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Fly into Genoa to access Portofino and the northern Riviera towns. If you fly into Pisa you can approach the region from the south from there. Those traveling from Rome or Florence should take the train to Pisa and transfer onto the regional train to La Spezia. You can also do aday trip...
Step back to Italy in the Middle Ages as you explore Tuscany's best-preserved medieval towns. Discover ancient castles, towering fortresses, and hidden stories in Siena and San Gimignano.
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High up in the northern Piedmont region of Italy, Orta San Guilio is as close to the Swiss border as it is to Milan. Almost an island, but not quite, this Italian mountain town is built on a peninsula which juts out into Lake Orta. A more scenic place would be hard to find. ...
Poppi is located between Florence (about 40 km east) and Arezzo (about 30 km northwest), in the Casentino area and is considered as one of the most beautiful towns in Italy by I Borghi più belli d’Italia. The town is a part of the National Park of the Casentinesi Forests, Monte ...
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In Florence, has the legendary family - - America wonderful family, does not have the American wonderful family not to have the Italy Renaissance, this family's complete epic poem on in Pi Digong.Pi Digong may be called is Florence's grandest construction -, for the plum Ditchy family's...
the tiny village had 72 of them. The city’s most powerful families each had their own tower with the height indicating their owner’s influence. Most of the cities in the region, including Florence were actually filled with house towers like this, but most were brought down due to wars,...
Early the next morning I set out to explore the Garfagnana’s rugged side. In recent years the region has made a name for itself within Italy’s adventure travel market, offering everything from white-water rafting on the Serchio and Lima rivers to trekking vertiginousvia ferrata— iron way ...