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our rental villa in Umbria, July 2011
As a norm, I went through Owner’s Direct website to search for an ideal villa for our summer vacation. I went through southern France and Corsica first, my first choice in Corsica never got back to my...
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Northern Umbria, July, 2011 (Gubbio, Assisi, Perugia)
Gubbio is small and easy to explore and we found it one of the most charming little towns in Umbria/Tuscany area, our favorite one in fact! This medieval gem is tucked in the mountainous corner as it...
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Southern Umbria, July, 2011 (Orvieto, Spoleto, Spello )
Orvieto sits on a cliff rising 1000 feet above the valley and is one of the oldest cities in the region. The cathedral, often called the gold lily is a stunning blend of Romanesque and Gothic in...
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Pisa and Lucca, Tuscany, central Italy (August, 2011)
We went to Pisa on Aug. 8th, father’s day on Chinese calendar. It was my 2nd visit after 20 years but I was equally stunned by the beauty of the architecture despite the chaos among tourists from all...
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Florence, going back to art history! August, 2011
Florence, the cradle of Renaissance art, let’s go back in time! The only way to explore Florence and to feel its grandeur is by foot and so we did, yes its packed and crowded with tourists but so are...
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Parco Archelogico della Neapolis, Siracusa, Sicily, July, 2012
This mighty and most visited site of Siracusa contains a Roman amphitheater, the amazing ear of Dionysus, the largest Greek theater in the world and Latomia del Paradiso which is an old limestone...
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Modica, Sicily, July, 2012
Modica is an attractive historic town in the south east of Sicily, one of the area’s UNESCO listed Baroque towns. It was rebuilt after the huge earthquake of 1693 and now knows for its fine Baroque...
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