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Vino con Vista Pisa: A UNESCO Site in Italy
Image via Wikipedia Pisa was a former Roman naval base and commercial port. Trade with Muslim Spain, North Africa and Lebanon generated tremendous wealth for this maritime power from the 11th to 13th...
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Incredible Vino con Vista UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeastern Baroque...
Modica (Photo credit: Francesco Di Martino) Modica By Night (Photo credit: Landersz) Image via Wikipedia Church of San Giorgio, Ragusa. Designed in 1738 by Rosario Gagliardi, it is approached by huge...
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Have a Feast in Fiesole Italy near Florence
Sangiovese vines of Brunello di Montalcino in Tuscany (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Florence as seen from Fiesole. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Image via Wikipedia Fiesole archaeological site, Florence,...
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Picture yourself in Florence Italy: Ammanati’s Fountain of Neptune
Image via Wikipedia Bartolomeo Ammanati’s Fountain of Neptune (1575) is located in the Piazza della Signoria. It is my favorite fountain in Florence and it depicts the Roman god of the sea surrounded...
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A Splendid Week in Sunny, Sultry Sicily
Image via Wikipedia Sicily 2009 (Photo credit: mad_76) English: View of Mt. Etna – Taormina, Italy (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Description: Topography of Sicily, created with GMT 4.1.3 (Photo credit:...
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Churches in Rome: The Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception
Image by asw909 via Flickr December 8th is the Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception. In Rome, there is an annual papal procession near the Spanish Steps. The Pope pays hommage to the Virgin Mary...
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I Love Caravaggio
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What’s Special about the Cuisine in Vino con Vista Sardinia Italy?
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The Truth about Bernini’s Baroque “Fountain of the Four Rivers” in Piazza...
Image via Wikipedia Animals on the “Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi” (Fountain of the four rivers) by Gianlorenzo Bernini in piazza Navona in Rome, Italy: the land snake. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Animals...
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Vino con Vista Pisa: A UNESCO Site in Italy
Image via Wikipedia Pisa was a former Roman naval base and commercial port. Trade with Muslim Spain, North Africa and Lebanon generated tremendous wealth for this maritime power from the 11th to 13th...
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My Favorite Hotel on the Via Veneto: The Hotel Majestic in Rome
Via Vittorio Veneto called Via Veneto, is one of the most famous, elegant, and expensive streets of Rome. It is similar to the Champs Elysee or the Fifth Avenue of Rome. Federico Fellini‘s classic...
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The Magical Fountains of Villa D’Este in Italy: A 2001 UNESCO Site
Image via Wikipedia One of the most magical places in Italy is the Villa d’Este where fountains transport you to the opulence of the Renaissance. The Renaissance villa was designed by Pirro Ligoriot...
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Bernini’s Baroque Monument in St. Peter’s Basilica: Pope Alexander VII
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Vino con Vista Loves Italian Renaissance Art
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Vino con Vista in Ferrara: A UNESCO Site in Emilia Romagna
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Top Ten Reasons to Travel to Vino con Vista Italy
Image via Wikipedia Villa Cimbrone, Ravello, Italy. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Vernazza town in Liguria, Italy. Vernazza is in the cinque terre region. Français : Le village de Vernazza, dans les...
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The Glistening Mosaics in Ravenna are Amazing: UNESCO Sites in Italy
Image via Wikipedia Mausoleum der Galla Placidia in Ravenna, Italien. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: Facade of the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy. Italiano: Facciata della...
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10 Reasons to Travel to Urbino: A UNESCO Site in Le Marche Italy
Image via Wikipedia see filename (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: “Euclid of Megara” (lat: Evklidi Megaren), Panel from the Series ‘Famous Men’, Justus of Ghent, about 1474, Panel, 102 x 80 cm,...
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What’s Special about the Cuisine in Vino con Vista Sardinia Italy?
Sardinia _Stintino (Photo credit: Viola’s visions ◕‿◕) Vacanze in Sardegna – Summer Holiday in Sardinia (Photo credit: Tofom) Sardinia_Alghero (Photo credit: Viola’s visions ◕‿◕) Pecorino sardo (Photo...
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Top Attractions in Vino con Vista Venice: A UNESCO World Heritage Site in Italy
English: Interior of the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, facing the high altar. Photo taken by Necrothesp, 15 May 2004. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: Basilica di San Marco, Venice...
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