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Padua is an undiscovered gem, often overlooked in favour of the more obvious Italian gems like Venice and Rome. Don't be put off by the somewhat dreary suburbs, the old town is wonderful - and much less touristy than many of Italy's more famous cities. With its narro...
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The Dolce Vita discovered Portofino in the 1950s. Suddenly, this jewel-like fishing village on the Italian Riviera saw its sapphire and emerald waters dazzled further by diamond-drenched stars and royals. Liz Taylor with her various husbands, Grace Kelly with her only h...
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If you're going to stay in Padua, you really want to stay in the old ...
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A wonderland of canals, gondolas, palazzos and museums, we all know Venice to be a city of extraordinary beauty. In the words of Byron this ‘fairy city of the heart’ is probably Italy’s most iconic and mesmerizing, and one of the most coveted weekend ...
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Perennially majestic and irrefutably Italian, Rome is Italy’s crowning glory. Its attractions are too numerous to count. Its two-and-a-half millennia of epic history are inescapable, ubiquitous in the splendid skyline and the proud profiles of modern Romans who ...
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Only 3km from mainland Italy, Sicily has its own distinct personality, language and people and yet it still suffers from a reputation for crime and corruption, thanks largely to the Godfather trilogy. In reality, there is splendid architecture, dramatic mountains and vo...
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Capri is renowned as the jewel in southern Italy’s crown – people consider this quite right and quite wrong in equal measure. The key to enjoying this dramatically beautiful island is to avoid the sometimes overwhelming crowds and live like a true Caprese &n...
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An erstwhile maritime power that rivalled the might of Venice and Naples, and a port to which Rubens returned repeatedly to paint, Genoa is enchanting and deserves to be considerably better known than it is. Precipitous cliffs perch prettily by the brilliant blue water...
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Pack your smartest clothes: Milan is Italy's social and fashion nexus. Some feel the city lacks the love-at-first-sight charms of Rome, Florence or Venice, and in parts Milan is very industrial looking, but it more than makes up for any architectural shortcomings with ...
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The Aga Khan discovered Sardinia's Costa Smeralda and saw in its brutally blue waters set against untamed landscapes potential for a jet set destination. Since the 1970s Porto Cervo, the glitziest point on the Costa Smeralda, has been the favourite holiday destination ...
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Siena – small, discreet and introverted – has often been overlooked in favour of her more glamorous neighbour, Florence. Whereas Florence preened and flourished during the Renaissance, Ghibelline Siena remains resolutely rooted in the Middle Ages, cut off i...
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‘I have seldom seen a city so lovely at first sight as Florence,’ wrote Shelley. The birthplace of the Renaissance is the heart and soul of Tuscany. A fabulously beautiful city where art and culture sit hand in hand with high fashion and wonderful food, Flo...
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