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16-day whirlwind tour: days 6 and 7
Posted June 04, 2006 at 02:52 AM by starchicklie
On our 5th day, we traveled to Florence, Italy (aka the cradle of the Renaissance). We ambled through Santa Croce, Signoria Square, The Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore) all on foot.
The following morning we left Arezzo for Rome and spent the day visiting St. Peter&&'s Square, the Vatican, as well the ancient ruins. The sky was [...]
Old Italy
Posted July 06, 2007 at 06:48 AM by RayRay714a
We just returned from a three week trip to Europe. We traveled through four countries, including Italy. Here are shots I took while visiting the Umbria Region of Italy, which is adjacent to the Tuscany Region and feels very similar in landscape. This is central Italy with the hilltop cities. We only visited a few of [...]
Italy's volcanoes: The Etna and Stromboli
Posted September 03, 2007 at 08:26 AM by foren83
This is a story about my trekking trip at the discovery of the 2° most active volcanoes of the World: Mount Etna and the Stromboli in the Aeolian islands.These volcanoes are located on
16-day whirlwind tour: day 8
Posted June 04, 2006 at 03:55 AM by starchicklie
n the morning, we left the fair city of Arezzo and traveled on to Pisa, where we saw the infamous leaning tower. The place was crowded with tourists and there were many vendors selling cheap knockoff sunglasses and other odds and ends. From Pisa, we headed towards France. We took a brief stop in the Principality of Monaco, where we saw [...]
world cup 2006 profile: italy
Posted July 05, 2006 at 07:10 AM by sgarba
With three FIFA World Cups™ to their name, Italy are rightly held up as one of the great football nations. Their first triumph was way back in 1934 at the second ever global showcase, held on Italian soil. Four years later in France, they became the first team to successfully defend their crown and their third title was secured in 1982 in [...]
