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China Airlines Launches Non-Stop Flights To London
China Airlines will launch scheduled passenger services between Taipei, Taiwan and London, England, starting on March 28. The new flights, CI-069 from Taipei to London, and CI-070 from London to Taipei, will operate three times per week, using an ...
Hotel Rosa Vigo Di Fassa
Hotel Rosa is located in the centre of Vigo di Fassa, 150 metres from the Catinaccio cable car. It has large gardens overlooking the Dolomites and a wellness area.
Hotel Rosa's wellness area includes jacuzzi, solarium and sauna.
The gardens have a ...
Skip the Line: Florence Accademia and Uffizi Gallery Tour
Book your Skip the Line: Florence Accademia and Uffizi Gallery Tour ahead of time to take advantage of jumping the queue.
In the morning, meet at the entrance to Accademia Gallery (11:15am). You'll skip the line and immerse yourself in the ...
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 Hotel City Florence 
Just 150 metres away from Santa Maria Novella Station and a short stroll from the Duomo, you’ll find Hotel City. Take advantage of the hotel’s free Wi-Fi connection.
This family-run hotel offers a friendly service in the most historic area of Florence. The ancient building is complimented by modern facilities including Satellite TV and free Wi-Fi in all of the guest rooms.
Hotel City has an unbeatable location, close to the airport links and the city’s most interesting museums and sights.
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 Relais Navona71 
At Relais Navona 71, one of Piazza Navona’s historic buildings, you can look directly out from your fresh, modern room onto one of Rome’s oldest and most charming squares.
Interiors in this small but exclusive bed and breakfast are clean and minimalist, with all of the 6 rooms boasting a different, contemporary design. Four of Navona 71’s rooms have beautiful views over the piazza and breakfast is served at the Dolce Vita bar downstairs, allowing you to wake up and enjoy life on the square straight away.
Get lost in the winding cobbled streets around the square and find yourself at some of Rome’s most famous sights in just a few minutes. Located in the heart of the historic centre but close to the River Tiber, Relais Navona 71 is also just a 10-minute walk from St. Peter’s Square and Castel Sant’Angelo.
Navona 71’s central location means that restaurants, cafés and bars are all close by and there are also numerous public transport options in the area.
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Hotel Rosa Vigo Di Fassa
Hotel Rosa is located in the centre of Vigo di Fassa, 150 metres from the Catinaccio cable car. It has large gardens overlooking the Dolomites and a wellness area.
Hotel Rosa's wellness area includes jacuzzi, solarium and sauna.
The gardens have a ...
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 Lakes in Italy
From the Arab-Norman and Byzantine wonders of
Palermo in
Sicily to the
majestic peaks of the
Dolomites, Italy is a movable feast of endless
courses. No matter how much you gorge yourself on its splendours, you always
feel you haven't made it past the antipasti. Few countries offer such
variety and few visitors leave without a fervent desire to return. The
Italians are not joking when they call their home Il Belpaese, the
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Italy is renowned for romance, art and history. However, it has so much more
to offer - from historical sites to ultra modern fashions, not to mention
great culture and cuisine! Rome delivers a dramatic history, Venice holds
the magic of Carnivale and the canals, Pisa offers the leaning tower, Naples
the birthplace of pizza,
Milan serves as the fashion capital, and here’s not
forgetting the enchanting architecture of Florence - also home of Dante and
Michelangelo.
For a more regional, some say a ‘real Italian experience’, try the
Sicilian Coast. Fly into Palermo or
Siracusa and then visit many coastal
towns. Step back-in-time in Apulia, or fly into
Brindisi and trek to nearby
vineyards on the Wines Road.
Campania features the breathtaking and world
famous Amalfi Coast, the eerie ancient city of
Pompeii and
Capri Island. Be
sure to also capture the legendary Tuscany landscape with its rich culture,
excellent cuisine and Chianti.
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Visit Rome - The Eternal
City (Region: Latium) - Rome, the Eternal City, Rome Caput Mundi. A unique city
worldwide because of the completely opposite styles of art and life that
manage to live side by side there: Imperial Rome and Baroque Rome,
sophisticated Rome and working-class Rome.
Rome is home to some of the most admired tourist attractions in the world -
St Peter's Basilica; the Coliseum; and, as Anita Eckberg highlighted, the
Trevi Fountain.
 Bologna (Region: Emilia Romagna) - Untouched by mass tourism, Bologna is the capital
of the prosperous Emilia Romagna region. Discover why Bologna has many
nicknames: La Dotta (The Learned), for its ancient university, La Rossa (The
Red) for the warm colors of its roofs and houses and La Grassa (The Fat) for
the wonderful food!
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 Florence (Region: Tuscany
Bella Italia! The capital city of Tuscany is often described in travel reports as the “Athens of Italy” on account of its cultural importance and outstanding places of interest. The centre of the picturesque historic old town is the Piazza della Signoria, which itself contains many places of interest – the Fountain of Neptune is just one of many. Florence had an enormous impact on the age of the Renaissance. It is to this era and to a number of creative artists like Botticelli and Michelangelo that Florence owes its unique artworks and places of interest. Many of these can be marvelled in the former private collection of the Medici in the Palazzo Pitti.
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Lucca (Region of
Italy:
Tuscany) - Lucca, the birthplace of Giacomo Puccini is a
lovely walled city. Its thick swathe of Renaissance walls, the almost
entirely medieval street plan, its palaces and houses make Lucca one of my
favorite cities in Italy.
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 Milan (Region: Lombardy) - Milan is all about worldly pleasures. Shopping is of almost religious significance. Theatre and cinema flourish in this fashionable milieu, as does a hopping club scene and a slew of tempting restaurants.
History is achingly prominent here. The breathtaking Duomo is one of the world's largest, most striking gothic cathedrals, while Milan's art galleries, many housed in former palaces, are home to a host of significant works that include Da Vinci's "Last Supper". You may even find yourself sinking your morning espresso in the same cafe that composer Verdi frequented. Milan receives more visitors than Venice or Florence, yet manages not to be a tourist trap - perhaps that's the real secret to Milan's style.
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 Naples (Region:
Campania) - Naples has many excellent galleries, art museums, and other attractions, but its most popular sight is the oldest aquarium in Europe. The National Museum of Archaeology in Naples offers a myriad of interesting collections with many unique artefacts. Moreover, Naples is the tourist capital of Italy, and its restaurants serve gastronomic delights that are unlike anything in the world.
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Pisa (Region: Tuscany)
- Leaning Tower of Pisa: Now open again to tourists, the Leaning Tower of
Pisa offers great views and a superb lesson in the power of gravity – not to
mention a unique photo opportunity.
Do not miss the Museo dell’Opera, the Botanico di Pisa gardens and the
Piazza dei Cavalieri (Knights Square) for chivalry and romance. Situated in
Tuscany, Pisa is a great place to sample fine wines, especially in Piazza
Garibaldi, full of shops and cafes, which are open until late to form Pisa’s
social centre.
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Venice (Region: Veneto) - Finding words to express adequately the beauty and uniqueness of
Venice has occupied writers for centuries. It is the city’s
other-worldly, fairy-tale quality that attracts, keeping visitors
flooding its narrow calli and palazzo-packed campi. Not even the
less picturesque manifestations of today’s mass tourism – the shops
full of flashing plastic gondolas and the serried ranks of nylon
football shirts on stalls around the Rialto – can really tarnish the
romantic dream. It’s just as well, really. Were the magic to wear
thin, what would Venice do? Venice owes its origins to the collapse
of the Roman Empire. As Visigoths, Ostrogoths and other lesser Goths
swept across northern Italy, the natives took to the small islets
and sandbanks of what would become known as the Laguna Veneta.
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 Italy has numerous wonderful travel attractions, from scenic destinations
to cultural and heritage sites. While traveling in Italy you can see the
magnificent churches of Italy including St Peters Cathedral and the Sistine
Chapel in Vatican City and many others, richly endowed with sculpture and
paintings by the great Italian artists of the Renaissance.
Amazing ancient monuments such as the Coliseum in Rome and the Roman
catacombs are sure to amaze you with the creativity of their construction.
The fascinating Leaning Tower of Pisa, the romantic canals of Venice and the
tombs of the Medici rulers are other amazing sights among Italy Travel
Attractions.
Explore the streets and sidewalks of the cities of Italy and discover the
culture, cuisine and craftsmanship of Italy. Tour the grand monuments, bask
on the beautiful Mediterranean beaches and sail in a gondola along the
canals of Venice, while on tours to Italy.
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Italian Regions - Regions of Italy
Italy is geographically divided into 20 regions (regioni). A
kaleidoscopic reality with an innate vocation as a cultural melting pot,
ready to be discovered. Like France, many customs and attitudes in Italy are
regional. Even "Italian food" is basically made up of regional dishes. For
example, a traveller might like the wildness and open spaces of the
Abruzzo region, or the cheeses and
wines of the Piemonte region.
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Golfing
in Italy
Italy isn't a place that immediately springs to mind when one thinks of
great, global golf destinations. When most Americans think of Italy, they
probably conjure images of the Roman Empire, wine, pizza, beautiful
olive-skinned women and great loafers, not necessarily in that order.
The Italian government is hoping to make a small dent in that mentality,
trying to lure golfers, as have other countries recently bent on attracting
the type of American and European tourists who spend money, rather than
free-loading backpackers.
The country does have excellent - if not world-renowned - golf, with
courses designed by Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Robert Trent Jones, Pete
Dye and Robert von Hagge, to name a few. Club Roma "Acquasanta" is the
oldest, built in 1903, and some of the layouts have dramatic, historical
backdrops, like Roman aqueducts and ancient villas.
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Skip the Line: Vatican Museums Walking Tour including Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Rooms and St Peter's
Private Tour: Gourmet Walking Tour of Bologna - Pasta, Mortadella and Chocolate