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WEP-USA, an international foundation, has announced the launch of its new Italian summer program brought to the area by longtime Somers resident Bob Lundry. As part of this pilot program, 18 Italian high school students and their American literature teacher will visit Somers for three weeks beginning Sunday, July 13.   Read more   So...

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Every so often, a car cautiously serpentines down the winding hillside road away from the ancient hamlet of Ofena, in Italy's Abruzzo region. It's not the sort of drive you rush: Every downward curve opens onto yet another vista of superabundant grandeur.   The views here in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park are of such unrelen...

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"Una nuova conferma della buona salute dei numeri del turismo romano arriva dai dati elaborati dall'Ebtl, l'Ente bilaterale del turismo del Lazio relativi ai flussi turistici fino a settembre 2014", ha detto Marta Leonori, assessore a Roma Produttiva.   Sono stati infatti 1.114.067 gli arrivi a Roma registrati a settembre solo negli hotel de...

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The Ambassador Peter F. Secchia Voyage of Discovery Program is sponsored by the National Italian American Foundation. This all-expenses paid trip for Italian American students covers round-trip airfare between Italy and America and 10 days of programs.   PURPOSE   To strengthen the Italian American identity by bonding young Italian-Am...

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by Claudia Astarita   The end of the summer seems a great moment to plan a trip to the Bel Paese, whose beauties and attractions are quite numerous from North to South. The Italian daily Corriere della Sera has recently identified 30 low cost weekend destinations. Let us explore some of them into details.   Firstly, Trieste (Friuli-Ve...

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È Cala degli Infreschi la spiaggia più bella d'Italia 2014. Il comune cilentano di Camerota vince per il secondo anno consecutivo "La più bella sei tu", il contest di Legambiente lanciato sul web per eleggere la spiaggia più bella dell'estate.   È una spiaggia raggiungibile via mare o facendo trekking attraverso i sentieri immersi nella macc...

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Mancano tre mesi all'apertura di EXPO 2015 a Milano, e non è un mistero che l'ente organizzatore, e il governo Renzi, contino su un forte contributo di visitatori dagli Stati Uniti. L'ambasciata a Washington e i consolati generali, con il concorso dell'Enit, la struttura di sostegno al turismo, hanno promosso iniziative di lancio, soprattutto tra l...

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The web-based travel company Select Italy (http://Selectitaly.com) is presenting its recently launched Antinori Wine Roads Experience, a never-seen-before set of wine tours and vacation packages that will brings wine tourism to a whole new level.   Select Italy, the leading Italian travel expert in the United States, and Antinori, the renewe...

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If it's been a few years since you last visited Milan (our top choice for 52 Places to Go in 2015), you're in for a pleasant shock. Yes, the preparations for the World Expo being held here this year (May through October) turned large swaths of the city into construction zones, many of which are still in progress.   But alongside these urban...

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Italy's third largest water body and one of Europe's deepest, Lake Como has drawn vacationers for two millennia with its lucent waters, mountain landscapes, and Mediterranean climate. Visitors today enjoy lakeside parks, historic villas, and shopping in one of the world's silk-design capitals.   Here's a brief primer on how to make the most...

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