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World’s Biggest Christmas Tree in Gubbio, Umbria
Rockefeller Center has nothing on this tree. The biggest Christmas tree in the world is, in fact, in Gubbio, Umbria. But this is not any tree. No, this is not a tree at all. Gubbio’s Albero di Natale is a dazzling neon feat–and Guinness Book of World Records holder–that has been lighting up the hills…
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Five Favorites: Lucca
Italofile guest contributor writes about five of her favorite things in the city of Lucca in Tuscany.
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A Peaceful Oasis: Rome’s Protestant Cemetery
Rome’s leafy Protestant Cemetery is the final resting place for Keats, Shelley, and Gramsci.
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Papal Basilicas of Rome: St. John Lateran
San Giovanni in Laterano (St. John Lateran) is the basilica dedicated to the Bishop of Rome, better known as the Pope. It is where the Pope delivers his Holy Week address on Holy Thursday. This massive church not far from the Colosseum is one of four ancient papal basilicas along with St. Peter’s, Saint Paul Outside…
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