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Continua inarrestabile la crescita del turismo nelle città d'arte italiane: hanno chiuso in crescita anche il 2018, con un aumento sostenuto sia degli arrivi (44,4 milioni, 600 mila in più rispetto al 2017) sia delle presenze (da 110 milioni a 113,4 milioni, il 26,3% delle presenze complessive in Italia che hanno toccato i 430 milioni). Il rapporto...

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The Isola d’Elba, an amazing island situated between the Tyrrhennian and Ligurian Sea, is the largest of the Tuscan Archipelago. It can be easily reached from Piombino with both Toremar and Moby Linesferries. There is also an airport on the island, Marina di Campo, that is served by Intersky for international flights (to Friedrichshafen, Munich and...

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Today, lovingly restored, almost 100-year-old carriages take tourists along the 120-kilometre (80-mile) line from Rome to the Roccaraso ski resort to the east, passing over countless precarious viaducts. The Sulmona-Roccaraso section, reaching an altitude of 1,269 metres (4,163 feet) at its highest point, was opened in 1897 and is a feat of enginee...

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Covered in frescoes by Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel is truly one of the unmissable spots in Rome. There is something so unworldly about the celestial paintings in this Vatican church. You may be completely surrounded but once you look up, the crowd fades away and you cannot help but be astounded by the detail in the colorful ceiling and walls o...

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Tuscany is one of the most varied regions of Italy, thanks to the different sceneries and geographical areas it offers: sea, countryside and mountains. However, there is an area which may not be on the most beaten of tracks, but is well worth a visit: Garfagnana. Garfagnana is situated near the province of Lucca, between the Apuane Alps and the Tus...

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Bolzano is the best place to live in Italy followed by another northern city, Trento, according to a new study prepared by Catholic daily Avvenire. The Ben Vivere (good living) study ranks cities on the basis of factors such as the opportunities they offer for new economic initiatives, their level of environmental protection, prosperity and life-sa...

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Italy has been crowned the most-searched holiday destination in the world. Conducted by travel website TravelSupermarket, the study found that Italy was the most-searched holiday destination in 97 countries, including the US, Canada, Australia, Russia, China, and most countries in the EU. The survey used Google’s Keyword Planner, searching all lang...

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I’m not a great fan of the fantasy genre — exception made for a recently discovered love for the Harry Potter saga: yes, I know. I come about 20 years late — but who doesn’t know about J.R.R. Tolkien? Add to the mix I did dabble in the world of Old English while doing my Medieval Studies MA, and the presence of the popular linguist and author in my...

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A paradise for skiers, the Italian Alps of South Tyrol offer a more placid pastime that’s surging anew. A host of spas are sprouting up in isolated tracts among the highlands, and though there’s hiking, biking and access to some of the Alps’ easier ski slopes, sports are a mere afterthought here. The spas draw skiers and nonskiers alike to spend da...

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Plana’s Perpetual Calendar is discreetly hanging on the sacristy of the small Chapel of Merchants and Bankers in Turin, Italy. It operates by turning a wooden handle below the calendar’s adorned golden frame. Inside, vintage machinery cranks into motion: nine carefully inscribed cylinders begin to roll simultaneously via gears and toothed chains. T...

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