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Sicily's top 10 beach hotels and B&Bs on a budget
Traditional seaside boltholes, beachfront hotels in sleepy fishing villages and old-fashioned B&Bs with spectacular clifftop views – we pick 10 of the best, and affordable, places to stay by the...
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Blog: Aperitivo time in Bologna
In Bologna the aperitivo is almost as important as lunch and dinner. City resident Martin Yarnit chooses his three favourites, from the grand to the rough and readyThis blogpost first appeared on the...
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Tuscany on tap: a beer-lover's guide to the region
To celebrate the publication of the 2013 edition of Italy's beer guide, Donald Strachan hunts out alternative alcohol in the wine hills of Tuscany, where microbreweries are boomingName an Italian beer....
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Tuscany on a budget
Experience all the sights of Florence, Siena and the Chianti wine trail without breaking the bankTuscany has a pricey rep. You can spend hundreds on a hotel room or luxury villa, travel everywhere by...
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Blog: When in Rome … head for the beach
There is so much to see in Rome that most visitors forget that it is only a short hop to the beach. But if you've had your fill of sightseeing or oppressive summer heat, then jump on a train to Santa...
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Where to eat in Rome – by the city's cabbies
In her popular blog, Layne Mosler seeks out good, cheap eateries recommended by the city's taxi drivers. But how would she get on with Rome's notorious cabbies?"Are you coming to Rome for a holiday?"...
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Holiday ideas: tips and trips
What's the best way to get from Rome to Venice; can I learn about wine in Sicily; and where can I enjoy an outdoor classical concert? Answers to your travel dilemmasTake me there: the Sicilian wine...
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Venice's gardens and green spaces
It's easy to overlook the array of gardens and verdant islands hidden among Venice's dense alleyways and canals. Escape the crowds and summer heat with our guide to 10 of the bestCa' Zenobio's gardenA...
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Readers' travel tips: Sardinia
The Italian island of Sardinia boasts beautiful beaches and coves, but the mountainous interior, with its isolated towns and villages, is just as fascinating. Been there readers select their best-loved...
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Readers travel tips: Italian lakes
Walk a hidden valley near Lake Garda or seek out a pilgrim route by Lake Orta – Been there readers share their favourite spots in the Italian lakesAdd a tip for next week and you could win a digital...
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Italian music now: from Turin to Sicily
Following our history of Italian pop, our journey through the sounds of Europe continues as journalist Matteo Bordone introduces the acts making waves in his countryPerhaps more than any other...
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Holiday ideas: tips and trips
A revamped John O'Groats; the Italian Lakes with kids, and student lodgings for summerTake me there: John O'Groats, CaithnessIt has been described as a "seedy tourist trap" by Lonely Planet and...
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Fangotherapy – a mud spa near Venice
If being encased in mud isn't your idea of a relaxing weekend, trying fangotherapy in a Roman spa town near Venice might just change your mindI always think of spas as something for an exotic Asian...
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A scooter tour of Naples
A desire to see Naples like a Neapolitan takes our writer on an exhilarating scooter tour of its historic neighbourhoods, jostling leg-to-bumper with the locals and the hair-raising traffic Got any...
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How singles holidays are getting hipper
Trips for solo travellers can mean five-star luxury – and Vespa tours – as our writer discovered on a trip to RomeThink of a singles holiday and you'll probably picture young kids getting off their...
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Sizzling in Sicily
Where can you go for a long weekend and enjoy great food, beautiful beaches and a little bit of culture? In the first of an occasional series, Ruaridh Nicoll visits AgrigentoSunlight bounces off the...
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Readers' tips: the best of Puglia
Down in Puglia, the heel of Italy's boot, readers recommend hotels and restaurants in caves, ancient towns, deserted beaches and to-die-for agriturismosWinning tip: Gallipoli old townYou cross a narrow...
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South Tyrol: where Austria and Italy collide
The magical Alpine region of South Tyrol is a perfect marriage of romance and designItalian and German cultures do not, as a rule, have many characteristics in common – as anyone who is interested in...
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Italy's tax hunters target super-rich and their yachts off the Sardinian coast
Austerity and ecology make life a misery for pleasure-seekers as coastguards use helicopters to enforce the lawThere used to be a time when Italy's super-rich gravitated to the smartest enclaves of...
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Blog: waves and ruins – the beach at Anzio, Italy
Around 30 miles south of Rome lies Anzio, playground of Emperor Nero, and site of the Allied invasion in 1944. It's the perfect place to escape the city, explore some history – and top up your tanThis...
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