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Boboli Gardens The Boboli Gardens were designed by Niccolo Tribolo who died one year after starting the gardens. Bartolommeo Ammanati, Bernardo Buontalenti, and Giorgio…

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The uniqueness of Piazza dell’ Anfiteatro in Lucca is given by its singular elliptical shape. Also, by the frame of medieval houses that embrace…

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Padua (Padova in Italian) is one of the largest and most beautiful cities in northern Italy. The picturesque city is full of piazzas, old bridges, canals,…

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Monopoli the Town – Not the Game Gary and I had the pleasure of a day visit to Monopoli during our 2019 adventure. Our…

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Bari is more than a port on the Adriatic Sea on Italy’s eastern coast. It is the capital of the Apulia or Puglia as…

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Bolzano, Italy Bolzano is the provincial capital of the South Tyrol region and an amazingly beautiful town. We only stopped for one day on…

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While in Ireland, we stopped to visit The Rock of Cashel, also known as St. Patrick’s Rock and Cashel of the Kings. It is…

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The 2 Famous Bologna Towers These two Bologna towers, or as the Italians call them Torri’s, are the symbol of Bologna and a landmark…

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La Traviata Opera Arriving in Verona at the beginning of September we thought the opera season was over. After going to the Information Office,…

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The Work of Art – The Exhibitions The MARIA Exhibition: On a recent trip to Assisi, we stopped into a church we were passing…

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Visiting the Austrian Alps Nordkette – Jewel of the Alps We’ve all seen pictures of the Austrian Alps whether it be in magazines, books,…

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Foligno, Italy It is July when our train arrives in Foligno, Italy. It was a short walk from the historic center to our apartment.…

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