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So, What’s the Deal With Alitalia?

So, What’s the Deal With Alitalia?

by Melanie on 23. Sep, 2008 in Italy News

In case you haven’t seen the headlines, Alitalia, Italy’s national airline, may not exist after this week. The troubled airline has long been looking for a buyer. But, says PM Silvio Berlusconi, “buyers are not queueing up for Alitalia.” To learn more about this drama, check out one of the latest reports from Reuters. You [...]

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Italy Article Round-Up

Italy Article Round-Up

by Melanie on 20. Sep, 2008 in Article Roundup, Travel Articles

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) [...]

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A 360-Degree Spin Around Italy

A 360-Degree Spin Around Italy

by Melanie on 24. Jul, 2008 in Amalfi Coast, Campania, Destinations, Fun Stuff, Sardinia, Veneto

Do you ever feel like you don’t get the whole picture when reading about Italy in guidebooks or on blogs? There are now a couple of websites that go one better than the usual two-dimensional picture. Expat Peter Ryder, a resident of Sardinia, has two websites that can give you a better picture of the [...]

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See Italian Cities in 3-D

See Italian Cities in 3-D

by Melanie on 10. Jul, 2008 in Fun Stuff

This tip comes from Google Earth’s Lat Long Blog, which reports that Italy is one of several European countries to be included in Google Cities in 3D Program. It’s not immediately apparent if any Italian cities have completed the 3D task, though here are models of some buildings and piazze in Florence in the Google [...]

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Getting the Italy Travel Answers You Need

Getting the Italy Travel Answers You Need

by Melanie on 05. Jun, 2008 in News

Will a trip to Italy in August be miserable? Should I reserve tickets in advance to view Michelangelo’s David in Florence? These are just a few of the questions posed on a recent post from Fodor’s Travel Wire titled Planning a Trip to Italy: 20 Common Questions. For the post, Fodor’s mined their popular Europe travel [...]

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