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1. Travel Tip:
A Roman temple for "every God"
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Originally built by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome, and rebuilt in approximately 126 AD during the reign of Hadrianus, The Pantheon in Rome is one of the best preserved...
Summerleaf @
Italy >> Latium >> Rome >> Pantheon
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2. 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...
Sinbad the sailor @
Italy >> Liguria >> Genoa >> Porto Antico
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3. 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...
kristin5683 @
Italy >> Tuscany >> Florence >> Ponte Vecchio
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4. 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...
kristin5683 @
Italy >> Veneto >> Venice >> Ponte di Tre Archi
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5. 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...
kristin5683 @
Italy >> Veneto >> Venice >> Bridge of Breasts
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6. 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...
kristin5683 @
Italy >> Veneto >> Venice >> Ponte di Rialto
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7. 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.
kristin5683 @
Italy >> Veneto >> Venice >> St Mark's Basilica
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8. 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...
kristin5683 @
Italy >> Veneto >> Venice >> Bridge of Sighs
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9. 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...
kristin5683 @
Italy >> Tuscany >> Pisa >> Leaning Tower of Pisa
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10. 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...
kristin5683 @
Italy >> Latium >> Rome >> Piazza del Popolo
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