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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that today is the holiday formerly known as Columbus Day, in recognition of the Genoese explorer’s landing in America. With the growing intolerance of monuments and holidays that celebrate the legacies of colonists, oppressors and other bullies, there’s a solid movement afoot to rename this October h...

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National territories have no borders and clearly have neither entrances nor exits, but when we talk about Oltrepò Pavese, we not only discover that it has a "capital", as it is called, being the largest, most populous and economically stronger town in the area, but above all it has a door: Voghera, "The door of Oltrepò Pavese". Where is it Voghera...

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The pretty town of Campobasso, the capital of Molise "the smallest region" of southern Italy, is a place of medieval origins that has a large amount of historical, artistic and environmental heritage in its territory. In this regard, the town developed at the beginning at the foot of a hill which is today dominated by the Monforte Castle, certainly...

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Nowadays, when Michelin-starred chefs garnish a dish with delicate nasturtium flowers or wild fennel, it’s difficult to imagine these foraged goodies in any other context. From Rene Redzepi’s Noma in Sweden to Massimo Bottura’s Osteria Francescana in Emilia Romana, foraged herbs and leaves are synonymous with fine dining.  But as we set out into th...

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A charming and unknown corner in Salento, in Puglia, small towns keep their ancient Byzantine identity. These towns are part of what is known as Grecia Salentina. A corner of Greece in Puglia: the "Grecìa Salentina" It's already known that Southern Italy was a time an ancient Greeks colony, the so-called Magna Grecia. But maybe not everybody knows...

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In 2019, $233.5 billion was spent overseas from 99,744,820 international visits by U.S. citizens; however, due to the COVID-19 travel restrictions, many countries are now suffering from a serious decline in U.S. travelers this year. Travel insurance comparison site InsureMyTrip analyzed data from the U.S National Travel & Tourism Office to find out...

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If offerings of Italy’s best attributes enjoyed without the hustle-bustle fervor of too many crowds appeal to you, Le Marche may be just what the travel agent ordered. A diverse region encompassing about 3,700 square miles, Le Marche (or Marche) has traditionally played a bit part on the Italian tourism stage. Overshadowed by Tuscany to the west, E...

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THE MONUMENTAL CEMETERY OF MILAN (Cimitero Monumentale di Milano) was designed by Carlo Maciachini and opened in 1866. The site allows visitors to time-travel into the history of Milan, as they can spot the tombs of figures whose names now adorn major metro stations, roads, and squares. The cemetery features several mausoleums of prominent local in...

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Turin, the regional country seat of Piedmont, has a thousand-year story. The Romans chose it as the border town of the empire (the traces of Romans are still visible in the Quadrilatero Romano composed of the Palatine gate with the ruins of the walls and of the gate itself, the Dechumane gate, the Roman Theatre, and a visible wall in the basement o...

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If you’ve ever walked the Sassi di Matera at night, you know how enchanting they are. Yet, at the same time, they can also be eerie; the dark ravines, mysterious caves and labyrinthine alleys enveloped in silence can give you a certain thrill.   Imagine them on gloomy November nights, decades ago when the Sassi weren’t as picturesque as they are to...

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