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Everything you need to know to enjoy Bologna at its best- part 2


Welcome to the Italy Travel Notes! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed to get notified everytime we post a new tip for your Italy travels. Thanks for visiting and hope we inspire you to discover the beauty of Italy! Happy journeys! by Giuseppe Zappalà
Next to Palazzo d’Accursio, […]

Everything you need to know to enjoy Bologna at its best- part 1


by Giuseppe Zappalà
While on a visit to Bologna a friend of mine from abroad was really struck by the distinctiveness of the city, wondering why it was not a more popular destination for foreign tourists.
He believes Bologna merits more than a fleeting weekend. It definitely is worth it!
To tell the truth, Bologna enjoys much bigger […]

Pizza, pasta and powder: ski Italy


by Andrew Regan
When it comes to snow sports, Italians tend to be a little more laid back with their skiing compared to their French, Swiss or Austrian cousins. In Italy, rather than queuing to catch the first lift to the summit, skiers are more likely to rise late, take a long lunch and finish early […]

A Taste of Italian Culture


by Clyde Dennis
While Italy is a country known for its art, food and fashion, it is also well know for it’s rich and uniquely Italian culture. It’s a country in which culture, history and traditions blend beautifully with modern trends. One of the most interesting things about Italy is that as a people Italians are […]

Basilicata – the last undiscovered region of Italy


By Rod Ritchie
The southern Italian region of Basilicata borders on Campania to the west, Puglia (Apulia) to the east, and Calabria to the south, and has a short coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea and another on the Gulf of Taranto in the Ionian Sea to the southeast. While it’s not the first place you might […]

Podcast 8 Places to visit in Calabria part 1


In the Italy Travel Notes eigth podcast we are going to go to Calabira , which discovering it ourselves, we decided to share our insights with you. So here come our suggestions on the must see places when you visit to Calabria:
Podcast 8 Places to visit in Calabria - part 1
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