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The Roman Colosseum: It's magnificence remains even after 2000 years

Jun 30, 2009

Everybody who is planning a visit to Rome knows of the Colosseum. If not, you have been sleeping!

I have been to Rome on a couple of occasions and a particularly good way of seeing a...

Summerleaf @ Italy >> Latium >> Rome >> Colosseum

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Amazing arts

Feb 26, 2009

I had heard many recommendations about the Vatican Museums. So, I decided to travel to Rome to visit the city, and of course to know the Vatican complex. I wondered that it would be a great tour;...

jubond @ Italy >> Latium >> Rome >> Vatican Museums

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Marco Polo - his house in Venice

Nov 23, 2008

Part of Topic Across Europe

Marco Polo’s house in Venice is not easy to find – you have to follow precise directions or else will miss it. It is not far away from Rialto Bridge and Grand Canal, towards the Malibran...

Sinbad the sailor @ Italy >> Veneto >> Venice >> Marco Polo's house

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Genoa - Porto Antico and so much more

Oct 25, 2008

Part of Topic Across Europe

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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Paestum Ruins

Sep 24, 2008

Part of Topic Attractions

The ancient city of Poseidonia dates from 600 B.C. and is just wonderful preserved. I would recommend about 2 hours looking around the site. The admission cost is fairly inexpensive. I was with...

mke_maddie @ Italy >> Campania >> Capaccio >> Paestum

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Venice - Vogalonga Regatta parade

Aug 29, 2008

Part of Topic Across Europe

Venice is the city of my dreams – where I walk to every time I can and one day I will find Corto Maltese there for sure.

Around May one of the most spectacular boat events occurs...

Sinbad the sailor @ Italy >> Veneto >> Venice >> Vogalonga Regatta

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Venice: John Cabot's abandoned house

Aug 25, 2008

Part of Topic Across Europe

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Venice was home to many notable men who changed the course of Human History. In Venice’s Castello district Napoleon ordered the construction of Via Garibaldi, the street where you can find John...

Sinbad the sailor @ Italy >> Veneto >> Venice >> John Cabot's House

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Ponte Vecchio

Aug 10, 2008

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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Masks in Venice

Aug 8, 2008

Masks and Venice are words that traditionally go together. Carnivale, which occurs each year two weeks before Lent, is a huge party in Venice, where you would wear a mask that would hide your...

kristin5683 @ Italy >> Veneto >> Venice

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Ponte delle Tette

Aug 8, 2008

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