Posts Tagged ‘ Italy ’

Palermo: Life and Death Moments

September 27, 2011
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Palermo: Life and Death Moments

Writers Suzanne and Andrew Edwards commune with Sicily's past by exploring some of its elaborate crypts.

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Venice: A Lesson in . . . Love?

April 8, 2011
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Venice: A Lesson in . . . Love?

In Venice, our not-so-intrepid correspondent tries her hand at gondola-steering. Hang on to your straw hats!

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Verona: Star-Crossed Footsteps

February 8, 2011
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Verona: Star-Crossed Footsteps

Wherefore Verona? For Romeo and Juliet, of course — but for pizza, piazzas, and some good old- fashioned Roman ruins, too.

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Genoa: Columbus Was Here

January 18, 2011
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Genoa: Columbus Was Here

This northern Italian city's medieval quarter offers historic twists around every turn of its narrow streets.

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Rome: City of Obelisks

October 19, 2010
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Rome: City of Obelisks

The City Traveler invited guest bloggers Jennifer and David Raezer to highlight one of Rome’s unique cultural elements: ancient Egyptian obelisks. David and Jennifer are the creators of Approach Guides, cultural travel guidebooks that offer a new approach to understanding and appreciating the world’s most important historical sites. Due to the efforts of its emperors,…

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Florence: A Gothic Cathedral of Lotions and Potions

October 5, 2010
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Florence: A Gothic Cathedral of Lotions and Potions

Debbi Kickham, author of "The Globetrotter's Get-Gorgeous Guide: Diet and Beauty Secrets of Travel and Beauty Pros, Traveling Executives, and Celebrity Travelers," gives the lowdown on one of her favorite shops.

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In the Footsteps of Eat Pray Love: Writers on Italy, India, Indonesia

In the Footsteps of Eat Pray Love: Writers on Italy, India, Indonesia

With the mega best-seller Eat Pray Love hitting the big screen, The City Traveler asked its correspondents to share their memories of exploring the countries that forever changed the life of author Elizabeth Gilbert. Here are snippets from their journeys to Italy (“Eat”), India (“Pray”) and Indonesia (“Love”). Photographer Donna Connor also shares her evocative…

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Florence: Have Bicycle (and Gelato) Will Travel

June 18, 2010
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Florence: Have Bicycle (and Gelato) Will Travel

Over cobblestones and through clusters of Vespas, a bike rider gets a taste of Florence.

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Trieste: Out of Venice’s Shadow

September 29, 2009
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Trieste: Out of Venice’s Shadow

I wish I could say my husband and I went to Trieste to see its glittering jewel, the Piazza dell’Unita D’Italia, or to sample its unique Bavarian-Italian cuisine. Yes, the Piazza, Trieste’s main square, was lovely and the food alone worth the trip. But the truth is that our discovery of this oft-overlooked port city…

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Slideshow: Venice, Dawn to Dusk

[mbs slideshow =1] Venice’s magic never ceases… it just modulates, gently, from hour to hour. Just before dawn, the city is tinged with blue and the promise of another beautiful day. By early morning, the gondolieri gather and the tourists and pigeons invade Piazza San Marco. After dark, the bands begin to play old classics…

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Editor’s Corner

Robert DiGiacomo questions which "new" landmarks will be considered classics some day.

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