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Scenic Drive on the Amalfi Coast

Scenic Drive on the Amalfi Coast

by Melanie on 12. Aug, 2010 in Amalfi Coast, Driving Tours

Italy is full of scenic drives. There are the honey-colored sunsets of Tuscany, sepia-toned ruins of Ostia, and the snow-capped cityscapes of Torino. But if you want a ride with the bluest of blues then the only place to find yourself is along Campania’s La Costiera Amalfitana, The Amalfi Coast. This coastal road links Sorrento [...]

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Five Favorites: The Amalfi Coast

Five Favorites: The Amalfi Coast

by Melanie on 07. Jul, 2010 in Amalfi Coast, Campania, Five Favorites

With its rough coastline, deep blue ocean, and color-drenched markets and hillsides – think bougainvillea, oleander, lemons, and orange blossoms – the Amalfi Coast (Costiera Amalfitana in Italian) is one of the most sought-after seaside destinations in Italy. Similar to Liguria’s Cinque Terre, the Amalfi Coast, just south of Naples, is a series of cliff-side [...]

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Five Favorites: Beaches in Calabria

Five Favorites: Beaches in Calabria

by Melanie on 11. Dec, 2009 in Calabria, Featured Articles, Five Favorites

It seems that I’m not the only one thinking of lazing on a beach right about now. This week, Italofile has another guest blogger, Cherrye Moore, who writes the blog My Bella Vita and runs the Il Cedro B&B with her Calabrese husband. She has chosen to write about the Five Best Beaches in Calabria. [...]

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Three Best Travel Secrets

Three Best Travel Secrets

by Melanie on 10. Dec, 2009 in Destinations, Emilia-Romagna, Featured Articles, Lazio, Rome, Tuscany

Coming up with three of my best travel secrets for Italy is no easy task. Alas, I’ve been tagged by Robin Locker at My Mélange to come up with my list, just as she has over at her blog. In fact, since I had difficulty paring down my favorites, I’ve come up with my non-Italy [...]

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The Pontines, Perhaps

The Pontines, Perhaps

by Melanie on 14. Jul, 2008 in Active Travel, Daytrips, Destinations, Eco Travel, Lazio, Out and About, Parks and Nature, Specialty Travel, Sports, Travel Articles

Unlike Greece, Italy isn’t a land of islands. Sure, there’s Sicily, Capri, and the Tuscan Archipelago, which includes Elba. But there is also a small set of islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea between Rome and Naples that, according to Guy Dinmore of The Financial Times, “offer a safer and saner way to travel” for those [...]

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Renaissance Florence According to Rushdie

Renaissance Florence According to Rushdie

by Melanie on 31. May, 2008 in Destinations, Florence, Tuscany

I was browsing a bookstore on the Upper East Side yesterday when I saw that one of the store employees had highlighted Salman Rushdie’s new work The Enchantress of Florence. Yes, the Nobel-prize winning author of Midnight’s Children and The Satanic Verses is now trying his hand at spinning a tale about Florence during the [...]

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An Unspoiled Beach in Abruzzo

An Unspoiled Beach in Abruzzo

by Melanie on 21. May, 2008 in Abruzzo, Destinations, Travel Articles

Earlier today, we wrote about the travel potential of the region Puglia, this year’s emerging star of Italian tourism. Well, if Puglia is the new Tuscany then some years from now Abruzzo will be the new Puglia. Richard Norton-Taylor writes about Vasto, a largely “unknown” beach on the Costa Abruzzese for the U.K.’s Guardian. And, [...]

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Even More Italian Beaches Get the Blue Flag

Even More Italian Beaches Get the Blue Flag

by Melanie on 08. May, 2008 in Italy News, Out and About, Parks and Nature

There are now 104 beaches in Italy that have been awarded the “blue flag” for clean water and sand. According to Italy Magazine, the Foundation of Environmental Education (FEE) found that the top beaches in Italy were in Tuscany and the Marches, each of which have 15 blue flag beaches. Liguria and Abruzzo came in [...]

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Beaches of Lazio

Beaches of Lazio

by Melanie on 21. Apr, 2008 in Destinations, Eco Travel, Family Travel, Lazio, Out and About, Parks and Nature, Specialty Travel

Continuing our series on Italy’s beaches, today we’re highlighting the beaches of Lazio. Most visitors to Lazio, Rome’s region, forget that the Tyrrhenian is as close as half an hour away. In fact, many Roman nightclubs relocate to beaches like Fregene. And, there are also some lovely strands south of Rome in Terracina and Sperlonga. [...]

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Beaches of Tuscany

Beaches of Tuscany

by Melanie on 08. Apr, 2008 in Destinations, Eco Travel, Family Travel, Featured Articles, Out and About, Parks and Nature, Specialty Travel, Tuscany

With summer on the horizon, we’ve got sun and surf on the brain. So, in the coming weeks and months, we plan to highlight the beaches of Italy. First up is Tuscany, which has some of the most pleasant beaches you’ll find anywhere. While Tuscany’s beaches are hardly a secret – for example, Viareggio and Forte [...]

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