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Why You Should Plan a Trip to Sicily
Whenever someone asks me about my favorite place in Italy—aside from Rome, of course—my answer is Sicily.
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Laura Itzkowitz
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Postcard from Lucca, One of Tuscany's Most Enchanting Cities
What is it about Tuscany that’s just so appealing?
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Laura Itzkowitz
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The Capuchin Crypt and the Roman Origins of Halloween
You may know about (or perhaps have visited) the Catacombs, but did you know that one of the creepiest places in Rome can be found hidden underneath the…
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Laura Itzkowitz
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Inside Studio Moretti Caselli, One of the Last Remaining Stained Glass Workshops in Italy
Once a fixture in many churches, galleries, and private homes throughout Europe, stained glass is a dying art with a tradition that stretches back…
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Laura Itzkowitz
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Why You Should Take a Day Trip to Ostia Antica
If you’ve been watching Emily in Paris, you might be wondering about Solitano, where Emily meets Marcello’s mother and joins a big birthday lunch for…
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Laura Itzkowitz
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Peek Inside Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, One of Rome's Most Spectacular Aristocratic Palaces
Did you know that one of Rome’s most spectacular aristocratic palaces is hiding in plain sight on one of the city’s busiest thoroughfares?
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Laura Itzkowitz
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Postcard from Tropea, the Pearl of the Tyrrhenian
Perched on a cliff overlooking the turquoise Tyrrhenian Sea, Tropea is still under-the-radar for international travelers, but it’s a summer playground…
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Laura Itzkowitz
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Behind the Scenes of a Family Trip Retracing My Grandfather's Steps During WWII
Out now in the August issue of Hemispheres, the in-flight magazine of United Airlines, my feature “The Road Led to Rome” was a year in the…
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Laura Itzkowitz
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Postcard from Allerona, One of Umbria's Most Beautiful Hill Towns
If you’ve never heard of Allerona, it’s hardly your fault. It’s not on any international tourism radar screens and it has no major attractions to draw…
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Elizabeth Heath
Finding Roman Ruins in Córdoba, Spain
How often do you think about the Roman Empire? Memes aside, if you live in Rome like I do, the Roman Empire is always sort of looming in the background.
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Laura Itzkowitz
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Why You Should Plan a Trip to Emilia-Romagna
Rolling hills dotted with vineyards, Medieval cities filled with artistic treasures, a coastline with popular beaches, farms that produce prized cheeses…
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Laura Itzkowitz
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Postcard from Urbino, the Birthplace of Raphael
Urbino, a small city in Le Marche, is famous for one thing: Raphael.
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Laura Itzkowitz
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