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UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Italy: 51 masterpieces

04 March 2018

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Italy is the leader on the sites that are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The official list of UNESCO objects unites 51 masterpieces created on the territory of modern Italy by man or nature. These attractions are talked about for their own good: in this way UNESCO signals

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19 most beautiful fountains in Rome

Ірина Максименко

28 February 2018

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The Eternal City is often called the "city of fountains". And it sounds like true! Fountains of Rome were luxurious gifts of the Popes, and they continued the history of ancient aqueducts. The ancient Romans always knew the fact that water has the power of life. But the Middle

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15 castles of Italy: majestic and beautiful

Юрий Перебаев

24 February 2018

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Sunny Italy is full of charming towns, elegant palaces, magnificent temples and archaeological antiquities. But it cannot be imagined without the majestic castello – castles, land guards, that for centuries were not only the former dwelling of the nobility with their servants and the hiding ...

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Attractions of Palermo: 13 places to visit

Anna Kobyilyatskaya

20 February 2018

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The ancient city of Sicily and its capital, Palermo, was founded by the Phoenicians in the 1st century BC. Since then, the sights of Palermo accumulated as a snowball, to cover the traveler with an avalanche. The centuries-old history, with the change of epochs, rulers, religions and ...

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A country within a country: Vatican

Ірина Максименко

03 January 2018

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The city-state of Vatican is a small enclave in the middle of Rome, which by its cultural and historical significance (and also political) is definitely a full-fledged country. This is the "most Catholic" state in the world, because it is headed by the Bishop of Rome, that is the

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Most beautiful places in Italy: 10 magical corners that make your heart skip a beat

Ірина Максименко

28 December 2017

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Would you like to follow the steps of heroine of Julia Roberts in "Eat Pray Love", and go to the place where everything will be amazing? Then the most beautiful places in Italy are calling for you! It is the storehouse of pleasure for the eyes, ears, imagination –

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Where to spend Christmas in Italy

Ірина Максименко

19 December 2017

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Christmas in Italy is a solemn holiday, a great religious and family event. During these days not only temples and houses are filled with the comfort and sensation of an unusual miracle, but also festively decorated Italian streets, numerous squares, noisy towns and small cozy mountain ...

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Bellagio – the city of Christmas ornaments

София Мирная

16 December 2017

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The city of Bellagio is called the gem of the province of Como. The most expensive and luxurious villas, picturesque parks and gardens are here. This is the favorite holiday place for the nobility and the rich. But there is another famous thing about Bellagio – here they make the

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Christmas and New Year traditions in Italy

София Мирная

13 December 2017

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Christmas in Italy is considered to be the most anticipated and favorite holiday. Preparations begin long before it: the inhabitants of the "boot" approach this event with all seriousness. One of the indispensable conditions is the careful observance of local traditions. Christmas holidays in ...

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Sights of Sardinia: Mediterranean magic

Юрий Перебаев

20 October 2017

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Sardinia, a magical island in the Mediterranean Sea between Sicily and Corsica, is literally full of interesting places. Mountain valleys with snow-white tops on the island, turquoise water on the beaches, prehistoric nuraghi, necropolises, amphitheatres, museums, thermal springs, romantic ...

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