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Italy

Travel in Italy to Rome. The capital of Italy is best explored by walking in Spring.

A walk by the Tiber River
Piazza Navona
How to Visit the Palatine Rome
Terme di Caracalla – Ancient Spa in Rome + Lunch
Aventino Testaccio and Ostiense – Off the beaten path
Camp de Fiori – Rome’s last original market

Squeezed between the Adriatic, Croatia and Slovenia is the Romantic Italian city of Trieste. For something out of the ordinary explore the:

Gigantic Grotta Gigante (Cavern) near Trieste.

Explore Sicily

Palermo –  Sicilian/Italian/African/Arab/Norman?
The Seductive Streets of Siracusa, Sicily.
Budget Eating in Ortigia Siracusa
The valley of the Temples near Agrigento.

Rome to Amalfi Coast

What to do when it rains on the Amalfi Coast.
The Town of Pompei – so close to the Amalfi Coast.

Tuscany

Sienna – a good day trip destination in Tuscany.
From a Tuscan Farmhouse Diary.

The Cinque Terre

Vernazza – after the landslides of 2011.
Romantic Cinque Terre.
Portovenere

For more Travel in Italy. Stroll On…

Strolling hand in hand in Piazza Navona Rome is one of the most romantic things to do in rome

Romantic Things for Couples to do in Rome including Valentines Day

February 8, 2020 By Jan Robinson

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I love Rome and all the romantic things for couples to do in Rome. Rome and my relationship started out casual when I was in my teens and blossomed over the years into that slightly giddy kind of love. You could say our love is a little one sided, but I am sure that Rome …

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Ponte Sant' Angelo with Statues and Lamps as seen on a walk by the Tiber River Rome

A Famous Bridge in Rome: Ponte Sant’Angelo and a Walk by the Tiber

October 27, 2017 By Jan Robinson 20 Comments

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Rome is meant for blissful wanderings in the sun, soaking up that Roman atmosphere and enjoying the captivating river neighbourhoods of the eternal city. One of the best walks by the Tiber River in Rome visits a Famous Bridge in Rome, Ponte Sant’Angelo. Rivers are captivating things and travellers in their own right. They travel …

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Grotta Gigante Pendulem Trieste Italy

Grotta Gigante Trieste

July 14, 2017 By Jan Robinson 19 Comments

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Grotta Gigante, or Giant Cave, is one of the best caves in Europe. It’s gigantic natural cavern space makes Grotta Gigante a definite Trieste must see. Until 1995 it was known as The Largest Tourist Cave in the World, a title it lost in 2010, with the opening of La Verna Cave in South-West France. …

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Filed Under: Experience, Italy, Ten Weeks in Europe 2015

Palatine Imperial Garden Rome

How to visit Palatine Hill Rome Colosseum Forum Rome Tickets

April 6, 2017 By Jan Robinson 18 Comments

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The Palatine Hill Roman Forum and the Colosseum are the top three sites in Rome Italy. Imperial palaces have been built on the site of the Palatine Hill, since Augustus built one back in 27BC. So much so, that this is where the word Palace originates from. Partial ruins of Augustus, Tiberius and Domitians’ palaces …

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Filed Under: Destination, Italy, Ruins, Ten Weeks in Europe 2015

Trapani Palazzo Senatorio now City Hall

Trapani in Photos

February 24, 2017 By Jan Robinson 13 Comments

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Being closer to Africa than the Italian mainland, the Sicilian fishing port of Trapani is an interesting place to walk around and photograph. Although it seems to be off the beaten path, Trapani is actually well connected by bus and train to the capital of Palermo, by air (Ryan Air and others) to the rest …

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Via Vittorio Emanuele Palerrmo

Palermo or Ziz

February 16, 2017 By Jan Robinson 18 Comments

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The Phoenicians founded Palermo back in 734BC naming it Flower, aka Ziz. It seems fair that Modern Day Palermo, known for it’s onerous traffic, glorious art, still active Mafia and challenging piles of garbage should own such a name. [pinit] Marty, a firm believer in visiting Capital Cities, says you can’t gauge a country without visiting …

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Duomo and Piazza, Cefalu Sicily

Escape to Cefalu

February 9, 2017 By Jan Robinson 19 Comments

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When the streets of Sicily’s Capital, Palermo, get a little too hot and gritty, it’s time to escape to Cefalu for some cool seaside relaxation. It’s true that in Summer you’ll be far from alone in your admiration of Cefalu’s long beach and cute streets, but at other times of year it has a more …

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Castelmola cafe lunch

Things to do in Castelmola Taormina Sicily

December 9, 2016 By Jan Robinson 15 Comments

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Updated May 2018. Since the 1860’s when the german artist Otto Geleng painted Ampitheatre at Taormina, encompassing the view of the Bay of Naxos and Mt. Etna, Taormina has been the star of Sicily. The cute hilltop village of Castelmola Sicily, a further 1km up Monte Tauro from Taormina, has no such fame, but it …

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