Jesus is standing in the hallway like a young warrior, the cross casually over his shoulder. Also, he’s stepping on …
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The Aosta Valley is Italy’s tiniest region. Not many tourists have heard about it and even most Italians have never …
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Whenever we travel, we have a look at the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. In Northern Italy we expected …
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The Alta Via 1 in the Aosta Valley is a 6 to 10-day high-altitude long-distance hike on the sunny southern …
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The historic centre of Florence is surprisingly empty on a cold evening in March. At night, the cathedral of Florence …
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Italy is famous for wine. And a day of Brunello wine tasting is definitely a highlight in Tuscany. We spent …
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is indeed leaning – a lot! One would expect that, ok. But nevertheless we were …
Suddenly, we can see the town from the bus window. Beyond some hills in the distance, skyscrapers are rising over …
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Earlier this summer we did a weekend trip to Bologna, one of those historical North-Italian cities that are generally pleasant …
“There are such wonderful cool hills and green meadows in my home country!” Aida entices her lover Radames. Poor Aida. …
