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1. Travel Tip:
Genoa - Porto Antico and so much more
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Genoa is a very interesting city and its old harbor hosts much of its rich history and modern dynamics. Porto Antico hosts one of the largest aquariums in Europe, old sailing ship’s replicas, an... Tags for this Travel Tip: museums aquarium ships history architecture |
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2. Travel Tip:
Ponte Vecchio
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Ponte Vecchio in Florence is one of the most famous bridges crossing the Arno. It is one of Florence's most well-known landmarks, along with Il Duomo and it's many art galleries. A... Tags for this Travel Tip: bridge florence history architecture shopping river italy |
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3. Travel Tip:
Ponte di Tre Archi, Bridge of the Three Arches
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Ponte dei Trei Archi, or the Bridge of the Three Arches, is an often photographed bridge in Venice because of it’s unique and beautiful design. We were no different and joined other tourists to... Tags for this Travel Tip: bridge architecture venice |
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4. Travel Tip:
Ponte delle Tette
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Visit Venice's one-time red light district with a walk across the Ponte delle Tette, or Bridge of Breasts. It's a small bridge where, back in the day, prostitutes would display their breasts as a... Tags for this Travel Tip: bridge redlightdistrict history architecture venice |
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5. Travel Tip:
Ponte di Rialto, The Rialto Bridge
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The Rialto Bridge spans the Grand Canal. It's a stone bridge that teems with tourists nearly year round. The view out over Venice and the Grand Canal are stunning and worth dealing with the... Tags for this Travel Tip: bridge history architecture venice shopping tourist grandcanal |
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6. Travel Tip:
St. Mark's Basilica
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Perhaps the best known sight in Venice, St. Mark's Basilica is a stunning sight! It is an elaborate structure with domes and arches and columns. The basilica is the resting place of St. Mark. Tags for this Travel Tip: stmark39sbasilica history art architecture venice italy |
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7. Travel Tip:
Bridge of Sighs, Ponte dei Sospiri
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I had thought that the Bridge of Sighs or Ponte dei Sospiri was a romantic spot. I was a bit startled to discover that the view from the bridge was the last thing that convicts would see before... Tags for this Travel Tip: venice legend history architecture bridge |
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8. Travel Tip:
Leaning Tower of Pisa, exactly what you have imagined
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of those iconic structures that people around the world recognize immediately from pictures and movies. Any visit to Italy seems as though it would be incomplete... Tags for this Travel Tip: free pisa italy leaningtowerofpisa tourist history architecture |
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9. Travel Tip:
Piazza del Popolo
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The Piazza del Popolo is yet another square in Rome that features a large Egyptian obelisk. It used to be the site of public executions in Rome and it used to be the edge of ancient Rome. It is... Tags for this Travel Tip: piazza rome history architecture art |
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10. Travel Tip:
The Fountain of the Four Rivers, Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
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The Fountain of the Four Rivers or the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi is one of the centerpieces of the Piazza Navona. Built in the 1650's by the famous Italian artist Bernini and commissioned by... Tags for this Travel Tip: fountain bernini rome history architecture art |
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