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From Andrea’s Moleskine – Off-the-Grid to Paradise (part 2)
Arrival: the house waits to be opened I always loved opening the family house. Dropping the bag on one of the terrace benches and open all doors and windows to allow the fresh air to flow. Then sit,...
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From Andrea’s Moleskine – Off-the-Grid to Paradise (part 3)
Stars are already in the sky when the cold water of the garden pipe makes me shiver. Salt and sand quickly are carried away as I rest under the water stream looking at the night coating the landscape...
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The Best Kept Treasures of Italy – The Global Last Supper
A nice glimpse of the ‘Global Last Supper’ from the upper cliff An unusual settings for a moving work of art The evocative presence of Paradiso’s ‘Last Supper’ When I first heard about it, I was...
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Alcantara Gorges: a Magical Spot in Sicily
Unknown to Most Alcantara Gorges, Sicily There’s a river in Sicily whose source is located on the south side of the Monti Nebrodi and its mouth in the Ionian Sea, at Giardini-Naxos: it is the Alcantara...
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Hidden Museum Gems of Milan and Siena
Inside the leonardo codex museum It is not a secret that Milan is home to the legendary Last Supper painting and Siena boasts the exhilarating Palio event, but there are so many other attractions and...
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The Wonders of Venice’s Biennale
Dante wrote: ‘We paused to peer into another bit of hell and hear the usual lamentations. It was hot down there and black as your boot as in the Arsenal of the Venetians…’ Amazing to think of the...
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5 Reasons Why You Can’t Afford to Skip Alto Adige
Alto Adige, or Südtirol, is in the northeastern corner of the Italian boot The sign at the station marking the city might catch you by surprise. You will blink hard, thinking maybe that action will...
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Rome’s Musical Gem: L’Oratorio del Gonfalone
First thing that comes to mind when you hear the words “Rome” and “music” together? Most will respond with a simple phrase, Teatro dell’Opera. As Rome’s primary venue for musical events, this opera...
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Become Your Own Indiana Jones: Dig in the Etruscans!
Warning! What you are about to read will tell you how you can live your Indiana Jones dreams. Select Italy IS responsible for every little ounce of excitement you are about to endure. Don’t say we...
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Siena Cathedral Shows the World its Private Side
According the New Oxford American Dictionary, a masterpiece is defined as “a work of outstanding artistry, skill or workmanship.” The dictionary does not, however, specify if the work of art in...
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Segway Tours of Italy
When you feel like you have had just about enough of walking and your feet feel like they simply can’t take it any more, a Segway tour can be the ideal answer to your sore-feet-dreams. Segway tours are...
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Boots, Balls and Flares: Are You Ready for Calciomania?
Soccer season starts August 24th I Gigliati, i Partenopei, i Rossoneri, La Vecchia Signora and the rest of Italy’s Serie A elite kick-off twenty weeks of calcio madness this Saturday, August 24th.....
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8 Alluring Italian Destinations That Will Change Your Life
Next time you are in Bologna try the famous ragu’ alla Bolognese! For the twelfth year in a row, Select Italy has had the honor of being awarded Travel+Leisure’s prestigious A-List Travel Agent award....
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Experience the Best of Italian Nightlife
In Italy, life at night is an extremely different culture than during the day. The daytime is perfect for families and tourists who are interested in great food, beautiful art, and other types of...
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5 Tips for Searching for Your Italian Roots
Were any of your ancestors immigrants from Italy? More than four million Italians came to America between 1880 and 1920. Among many of these immigrants were our ancestors. Each immigrant that left...
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Hey, You Missed a Spot! Introducing Kvarner
We promised to tell you a little about the Kvarner region, oddly left out when defining Croatia’s main regions 0f Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia. We uncovered Central Croatia last month; let’s have a...
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Get the Most out of the Route from Rome to Florence
The route from Rome to Florence is a well-beaten path, pounded daily by Italians and tourists alike. I myself have done it mostly by the fast trains that get me from one city to the other in under an...
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8 Oscar Winning Cities in Italy
In the last few months Italians have quickly become cinema-philes. What is the reason of such a surge in interest, you may ask? Quite simple: this year an Italian movie is an Oscar nominee and...
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6 Amazing Italians Beaches to Dream About
If you are like us one of the first piece of information you search for each and every morning is “what’s the weather like today?“. And if you, like us, live in the East Coast and Midwest these...
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6 Hidden Spots in Capri
There are few better places I could imagine spending my day than on the Island of Capri. With the exception of the lucky few who will arrive via helicopter at the island’s private landing pad, most of...
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