In Search of Montalbano – Ragusa, Sicily
January 11, 2010 by Helen Page
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January 11, 2010 by Helen Page
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Tracing the footsteps of “Il Commissario Montalbano” – A Sicilian Adventure:
A repeat of the Inspector Montalbano drama series is bringing back lots of great memories of our holiday in Sicily.
After the first series of Inspector Montalbano, we became huge fans of this Sicilian detective drama as it is so different to NYPD Blue or any [...]
October 22, 2009 by Helen Page
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Catacombs of San SebastianoCatacombs that tell of Life and Martyrdom:
The catacombs of Rome are a very important part of the history of the early Christians and the Roman church in Ancient Rome. These ancient underground burial places provide clues of the life of saints, martyrs, ordinary Christians and the Roman church during the early centuries.
In Italy, the catacombs [...]
October 2, 2009 by Helen Page
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Will another miracle happen at the Festa dell Uva:
The little hill-top medieval castle town of Marino is just forty-minutes from the centre of Rome and is one of the towns which make up the Castelli Romani region, Frascati being probably the best known of them. This wine-growing region was famous for supplying Roman Emperors with [...]
August 6, 2009 by Helen Page
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Rome Sightseeing from a different perspective:
We don’t really think of river cruising on our Rome holidays, but you actually can do sightseeing cruises on the Tiber River.
Cruising down the Tiber River allows you to see Rome from a different perspective. The following are a couple of cruises you can do:
Hop-on Hop-Off Tiber River Cruise
This cruise [...]
July 28, 2009 by Helen Page
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There’s more to Verona than the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet:
Most travellers make lightning flash stops in Verona to see the famous Balcony of Juliet. However, there’s very much more to Verona than just the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet.
After Venice, Verona is the second biggest city in the Veneto region, [...]
July 27, 2009 by Helen Page
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Romeo and Juliet – an immortal love story:
Juliet’s courtyard this morning is crowded with noisy high school kids, seemingly more interested in their mobile phones and fooling around with their school mates than what their literature studies brought them out here for. Other groups in the courtyard include travellers like ourselves – since the [...]
May 18, 2009 by Helen Page
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Festa del Redentore July 17-18
On the third Saturday in July, the already busy lagoons of Venice burst into a hive of activity. Fleets of boats and gondolas decorated with colourful balloons, lanterns and streamers gather in the canal in front of Piazza San Marco. Venice celebrates the Festa del Redentore (Feast of the Redemption), one [...]
May 11, 2009 by Helen Page
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A Piazza full of history:
Piazza San Marco is usually the starting point of any sightseeing tour of Venice. There’s a lot to see here and within this Piazza are some of the greatest historic landmarks of Venice.
At the eastern end are two of Venice’s most important landmarks – the Basilica San Marco which reflects [...]
May 8, 2009 by Helen Page
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Venice’s iconic landmark:
Ponte di Rialto or Rialto Bridge as we know it, is one of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice and the oldest amongst the four.
Built between 1588 and 1591, this was the only link between the two sides of the Grand Canal until 1854 when the Accademia Bridge was built.
Prior [...]
May 5, 2009 by Helen Page
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Italy is not all high fashion and fast cars!
It’s hard to believe that up till as late as the 1970s there were cave dwellers in Italy, a country with a reputation for high fashion and sleek fast cars. In the southern spur of Italy is the town of Matera whose citizens used to live in [...]
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