Italy
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Valley of the temples, Agrigento, Sicily: a visitor’s guide
Updated on June 5, 2013 Getting there We set off from Riposto on the autostrada (highway) and the journey took 2.5 hours. The highway across the island was in good condition with a dual carriageway for more than half the distance. The landscape is quite barren...
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Herculaneum – the Italian town buried in volcanic ash in AD79
Updated on July 29, 2013 Why is Herculaneum important today? Herculaneum is important because it was buried so suddenly and in such a way that it has remained almost intact for 2000 years. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79 buried the town and the people in...
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Legendary Sicily
salita de luna n°10, 98039, Taormina, Sicily, Italy The spectacular ancient fortified city of Taormina, Sicily - Reviewed 25 April 2013 Taormina is built on a spectacular rocky plateau 250 metres above the surrounding countryside on the east coast of the island of...
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Sistine Chapel
Citta del Vaticano 1, 00120 Vatican City, Italy Michaelangelo's masterpiece - Reviewed 25 April 2013 The Sistine Chapel is a relatively small chapel (compared with the vastness of St Peter’s) set within the official residence of the Pope in Rome. It is famous for its...
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St. Peter’s Basilica
Piazza di San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City, Italy The vast cathedral of St Peter, Rome - Reviewed 25 April 2013 Stepping inside the main doors of St Peter’s Basilica, noisy hoards of tourists are stunned into silence, looking up and dropping their bottom jaw as they...
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Valley of the Temples (Valle dei Templi)
Zona Archeologica Via Panoramica Dei Templi Agrigento, Sicily, Italy Stunning ancient temples - Reviewed 19 October 2012 The temples in Agrigento are some of the best preserved ancient temples. There are some demountable toilets at the venue. BYO toilet paper. In fact...
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