Articles, tagged with "central italy", page 6
20th September 2007
If you are looking for a European tourist destination, consider the Marche region of central Italy. Depending on your interests, it is an ideal vacation spot. You can get classic Italian food, and wash it down with fine local wine. And the Marche region h...
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Author:
Levi Reiss
16th August 2007
The U.S. Tour Operators Association annual survey shows that Italy is the world's top vacation destination. This country really has something for everyone. Italy's attractions include secular and religious sites spanning centuries if not millennia, isolat...
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Author:
Levi Reiss
27th February 2007
The Roman Empire, at its height, included about a fourth of Europe, much of the Middle East, and the entire northern coastal area of Africa. Its millions of people spoke many languages and worshipped different gods, but they were united by the military po...
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Author:
Amit Thapa
16th November 2006
Let's start with a few statistics. Italy constantly fights with France for the title of the world's biggest wine producer. Italy ranks number 3 in per capita wine consumption. As in many other European countries, Italians are drinking less wine, but bette...
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Author:
Levi Reiss
08th November 2006
If you are looking for fine Italian wine and food, consider the Tuscany region of central Italy. You may find a bargain, and I hope that you'll have fun on this fact-filled wine education tour.
Tuscany is located on the central western part of Italy on...
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Author:
Levi Reiss
19th September 2006
Tuscany is a region in central Italy which is thought by many to be one of the most beautiful places in the whole of Italy. Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were both born in Tuscany, as was the Italian Renaissance. It is also widely known for its famou...
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Author:
Robert Bell
07th September 2006
Calabria is the toe of the Italian boot. It is located in the southwest corner of Italy, with 500 miles of coastline on the Ionian, Mediterranean, and Tyrrhenian Seas. Its total population is about 2 million. The countryside is mountainous, and prone to e...
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Author:
Levi Reiss