Category Archive: Italy travel
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The Great Temples of Sicily There are at least a thousand reasons to visit Sicily, the great island - indeed the largest in the Mediterranean - that forms the triangular football to the boot that ... Read More
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Rome is Back! Due to the nature of this tour, I’m about to use up the world’s supply of superlatives through to about February, so apologies for any impoverishment of language in your ... Read More
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Exploring Siracusa - language, history and gastronomy Siracusa is a city of one name and many names: Syrakousai in ancient Greek, Syracusae in Latin, Syracuse in English, Sarausa or Seragusa in the Sicilian dialect and Siracusa in modern ... Read More
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UNESCO World Heritage on our Tours and Cruises in Italy In two previous posts, we've been celebrating the fact that two of the places we visit on our itineraries (Ephesus being one of them!) have been recently added to the ... Read More
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Impressions of Sicily: Atmospheric and Enigmatic Segesta Segesta - what a beautiful name (pronounce the "g" like the "g" in "gem" and let the vowels run their course as is proper for an Italian word, especially the ... Read More
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Living on the Edge - Ancient Morgantina on Sicily In recent posts, I have written about two ancient Greek cities, each of them special and fascinating for its own reasons. The first was Lato in Greece, namely on the ... Read More
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Impressions of Sicily: The Dazzling Beauty of Monreale Monreale - An art historical treasure of the first order Monreale is a small town set in a rather striking hilltop location just inland from Palermo. It is famous for ... Read More
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The Greek temples at Agrigento (ancient Akragas) in Sicily Agrigento, ancient Akragas, is a want-to-see site for any student of ancient architecture. It is best known for the near-fully-preserved so-called Temple of Concordia, the second best preserved of all ... Read More