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Italy Article Round-Up

September 20, 2008 – 12:51 am

Time again to see what Italy travel articles have come out for fall.
New York Times
Cave Crusaders in Matera (examines a new boutique hotel in Matera, Basilicata)
The Telegraph (U.K.)
Tuscany: Driving the Italian Dream
Timed to Perfection (Visiting Italy during the “shoulder season”)
Orvieto: The Perfect Break
Discreet Charm in Northern Italy (Bolzano)
Sydney Morning Herald
Position of Strength (about Italy’s highest [...]

By mmr | Also posted in Abruzzo, Arts and Culture, Basilicata, By Area, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Food and Wine, Sicily, Travel Articles, Trentino Alto Adige, Tuscany, Umbria, Veneto, Venice | Comments (0)

Pompeii By Night

June 9, 2008 – 12:29 pm

Question: What’s eerier than surveying the ruins of Pompeii? Answering: Visiting them at night.
According to the ansa.it news service, Pompeii will once again offer its popular “Sound-and-Light” tour, a one-hour look at the ancient Roman city complete with ambient music, flood-lit ruins, and a video simulation of the eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed the city [...]

By mmr | Also posted in Ancient History, Arts and Culture, By Area, Campania, City Walks, Out and About | Comments (0)

Day Trip to Pompeii from Rome

March 11, 2008 – 6:21 am

 
My friend Tom recently asked me if I knew of any good daytrips to Pompeii from Rome. When I last visited Pompeii, I did it myself: taking the morning train to Naples then Pompeii and doing the reverse in the evening. My tour of Pompeii was solo and without a guide; quite frankly, [...]

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