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Puglia Has a New Tourism Website

May 21, 2008 – 12:21 pm

Thinking about basking on a beach in Bari or visiting the newest shrine to Padre Pio in San Giovanni Rotondo? The region of Puglia has announced a new tourism website at ViaggiareinPuglia.it. The well-designed, easy-to-navigate site has the usual practical details (weather, how to get there, etc.), as well as searchable hotel and restaurant info (with [...]

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Dirty Weekends in Italy

April 28, 2008 – 4:43 am

The Times UK’s Stephen Bleach had a fun article about romantic getaways in Europe this weekend titled “The Dirty Weekend Guide to Europe.” Bleach argues that a “place of [one's] own” makes or breaks a romantic holiday and highlights a “dozen of the slushiest, smoochiest and downright sexiest hideaways on the Continent.” No surprise to [...]

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Italy’s Newest Saint Venerated

April 27, 2008 – 3:30 am

On April 24, the new tomb of Padre Pio was unveiled in the Puglian city of San Giovanni Rotondo. The new tomb now features the exhumed body of Italy’s most recent homegrown saint, who died in 1968 and who was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2002. According to Ian Fisher’s San Giovanni Rotondo [...]

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Italy’s UNESCO Heritage Sites - All in One Place

February 23, 2008 – 5:36 am

So, you’ve made it all the way to Rome but wish your vacation time allowed you to visit the other 40 UNESCO Heritage Sites in Italy? Have no fear!
According to the U.K.’s Italy Magazine, an exhibit of 120 photographs of Italy’s heritage sites will be on display at the Central National Library. The exhibition will [...]

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20 Things We Love About Italy - Part 2

February 16, 2008 – 11:10 am

We hope you enjoyed yesterday’s run-down of part 1 of “20 Things We Love About Italy.” Hopefully, the list has given you more travel ideas and the inspiration to learn more about all of Italy’s 20 regions.
Now, without further ado, the remaining 10 favorites on our list:
11) Termoli, Molise. If Puglia (see #13) is the [...]

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Italy Packages 2007-2008

September 14, 2007 – 6:08 am

Quite a number of press releases for Italy package tours have come across our desks in recent days. Here are a few highlights:
To celebrate the publishing of the Wimco Villas Vendome Guide to Italy, Wimco Villas is offering a “complimentary first night in-villa provisioning” (i.e., a free meal) for customers booking villas directly through Wimco [...]

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Regarding Puglia

May 8, 2007 – 2:09 am

It seems that every time we poke our noses into the New York Times travel section, there’s a new article on travel to Italy. This week’s focus is on Puglia, also known as the “next Tuscany” (unless, of course, you’re talking about all the other next Tuscanies: Umbria, Le Marche, etc.). Times restaurant critic and [...]

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