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Category Archives: Italy
Carnival Masks and Floats at Viareggio
Italians seem to exploit every opportunity to celebrate as a community and right now it’s Carnival, time to have fun before the penitential period of Lent. The Carnival at Viareggio is strong competition for the one at Venice, and it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Heather Jarman, Italy, Lucca, Tuscany
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Slow Travel is Living Life as Art
“Living is the original art,” Mark Nepo says. I love that. While many of our trips to Italy are art based, every one of our trips is based on the idea that life is, or at least certainly can be, … Continue reading
Posted in Bill Steiner, Italy, Orvieto, Slow Travel Benefits
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Italian Vicoli
A vicolo is a very tiny street, no more than what most Americans would consider an alley. Yet, in Italian towns much of the local life can be experienced in these narrow passages. The vicoli often wind like a maze … Continue reading
Posted in Italy, Matthew Daub, Umbria, Uncategorized
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