it! I like being there in every season. There's always... Read more
Posted on 11 February 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Winter in Brunico. Zelten and Vin Brule'
In these Holidays here in Italy we go around the Christmas markets. There are many, all distinctive and spectacular; but this time we have chosen... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
The Chronicles of Narni. the Magician, the Cave and the Inquisition.
Narni, in Umbria, is a beautiful and ancient town perched on a spur of limestone that dominates the river Nera, a few kilometers away from Terni. It is... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Bologna. Here’s the First Ice Cream Museum in the World
The first museum in the world dedicated to ice cream and its history has been opened in Anzola of Emilia, a few kilometers from Bologna, at the headquarters of... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Turin. Capital of Italian Cinema
Turin in Piedmont, next to the Alps, was the first capital of Italy's history. Those who visit it for the first time are surprised by the beauty of old building... Read more
Posted on 24 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
The Old Heart of Turin
The area of the "Quadrilatero Romano" is the example of how to recover and renew the smallest and oldest side of a city, put it back on stage... Read more
Posted on 18 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Sirmione. Sanctuary for the Heretics
Catharism was an important spiritual power of Christianity. It was spread throughout Europe in the twelfth century, but quickly condemned as a heretic by the... Read more
Posted on 17 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Marmore Falls . in the Heart of Umbria
We discover the beautiful Marmore Falls in Umbria, a few kilometers from Terni, where is the cathedral of St. Valentine, patron of lovers. Read more
Posted on 07 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Osimo, Italy
It’s a small town in Marche, a few kilometers from Ancona.Osimo is on a hill overlooking the valleys of Musone and Aspio.From the public gardens in Via Saffi,... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Aeolian Islands: Light, Clear Sea and Ancient Volcanoes
Alicudi, Filicudi, Stromboli, Vulcano, Lipari, Panarea, Salina. It’s located in the sea the crossroads between Heaven and Hell. Seven... Read more
Posted on 26 July 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Tourist Or Traveler...
I think there is a great difference between a tourist and a traveller. The tourist often pays for an all inclusive holiday, with a route already established, th... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Saepinum. Silent Witness of Our Past
Saepinum, in Molise, is the ancient Roman city of the plain that lies at the crossroads of two major roads: the Tratturo Pescasseroli-Candela, always crossed... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
The Place of Your Heart
Thanks to the FAI (the Italian Foundation for the Environment) we can report a site,in Italy, that we carry in our hearts. It 's a place that we love, for the... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Unusual Naples. Saints, Knights and Ancient Gods
, In the heart of Naples along the decumanus, lies one of the oldest churches in the city dedicated to Our Lady. Its the church of S. Maria Maggiore to... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Venice. Pieces of Life Down in the Lagoon
Each year in February, tourists from all over the world meet in this special city, built on a lagoon, where the streets are in the water and every building lead... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Cocullo. the Goddess Angizia and Her Serpari
Serpente or serpe is the Italian name of the snake.And there’s an ancient traditional festival of the snakes and men in Cocullo, a small town in Abruzzo, in... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL -
Trani. Vampires and Ancient Apulian Tombs
In 1740 the Archbishop of Trani, Giuseppe Davanzati, wrote his "Treatise on Vampires", a famous script in which an important man of the church analyzes in... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL
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