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MargieInItaly Blog
4d ago
If you’ve ever traveled to Italy, you already know from experience to be prepared to walk a lot. In fact, you can count on walking quite a few miles a day. During my recent trips to Italy, I walk an …
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MargieInItaly
1w ago
Ask a Neapolitan where to find the best gelato, and the answer is Chalet Ciro in Mergellina. Alongside the marina, this gelateria also serves pastries, crepes, salads, sandwiches, and caffè. I visited this amazing place ten years ago, and a …
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MargieInItaly
2w ago
One of my favorite aspects of Venice is its maze-like network of alleys behind the facades of gand palazzos, I recall reading about the narrowest walkway in Venice, a tapered alley called Calle Varisco. At its most narrow section, it …
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MargieInItaly
3w ago
Crumbling stone foundations and graffiti-laced walls in Italy exude a particular type of charm. In another part of the world, this might look like a rough section of a city, or even a ghetto. The allure of Italy is sometimes …
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MargieInItaly
1M ago
Venice is one of the most beautiful places on earth, and no place on earth is quite like it. Images of gondolas, canals, narrow alleys, grand piazzas, historic bridges, and tempting seafood dishes immediately come to mind. The sight of …
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MargieInItaly Blog
1M ago
If you’re traveling to Italy, you may or may not be aware of the latest laws, but some of them are essential for travelers to know. Below are a few of the more surprising and little-known laws implemented recently in …
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MargieInItaly Blog
1M ago
Italians always seem happy, despite what I perceive as a challenging way of life at times.What is their secret? I think it can be summed up in the concept of il dolce far niente.Translated, it means the sweetness of …
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MargieInItaly Blog
1M ago
For some of the best views of Rome, I’ve always wanted to take the “Rome from the Sky” glass-walled elevator to the top of il Vittoriano. Having already walked almost eighteen miles over the past three days, I tell my …
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MargieInItaly Blog
2M ago
When your feet need a break from wandering the city streets, Parco Ducale in Parma is a lovely place for a stroll. During my travels, I try to make time to appreciate the natural beauty around me. A park in …
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MargieInItaly Blog
2M ago
The fifteenth-century Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo, the building with an unusual exterior spiral staircase, is not usually one of the must-see sites in Venice. I first learned about this place while on a gondola tour many years ago and remember …
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