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Venice on a budget: how to eat, drink and travel cheaply
In Venice, the jetset pay out for fancy restaurants and private launches but our tips mean you can enjoy the same views and (probably) more authentic food and drink for a fraction of the costSnack …...
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Stay in a monastery in Venice: no frills, no crowds and the best views
Venice's hotels can be a rip-off, but stay with the monks at the iconic San Giorgio Maggiore and you pay what you wish, and see a side of the city that really is serenissimaAround £6,000 buys a trip...
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Blood soup and maggot cheese – nose-to-tail eating in Sardinia
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Top 10 affordable ski chalets and hotels in Europe
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Google Street View conquers Venice
Venice has been added to Google Street View, thanks to 'superfit' employees carrying backpack-mounted cameras through the car-free Italian city.Share your best finds on Google Street ViewWith its...
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A foodie autumn break in Abruzzo, Italy
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Travel tips for South Tyrol, hunker down in a Scottish hideout, and retrace...
Head for Italy's mountains, stay in a Scottish waterside retreat, and hit the classic Spanish pilgrim trailTake me there: South Tyrol, ItalyWhy go?Shunted between Italy and Austria for decades, this...
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Top 100 holiday beach houses: Europe
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Unplugged travel: where would you go on holiday to switch off? | Guardian...
Most of us spend our free time keeping track of the world via a small screen. Does the prospect of a holiday without digital devices fill you with fear or promise much-needed respite? What is your...
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Cannonau wine is little-known outside of Sardinia, making it a joy to discover especially when combined with visits to friendly winemakers, homely restaurants and quiet beachesCannonau is the wine...
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A proposed continuous bikes-only cycle lane from Turin to Venice via Milan would offer cyclists the chance to ride a 422 mile (679km) route. The VenTo promises to be the longest such path in southern...
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A tour around Italy's famous food region, Emilia-Romagna, takes in gourmet treats, the best lambrusco and stays in medieval castles and towers. What's not to fall in love with? More to enjoy in...
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The situation for Venice is becoming critical because of the danger posed by cruise shipsThere are few sights more likely to quicken an art historian's outrage than that of a cruise liner moored in...
View ArticleReaders' travel tips: family-friendly hotels and guesthouses in Italy
Italy is legend for its hospitality, but do you know any guesthouses and hotels that are particularly child- and family-friendly? Send us a tip about one and you could win a £200 hotel voucherHave you...
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Dining out in Tuscany's tourist centres can be a pricey business, but once you get into the rural areas you can find some of the region's delicious specialities at more affordable restaurants Do you...
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Come on in... from emerald lakes to river beaches and crashing waterfalls, we pick 10 of the most beautiful and secluded inland locations from the new book Wild Swimming ItalyMore wild swimming: in...
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Wild beaches, seriously tempting food and wine, affordable prices and few tourists await those who venture to Salento, the sun-kissed south of Puglia at the heel of Italy's bootThe tables are filling...
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Michele Tameni, author of the new book Wild Swimming Italy takes the plunge and picks out 10 of the country's most beautiful and secluded spotsIn the Dolomiti Friulane natural park, down in the Cellina...
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There's a creative buzz in the city, once more famous for pizza and rubbish in the streets. Our writer finds both modern and ancient culture thriving in NaplesOn one of my first trips to Naples, a few...
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