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In 1924, the Venetian Social Club was founded at 8030 Germantown Ave. by artisans – stonemasons, bricklayers, carpenters – who had been brought to Chestnut Hill from the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia region of northern Italy to work on homes built by entrepreneurial developers Henry Houston and George Woodward. Many of the Italian workers who spoke little...

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Pinot Grigio in Collio Pinot Grigio is the most planted grape of Collio, but has been losing acreage as it has been replaced slowly by Malvasia and Ribolla Gialla. Our guide, Richard Baudains, through the tasting explained that Pinot Grigio is less sensitive to soils than it is to climate. I really enjoyed this tasting as it showed the many styles...

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The speedboat skipping through the ancient canals of Venice is a common plot device used in action flicks from “Casino Royale” to “The Tourist.” But in order to capture a diplomat’s limo riddled with bullets flying down narrow, cobblestone streets in a high-octane car chase, Amazon Studios took to the city center of Trieste, Italy, for its upcoming...

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Immersed in the wonderful North-Eastern alpine landscape, along the Tagliamento river stands Venzone, one of the most beautiful villages in Friuli-Venezia Giulia and among the most fascinating in Italy for its aesthetics, its history and its traditions, especially those related to its two symbols: pumpkin and lavender. Venzone is a small and ancien...

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Horizons expand and all boundaries seem to fade away when you reach an altitude of 3,466 meters. Suspended between the sky and the mountains above 4,000 m, Courmayeur's futuristic cable car takes you to the foot of the granite rock giants, surrounded by millennial glaciers and perennial snow. Skyway Monte Bianco perfectly embodies the ice dream of...

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Where does Italy end? Certainly at Muggia in the Northeast, a town that concludes and redeems the discordant notes of Trieste. The latter is one of Italy’s lesser-known “capitals”, which at summer’s end reveals choices that no interpretation can make sense of. Nestled between Trieste and Muggia is the notable village of Aquilinia, designed under Fa...

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Squeezed between the Dolomites and the upper Adriatic, set between seas and mountains, Friuli Venezia Giulia due to its position was often an area of conquest and this made it the Italian region with the richest castles and fortifications in the Middle Ages. The castles in Friuli are very numerous, we have chosen for you an itinerary among the most...

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A magical and almost fairy-tale atmosphere guards the wonderful Castello d’Arcano Superiore, in Friuli Venezia Giulia. Built in the twelfth century, the elevated position also contributes to its charm, in fact if initially, the castle stood near the church of San Mauro, on the banks of the river Corno; then for the need of a defensive and strategic...

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The Italian coastline between Venice and Trieste is dotted with small towns that swell dramatically into seaside resorts during the summer months. Separated from the rest by the Marano Lagoon, Grado isn’t dramatically different from Caorle, Lido, Lignano and Jesolo. They all boast countless beach chairs along the Adriatic Sea and plenty of sun. For...

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Travel suggestions for those who wish to run along Italy from Friulian Carnia to the sea overlooking Africa. The freedom of a holiday in campervan in Italy is much more than a "different" idea of tourism. It is a lifestyle, the outdoor holiday par excellence but in the comfort of beds to sleep on and an engine under the bonnet. It is true full-mode...

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