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Piazza della Signoria The Piazza della Signoria is an L-shaped square located in front of the Palazzo Vecchio and was named after the Palazzo…

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Gallerie dell’Accademia The Gallerie dell’Accademia is a museum of pre-19th-century art in Venice. It is housed in the Scuola della Carità on the south bank…

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Modica, Sicily – what’s so special about this town… other than it’s our surname? Modica is old – in fact, extremely old. But there…

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Door Photos of Trulli in Alberobello, Italy These wood door photos of Trulli homes in Alberobello, Italy adds to my obsession and passion with…

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il Mercato Centrale Florence We walked past il Mercato several times our first trip to Florence and never did find it! Even though the…

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Spoleto, Italy We weren’t sure what to expect when arriving in this small medieval town. We hadn’t seen photographs or heard much about it.…

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Trento, Italy Gary and I stayed one night in Trento at a lovely B&B located across the street from the castle. We stopped here…

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The Pantheon The Pantheon is a former Roman temple, now a church, located in Rome, Italy. Because the Pantheon was turned into a church, it…

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Top 20 Italian Surnames Have you ever wondered what are the most common Italian surnames and where your family’s surname came from? I know…

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Biggest Sundial in the World The biggest sundial in the world is located inside the church of San Petronio in Piazza Maggiore, Bologna. Piazza Maggiore…

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