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Le presenze dei turisti statunitensi in Italia nel 2017, a quota 12,7 milioni, aumentano dell’8% sul 2013 e del 16,5% sul 2008. È quanto rilevato dall’Enit, in base ai dati Istat. La spesa turistica, pari a 4,5 miliardi di euro, cresce del 12,2% sul 2013 e del 47,0% circa su dieci anni fa (Enit su dati Banca d’Italia). A Natale, tra il 18 e il 31 d...

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Rome's Colosseum has attracted 7.4 million visitors in 2018, an increase of 5.7 per cent compared to last year, according to the director of the Colosseum archaeological park, Alfonsina Russo. Russo announced the news on 18 December during the presentation of the new logo and interactive website of the Colosseum archaeological park. She said that "...

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Italy turns itself into a fairytale dream at Christmas, where everything has a special role. Amazing Christmas trees, colorful streets full of lights, Babbi Natale –Santa Clauses– greeting people in squares, nativity scenes and zampognari playing bagpipes, Christmas markets: all makes the atmosphere magic. Christmas is celebrated everywhere, but th...

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Although its origins are tied to a 15th-century castle that had been built by Borso d’Este, Marquis of Ferrara, the Ducal Palace of Sassuolo took its current form with the renovation ordered by Duke Francesco I d’Este, who decided to transform the ancient fortress into a delightful residence. At the time, the Italian term “Delizia” (“delight”) was...

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Somewhat spontaneously and mostly out of sheer exhaustion, my significant other and I booked a nine-day trip to Italy. Partly due to the fact we had booked our tickets a few weeks before our trip, we didn't prepare ourselves the way we normally do before traveling to another country. Here are 12 things that you absolutely need to know before travel...

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Known for its luxe reputation and famed for its fashion escapades Milan has lived with this hard-metropolitan industrial façade for way too long. With its modern high-rise and historical architecture with culture behind every corner done in true Italian style, it’s time to see Milan for all it has to offer, and Christmas is the perfect time to star...

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Saturnia is an ancient village in the south of Tuscany in the area known as Maremma. Although not yet commercialized, it attracts tourists because of its thermal baths which have been of considerable importance since ancient ages. The village is a little out of the way for most tourists but it does have a few good facilities for travelers. There ar...

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The festive season in Sicily is always such a suggestive time of year to visit the island, where you will find the locals in full traditional Christmas mode. It is a prosperous season, if you don’t mind the cold, as there is always something to see, taste or experience.  Every major city has a Christmas event's calendar to explore, and the colours...

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We are on the terrace of Hotel La Costa in the 13th century hilltop village of Montefollonico, situated about 100 kilometres south of of Florence. George, along with his wife Linda and their daughter Whitney, are our wonderful hosts of Cook in Tuscany, a week of gourmet cooking classes run by local women, fine dining and excursions. We step inside...

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For all its imperial and papal pomp and circumstance, Rome at heart is a beautiful child – raucous, dreamy, secretive, a touch spoiled, by turns exasperating and enchanting.  The child is on its best behaviour during “le feste” or the winter holidays. High season crowds thin, and dazzling light displays and slanting sunbeams compensate for the shor...

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