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Italy
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Escape the cacophony of Rome for Ostia Antica: Once Rome’s mighty port, open, preserved and off the beaten track.
Ostia Antica. Rome is overwhelming in its magnificence but let’s admit it, it is just as overwhelming a city because of the tourist hordes. Everyone wants a piece of the magnificent beauty and history. Is there even an off-season? But imagine a place of intact frescoes, ornate mosaics, tall marble columns, buildings and avenues free…
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More of the magnificent Abruzzo, Italy: Days 4-6 of moments, images, observations.
Day 4: a long drive to one of Italy’s great caves, Grotto Di Stiffe; descending down from the foothills and farms and onto SP50 highway — not a long ride, but a bit hard to locate due to lack of signage and the fact that the cave is in the mountains, which is a bit…
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The magic of Egnazia: the lost town and the museum of the ancients outside of Monopli, Puglia.
In Puglia, on the southeastern coast of Italy, near the vacation town of Monopoli, was the oddest, almost ignored and yet gem of a museum and ancient archaeological town site called Engazia, dating back to pre-Roman Bronze Age period when the Greeks colonized the Eastern coast of Italy. We love ancient places; they teach so…
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San Stefano di Sessanio: truly medieval, once deserted now reclaimed. (And not too far from Rome).
A view from the bulwarks.
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Forget the cities! Two weeks in Abruzzo and Puglia, Italy.
In this post, we will cover the start of a June journey to Italy. Not Florence, or Venice or the lake region, or other famous areas. But some lesser, and perhaps completely unknown to most, even the most experienced traveler. A week in Abruzzo.A week in Puglia. Drove back and two days in Rome.Over 2400…
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UNESCO site: the magnificent ruins of Castel Del Monte, Grand Sasso mountains, Italy.
Another UNESCO site — magnificent, haunting and mighty in its ruin On of our travel goals is to see as many UNESCO sites as possible. Why? Simply because they are a guaranteed unique and magnificent experience — whether Angkor Watt in Cambodia, or Glendalough, Ireland, these sites are all so different, and all a tribute…
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