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Portofino, Italy, A Pitoresque Mediterranean Village

Portofino, Italy, A Pitoresque Mediterranean Village

Portofino is a small Italian fishing village and tourist resort at the Mediterranean Sea, located in the province of Genoa on the Italian Riviera. It is said that Portofino was founded by the Romans who first named the place “Portus Delphini” (”Port of the Dolphin”), because of the dolphins that inhabited the area. With...
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Cinque Terre, Italy: Five Villages of Breathtaking Views

Cinque Terre, Italy: Five Villages of Breathtaking Views

Cinque Terre (free translation: Five Lands) is part of the UNESCO World Heritage List and stands for five amazing villages which offer breathtaking views. Some of the things we like about it: it is is quite tourist-free, comparing to other similar looking places (Santorini in Greece, for example); there are no cars allowed in the region, except...
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Unusual Italy: Villa D’Este, Tivoli

Unusual Italy: Villa D’Este, Tivoli

Villa D’Este is located in Tivoli, a small but beautiful city 20 kilometers away from Rome. How to get here: From Fiumicino or Ciampino Airport, take a local bus (not a Shuttle, these are a lot more expensive) towards Anagnina metro station (1,2 Euros).  Take the metro until Ponto Mammolo station, get off, get a bus...
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