To most Italians, Milan is the unofficial capital of Italy and arguably the most interesting city in the country, where old and new meet in an ever-changing relationship. For all the places I list, I give you the URL of the website where you find more detailed information. Google gives you in the most relevant positions the websites of the companies spending more on advertising with them, not necessarily the ones that have the correct information. If you search for the opening hours of a certain basilica, for example, you could get something saying that they highly recommend a reservation, while entrance to the basilica is, in fact, always FREE. It's the website of a tour operator that invests in Google advertising to gain visibility. I give you unbiased, ad-free, accurate information. Milan is Italy's powerhouse, where the money is made. Money brings people, people create vibe and energy: Milan is the place where "things happen". Milan is internationally famous for its fashion and design, of course.
Do you want to learn about Greece? So come to Sicily. It is a paradox, for sure, but only to a certain extent. The Greek cities of Sicily (Agrigento, Selinunte, Segesta, Syracuse, to mention the most important) were among the most beautiful of the Hellenic world. Nowadays, to visit the Valley of Temples at Agrigento or to watch a summer performance in the great Greek Theatre of Syracuse is to plunge yourself into the remote Hellenic past. And this is also true in Sicily for many other historical eras and civilizations, from the Spanish to the French. With the sole exception of Arab rule, that has left a scarce physical testimony. Sicily is a book of history and art history, a compendium of the greatest civilizations and cultures of all time. A sunny island whose landscape is rich in contrasts, with a splendid coastline and refined, delicious and varied cuisine of traditional flavors and exquisite aromas. The quintessence of Mediterranean culture, yet also dense with intellectual complexity and refinement, so well represented by the literary masterpieces of Luigi Pirandello, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Leonardo Sciascia, Gesualdo Bufalino and today, Andrea Camilleri. This guide leads you in a week-long drive in the Island of Sicily: starting with Messina, touching the Aeolian Islands, and then Taormina, Acireale, Catania, Syracuse, Caltagirone, Piazza Armerina with its Roman Villa, Agrigento with the Greek Temples, Porto Empedocle, Selinunte, to arrive in Palermo, with a visit to Solunto and Monreale. It includes a section on Sicilian food. It includes color photos and descriptions of the attractions of all the localities touched. It is ideal for use on your smartphone, it contains links to the websites of many reviews for the best-recommended restaurants that are at the location described. P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }
Stresa To the tourist, who for the first time arrives in Stresa, a breathless sight is offered. In the beginning, a superb window of the lakefront, delineated with lines of palm trees, with flourishing gardens and facades of grand hotels. Then, turning to look at the lake, enchanted, as if emerging from the same waters the spectacular Borromean Islands (Isola Bella, Isola Madre, and Isola dei Pescatori). It is enough the splendor of these visions to make one understand how Stresa has been able to become one of the maximum meetings of international tourism. Stresa, already in the middle half of the 19th century was the most elegant place to stay, the most visited by the international upper middle class. Isola Bella On this island just across from Stresa, in 1670 Count Vitaliano Borromeo starter the construction of the impressive baroque palace. He began to landscape the majestic scenery of the gardens for which the Island, easily reachable by boat from Stresa, became so famous, and which today still bear witness of the splendors of that bygone age. The royal Borromeo residence contains priceless masterpieces: tapestries, furniture, and paintings by great masters. The gardens bloom with every variety of trees and rare flowers which, in their succession of magnificent terraces, provide a classic, inimitable example of the celebrated "Italian garden" of that period. This guide covers the Lake Maggiore, and the town of Stresa in addition to the one-day trips you can make from one of these towns to the Borromean Islands, the Angera castle, Santa Caterina del Sasso, Locarno, Mottarone, Villa Taranto, and the Centovalli railway. It also covers Nature Parks and Wilderness Areas near the lake. There are extensive descriptions and photos of the attractions. It has also a listing of many reviews for the best-recommended restaurants that are within walking distance from the boat pier or the train station.
Rome, Italy's capital, is a sprawling, cosmopolitan city with nearly 3,000 years of globally influential art, architecture and culture. Ancient ruins such as the Colosseum and the Forum evoke the power of the former Roman Empire. Vatican City, headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church, has St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Museums, which house masterpieces such as Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel frescoes. This guide covers a four-day visit to Rome, Italy. Having precisely 4 days, you must be willing to work hard to experience as much of Rome as possible. There are extensive descriptions and color photos of the attractions for you to use during your visit. It has also a listing of many reviews for the best-recommended restaurants that are at walking distance from the location where lunch or dinner are planned. P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }
Bergamo Alta is a gem of medieval architecture, that has been preserved to the present days. It is very easily reached from Milan with the train. Piazza Vecchia is the symbol of the city of Bergamo. Built in 1300, it reaches its actual structure during the Venetian domination. On the southern side of the square faces the Palazzo della Ragione, which is the symbol of the Communal Age. On the right side the Civic Tower (XII-XV) rises, well known as Il Campanone, and here there is also the antique Domus Suardorum (XIV-XV), that now is the seat of the University of Bergamo. This is a guide to Bergamo Alta, the town near Milan with medieval historic monuments. There are extensive descriptions and color photos of the attractions. There is also detailed info on the services available in the city. It has listings of many reviews for the best-recommended restaurants that are in the old city or within walking distance from the train station. P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }
From Milano you donOt need a car to take this day trip to one of the most beautiful corner of the Italian Lakes: the Isole Borromee on the Lake Maggiore, you just hop on a train of the OTreNordO train company, and in a short time you are in a magic place of lakes, gardens and palace. This itinerary starts from the Lombard side of Lake Maggiore, crosses over with ferry and boats to the Piedmont side, and ends in Stresa. The return is from Piedmont to Milan on the Simplon train line. The entire boat trip takes 55 minutes. You can get off the boat in any of the intermediate stops and take a later boat: there are around two each hour. For however fanciful and fantastic the Isola Bella may be, and is, it still is beautiful.O (C. Dickens, 1844) This is a guide to the Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore.
Often called the Switzerland of the South, Calabria covers the mountainous toe of Italy. Here one finds the most beautiful forests, and the hillsides are covered with the white leaves of ancient olive trees. Traveling between the Calabrian mountains, in a vast land of magnificent beauty, you are in a region bounded with two seas of approximately eight hundred kilometers coasts, where for this particular configuration, incalculable views are present and where the nature has plot in a magnificent way the lines that talent and human work must follow, or art efforts can improve. Closed in the north with the Pollino and Orsomarso imponent relieves, Calabria has a predominantly territory mountainous, vast green reserves, and lakes with robust splendor inside Sila, demoted summit to peak into the sea on the Range Coast, very high silver firs and rushing streams on the Serre, the last window on the Mediterranean between the Aspromonte summits. Calabria’s 800 km of pristine coastline are described in detail, as well as the Nature parks and reserves. The Sports available are included. This guide also leads you in a drive through Calabria, starting from Maratea and then going to Papasidero, Cosenza, the Sila mountains, Crotone, Pizzo Calabro, Tropea and Capo Vaticano, Locri, Pentedattilo, to end up in Reggio Calabria. It includes photos and descriptions of the attractions of all the localities touched, as well as travel info. It includes info on regional food. It contains many reviews for the best-recommended restaurants that are at the location described; you have the necessary information ready: the name, address and telephone number are included in the guide together with the review.
This e-guide covers the Northern part of Lake Maggiore, from Stresa, Italy to Locarno, Switzerland. There are extensive descriptions and photos of the attractions. This guide contains active links to the web sites of train and navigation companies. It has also listing of many reviews for the best recommended restaurants that are at walking distance from the boat pier or the train station, you have the basic information ready: the name, address and telephone number are included in the guide.
This is a guide to a multi-days trip in the Italian Riviera. It starts with a visit to Milan, then to the Charterhouse of Pavia, to continue through Portofino, Camogli and the San Fruttuoso Abbey. It then goes to Genoa and Savona before heading North through the vineyards of the Langhe and reach Turin. There are extensive descriptions and photos of the attractions. It contains many reviews for the best recommended restaurants that are at the location described, you have the basic information ready: the name, address and telephone number are included in the guide together with the review.
The use of fresh ingredients in Italian cooking seems to put the UK and the USA to shame. The joy of eating fresh tomatoes and excellent olive oil is without equal. It’s hard to travel anywhere in Italy without also enjoying the fine wines that are on offer. Drinking wine with a meal is very much part of the culture here. If you have previously visited many of the larger Italian cities, you can wonder how the region around Lake Garda would compare. You can read in your guidebook that the area is mostly made up of relatively small villages, towns, and resorts. This would be a trip that would be considerably different from previous visits to the country. During your stay on the shores of Lake Garda, you can opt to move around and visit as many of the lakeside villages as possible. You will be delighted to find thriving markets and restaurants in many of them. This is a guide to a visit to the Garda Lake, taking a drive clockwise from Desenzano and touching in sequence the small towns of Salo, Gardone Riviera, Toscolano Maderno, Gargnano, Tignale, Tremosine, Limone Sul Garda, Riva del Garda, Torbole, Malcesine, Brenzone, Torri del Benaco, Bardolino, Garda, Lazise, Peschiera del Garda and Sirmione. All the beaches are described. It also includes a one-day boat ride on the Lake that starts in Peschiera del Garda and then touches the towns of Lazise, Bardolino, Garda, Salo, Gardone Riviera, Malcesine, Limone del Garda, Torbole and Riva del Garda. There are extensive descriptions and photos of the attractions. It contains many reviews for the best-recommended restaurants that are at the location described.
This is a guide to Turin and to the mountains that were the locations of the XX Winter Olympics in 2006. There are extensive descriptions and photos of the attractions: museums, churches, nightlife and other attractions. It contains links to the web sites of the museums, so you can check the latest schedule and buy the tickets. There are reviews of many restaurants, you the info included: address and phone number together with the review.
Pisa is an ancient city, first Greek, then Etruscan and Roman; a great Maritime Republic and finally part of the Medici Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Pisa developed its own architectural style by blending classical and oriental forms. Great Italian Gothic sculpture was also born at Pisa with Nicola PisanoÕs school which produced Giovanni Pisano, Arnolfo da Cambia, and Andrea and Nino Pisano. From the early 11th to the late 14th centuries Pisa was one of the greatest and most active Italian centers of art. Proof of this is the remarkable group of buildings constituted by the Cathedral, the Baptistery, the Leaning Tower and the adjacent Cemetery which, in their unspoiled isolation, form one of the most solemn and enchanting corners in all of Italy. This is a guide to Pisa, for one day visit to the Piazza dei Miracoli and its famous Leaning Tower.
Siena is one of ItalyÕs best preserved medieval towns, located in the heart of Tuscany. Built on three hills and surrounded by well preserved walls, it is filled with fine examples of Gothic architecture and has one of the worldÕs most unique piazzas Ð il Campo Ð . Of course, the world-famous Palio di Siena is an important part of Sienese identity, history and culture. Siena is also the birthplace of St. Catherine of Siena Metairie. Volterra still retains its medieval character, charm and atmosphere. Its isolated position has impeded any progressive development. The defensive wall built in the 13th century was the result of an urban development that began in the year thousand and was completed at the beginning of the 14th century. San Gimignano is a pretty medieval walled city in Tuscany, Italy, well known of its large number of campaniles. The town is also known as the ÒManhattan of the Middle AgesÓ. Competing families tried to build the highest campanile to impress each other.
This is an e-guide to a multi-days trip in the Italian Po River Valley. It starts with a visit to Venice, then to Padua, Ferrara, Bologna, Modena, Sabbioneta, Parma, Fontanellato, Piacenza, Pavia and its Charterhouse. It then goes to Milan. It includes detailed descriptions for visiting Venice in two or three days and Milan in two days or more. There are extensive descriptions and color photos of the attractions. It is ideal for use on your smart phone, it contains active links to the web sites of many reviews for the best recommended restaurants that are at the location described. There are active links to the review pages, you can use them if you have an active Internet connection, but, if you don’t, you have the basic information ready: the name, address and telephone number are included in the guide.
Alto Adige – Südtirol is a German-speaking province, where food is more similar to Austrian food than to Italian. Smoked speck is a specialty here. And… don't forget the mountains, both in winter and in summer time there is always something to do. In Bolzano – Bozen in German, a city where Italian and German cultures seamlessly blend, between the many architectural sites we recommend beginning from a "lesser" work, yet one which have a great symbolic interest: the Porta del Vino (the “Wine Gate”) inside Bolzano’s gothic Cathedral, artistically engraved with images of peasants at the work between the vines. Homage to wine, which here is produced with excellent results – just one more reason for this region's appeal. Not to be missed is the Dominican Church, with its 14th-century fresco on the "Triumph of Death" in clear Giotto style. Finally, Merano is a pretty and highly popular tourist center with ancient porticoes and a suggestive historical center. This is a guide to the Italian mountain province of Südtirol. It describes its provincial capital city of Bolzano with its surroundings of San Genesio, Sarentino Valley, Ritten, Rosengarten, Carezza Lake, and Steinegg, as well as the Pusteria and Venosta valleys, including Merano and its surroundings of Senales Valley, Passeir Valley, Naturns, Lagundo, Schwemmalm, Vigiljoch, Ulten Valley and Naturns. It also includes the Seiseralm - Alpe di Siusi, with Kestelruth, Fie allo Scillar, and the Alta Badia Valley, as well as the Val Gardena with Santa Cristina, Selva, and Ortisei. The guide includes extensive descriptions and photos of the localities covered. The guide includes a section on Südtirol food and recipes.
This is a guide for a one day visit to Mantua, the town near Milan with many historic monuments. There are extensive descriptions and photos of the attractions. It has also listing of many reviews for the best recommended restaurants that are at walking distance from the train station., you have the basic information ready: the name, address and telephone number are included in the guide together with the review. There is a section on Mantua's cuisine.
This is a guide to Milan, for a visit lasting two, three or more days. There are extensive descriptions and photos of the attractions: museums, churches, nightlife and other attractions. There are descriptions on how to get to Milan, on driving and parking in the city, useful info to stay there. The guide includes sections on day trips from Milan to visit Lake Como, Lake Maggiore, Portofino and the art cities of Pavia, Bergamo Alta and Vigevano. It is ideal for use on your smart phone, it contains active links to the web sites of the museums, so you can with a click from the guide check the latest schedule and even buy the tickets. The guide is divided in sections covering single days or half days, so you can combine several sections depending on the length of your stay and your preference of what o see.
This is a guide to a two weeks trip in the center of Italy: Parma to Assisi passing through the Cinque Terre, Portovenere, Lerici, Carrara, Lucca, Pisa, Pistoia, Florence, Siena, Volterra, San Gimignano, Montepulciano, Passignano sul Trasimeno, Perugia and then Assisi. There are extensive descriptions and color photos of the attractions. It is ideal for use on your smart phone, it contains many reviews for the best recommended restaurants that are at the location described. There are active links to the review pages, you can use them if you have an active Internet connection, but, if you don’t, you have the basic information ready: the name, address and telephone number are included in the guide together with the review.
This guide includes links to tourist resources, recipes, and salami webpages. Googling the right information is frustrating: there are too many websites to see! Which one is the most appropriate? Enrico selected the right sites that applies to his guide and included them here for you. This guide leads you in a fifteen days visit to Apulia. It starts from Ortona a Mare. It goes through Vasto, Campobasso, Lucera, Foggia, Troia, Melfi, Potenza, Gravina, Matera, Taranto, Gallipoli, Otranto, Lecce, Brindisi, Alberobello with its Trulli, Bari, Barletta, Trani, Castel del Monte, the Gargano peninsula with its National Park, Termoli, to end up again in Ortona al Mare. It also describes a possible visit to the Tremiti Islands from Termoli, and how to get there. It includes a chapter on the food and wine of Apulia. The links to the webpages, as well as to local recipes, are active in the digital ebook editions.
2019 edition - This guide covers a visit to the major Italian destinations of Rome, Florence and Venice. There are extensive descriptions and photos of the attractions. The three cities are covered individually with information on how to get to each one of them as well as how to go from one to the other. The guide contains links to the web sites of train and air travel companies, so you can check the latest schedule and even buy the tickets. It has also listing of many reviews for the best recommended restaurants that are at walking distance from the location where lunch or dinner are planned, you have the basic information ready: the name, address and telephone number are included in the guide together with the review.
The city of Naples, located on the south-western shores of Italy, is the third largest city in the country, and one of the richest regarding history. But despite its incredible past that extends to its first foundations as far back as the 9th Century BC, it is often overlooked by tourists who rarely venture here from nearby Rome. But with so much to offer travelers, it’s about time Naples was given the attention it deserves. Panoramic Vista As landscapes and views go, the Bay of Naples is hard to beat. The curvature of the marina extends around the coastline until it meets the towering figure of Mount Vesuvius in the nearby National Park. The sea is beautifully clear, and it’s a well-tended, cared for place. The good looks of the city have lent themselves to the lyrics of songs written about it, with the Neapolitan Torna a Sorrento (Come Back to Sorrento), being one of the most popular. Museums and Churches of Naples Naples is a museum in itself, and within the city, boundaries lie many churches, museums and historical sites ready to captivate travelers. The Duomo (cathedral) of San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, is one of the most visually spectacular in the region, while the Cappella di Santa Restituta is one of the country’s oldest surviving churches. And for lovers of the Baroque-style architecture, a visit to the church San Giuseppe dei Ruffi is a fascinating visit. Pizza Naples is considered to be the birthplace of pizza, with its origins dating back to the 16th Century. The different sauces that top the pizza each have a different story. The Margherita is reported to have been created in 1889 for the then Queen of Italy, Margherita of Savoy. Back then it was just a topping of seasoned tomatoes, but that has since evolved to include white mozzarella cheese and green basil to replicate the colors of the Italian flag. This guide leads you in a visit to Naples and the islands of Capri, Ischia, and Procida. It also covers the ruins of Pompeii and the Royal Palace of Caserta. It includes color photos and descriptions of the attractions of all the localities touched, as well as info on Campania’s cuisine and recipes. It has plenty of practical advice on travel to reach the islands and how to move once you are there. It is ideal for use on your smartphone as it contains active links to the websites of many reviews for the best-recommended restaurants that are at the location described. P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }
A little village stretching like an arch of the moon around a quiet basin. Never have I felt the way I did when I walked into that green indefiniteness, with such a sense of peace and fulfillment". From Vie Errante by Guy de Maupassant Portofino is a typical fisherman village of the Ligurian Riviera, which has become one of Italy's most famous tourist spots. It is best known worldwide for its tall colored houses situated in a semicircular formation around the small port and piazza. Portofino and the Tigullio Gulf are symbols representing Italy throughout the world. The coast is a sequence of fashionable resorts with their marinas, pastel-colored houses, first-rate sports facilities, and the Dolce Vita's seductive atmosphere. But perhaps the most striking thing for the traveler is the beauty of the seascapes, with some of Italy's most famous views suspended between the intense blue of the sea and the green mountains. Portofino's area boasts an exceptional natural heritage that includes traces of rural and nautical civilizations, beautiful religious architecture, and clusters of rural houses surrounded by tiny orchards and sections of land planted with grapevines and olive trees. This is a guide to a visit to Portofino and the towns of nearby Riviera del Levante, from Sestri Levante to Genoa, including Sestri Levante, Santa Margherita Ligure, Camogli, San Fruttuoso and the villages of the Cinque Terre, with the trails between them. There are extensive descriptions and photos of the attractions. It contains many reviews for the best-recommended restaurants that are at the location described.
David Herbert Lawrence, the famous English writer, loved Italy. He traveled through it far and wide, often on foot. Sardinia inspired him and he dedicated his fine book to it, ÒSea and SardiniaÓ, where he wrote: ÒSardinia is left outside of time and historyÓ. Of course, nowhere is left outside of time and history. This is a guide for a visit to Sardinia lasting ten days to two weeks. The itinerary starts from Olbia, on the Costa Smeralda, and then touches La Maddalena, Porto Torres, Sassari, Alghero, Macomer and its nuraghi, Oristano, Iglesias, Cagliari, Sorgono, Nuoro and Orosei. Cuisine and several recipes in Sardinia are covered.
This is a guide to Venice, to its lagoon and to nearby Veneto cities of Verona, Vicenza and Padua. There are extensive descriptions and color photos of the attractions. It is ideal for use on your smart phone, it contains active links to the web sites of train, navigation companies and museums, so you can with a click from the guide check the latest schedule and even buy the tickets. It has also listing of many reviews for the best recommended restaurants. There are active links to the review pages, you can use them if you have an active Internet connection, but, if you don’t, you have the basic information ready: the name, address and telephone number are included in the guide.
This is a guide to a multi-days trip in the Alsp and lakes of Northern Italy. It starts from Turin, then it goes to Aosta, Courmayeur and the Aosta Valley. It goes then to the lakes region, touching Orta Lake, Stresa on Lake Maggiore, driving on the west coast of the lake with a visit to Villa Taranto, to continue to Lugano and the Como and Lake Como: Villa Carlotta, Menaggio, Bellagio, Varenna and Lecco. The itinerary ends with a visit to Milan. There are extensive descriptions and color photos of the attractions. It contains many reviews for the best recommended restaurants that are at the location described. You have the basic information ready: the name, address and telephone number are included in the guide together with the review.
Cremona is a reference point for the art of violin-making in the world and boasts some of the most significant monuments of the past, like the Cathedral, the Baptistery, and the splendid Town Hall square. The museums testify not only the archeological importance of the town and the famous art of the Renaissance painters, but also the history of the celebrated violin-makers, among which the Amati, Guarneri del Gesù, and the great Antonio Stradivari: the theaters celebrate the music of Monteverdi and Ponchielli. The relationship of the town of Cremona with the river Po is direct, energetic and instinctive. This e-guide leads you in a one day visit to Cremona, the city of Violinmakers. The famous Stradivarius was from Cremona. Cremona is famous also for its rich cuisine. It includes photos and descriptions of the attractions, churches, and museums, as well as travel info. It has a complete section with the history of the town.
This is a guide to Venice, for a visit lasting two, three or more days. There are extensive descriptions and photos of the attractions, including the Lagoon Islands of Murano, Burano and Torcello. It is ideal for planning your visit. It has also listing of many reviews for the best recommended restaurants.
This is a guide to a multi-days trip in the Italian Po River Valley. It starts with a visit to Milan, then to the Bergamo Alta, Brescia, the Iseo Lake, Lovere, Iseo, the Franciacorta, the Garda Lake, Desenzano, Sirmione, Mantua, Verona, Vicenza, and Treviso. It then goes to Venice. There are descriptions and color photos of the attractions. It is ideal for use on your smart phone, it contains active links to the web sites of many reviews for the best recommended restaurants that are at the location described. There are active links to the review pages, you can use them if you have an active Internet connection, but, if you don’t, you have the basic information ready: the name, address and telephone number are included in the guide together with the review.
Turin, the regional capital of Piedmont, is reputed to be a magical city. And it can only be by magic that a city, considered to be the capital of Italian heavy industry (FIAT, one of the biggest automobile producers in the world, is based here), is also one of the main tourist attractions of Italy. Of course, there are good reasons for this. In the cathedral of Turin is kept the Holy Shroud, the ancient linen winding-sheet in which, according to the tradition, the body of Christ was wrapped after his crucifixion. At Turin there is also the Egyptian Museum, which contains an extraordinary collection of art from Ancient Egypt, and the Sabauda Gallery, full of masterpieces by great European artists. This is a guide to Turin, for a visit lasting two, three or more days. There are extensive descriptions and photos of the attractions: museums, churches, nightlife and other attractions. or half days, so you can combine several sections depending on the length of your stay and your preference of what o see.
This guide covers the nine biking itineraries in Switzerland prepared and maintained by the Veloland organization. These touring itineraries include difficult mountain sections that require adequate preparation and manageable units that families can do with children. Each stage is described with highlights of the localities touched and a diagram of the elevation for the section.
This guide covers a one-day visit to Como, and to the Brunate funicular on Lake Como. Como - The Cathedral Begun in 1396, the Cathedral of Como is the last of the Gothic cathedrals built in Lombardy. In the three and a half centuries it took on its definitive realization that appealed even if the dominant styles is the original late Gothic-Renaissance. Basilica San Fedele The magnificent Romanesque Basilica of San Fedele in Como, built around 1120 on early medieval foundation, stands the charming Piazza San Fedele was medieval commercial center and home of citizens of the grain market. The church contains fragments of frescoes from the fourteenth century and paintings of the sixteenth and seventeenth century. There are extensive descriptions and photos of the attractions to use during your visit. The guide is ideal for use on your smart phone or your tablet, it contain active links to the web sites of train companies.
“Would you like to support a libertarian society by drinking coffee? “Sir, madam, would you like to drink a good coffee to support the struggle of the Mexican Mayan people who made it and help them out of poverty? They do not want to be forced to emigrate illegally to the USA, and don’t want to have bosses, but they make a very good coffe, it’s the best quality organic coffee in the world! And it costs to you less than the coffee you buy in the supermarket! Would you like to try it?” “The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) signed into legislation on Jan. 1, 1994 was to have ignited Mexico’s ascent into a modern, First-World State. But in the southern state of Chiapas on this New Years Day, an “armed uprising of indigenous peoples stole the media spotlight, exposing Mexico’s massive social inequalities and the exclusion of the country’s indigenous population from it’s economic development,” (Latin American Press, Jan. 20,1994). These insurgents calling themselves the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN), claimed that they were fighting for the rights of indigenous Mexicans as they captured four towns in Chiapas, (where Mayan descendants are concentrated). The Mexican government had been denying the existence of a guerilla movement as an attempt to present itself as stable and prosperous during the NAFTA negotiations. Since the media attention was on Mexico due to NAFTA, the EZLN strategically chose this time to rise up and tell the world that NAFTA was a death certificate for the ethnic people of Mexico. As Zapatista Comandante Ramona was quoted “We were not taken into consideration when NAFTA was negotiated, never again will there be a Mexico without us!”
2019 edition - Tuscany is located in the central western part of Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It gets its name from an Etruscan tribe that settled the area about three thousand years ago. It has belonged to the Romans, the Lombards, and the Franks. More than four hundred years ago under the Medicis, Tuscany became a major European center. It is undoubtedly one of Italy's top tourist destinations as well as an ideal place for your villa when you hit it big, huge. Florence is the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and the administrative center of Tuscany. It is one of Italy’s top tourist destinations, whose sites of interest are too numerous to list here. Siena and Pisa are two other major tourist destinations. Tuscany is a center of industrial production, in particular metallurgy, chemicals, and textiles. Given the region’s importance as an international art center for centuries, don’t be surprised that it is an excellent place to appreciate and purchase fashion, jewelry, leather goods, marble, and other items of beauty. Florence is the home of the house of Gucci. Tuscany produces a wide variety of cereal, olives, vegetables, and fruit. But not only vegetarians eat well. It is home to cattle, horses, pigs, and poultry. One local specialty is the wild boar. On the coast, seafood is abundant. Tuscany devotes over one hundred fifty thousand acres to grapevines, it ranks 4th among the 20 Italian regions. Its total annual wine production is about 58 million gallons, giving it the 8th place. About 70% of the wine production is red or rose', leaving 30% for white. The region produces 44 DOC wines. DOC stands for Denominazione di Origine Controllata, which may be translated as Denomination of Controlled Origin, presumably a high-quality wine and 7 DOCG white wine. The G in DOCG stands for Garantita, but there is, in fact, no guarantee that such wines are truly superior. The region produces 9 DOCG wines. Tuscany also produces Super Tuscan wines, wines that may not have a prestigious classification but that are known to be outstanding. This guide covers a visit to Florence and to Tuscany: the cities covered include Fiesole, Arezzo, Cortona, Chiusi, the Chianti region, Siena, Volterra, San Gimignano, Pisa, Carrara, Massa, the Versilia, Lucca, Pistoia, Montepulciano, Pienza, Grosseto, Massa Marittima, and Monte Argentario. There are extensive descriptions and photos of the attractions. The guide contains links to the websites of train and air travel companies. It also has a listing of many reviews for the best-recommended restaurants that are at walking distance from the location where lunch or dinner are planned. P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }
This guide to the Balearic Islands covers all the Islands of Majorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera. It includes photos a description of all the localities in the Islands, as well as the nightlife spots in each of the islands.
2019 edition Florence surely is the most beautiful city in the entire world. And, the major Florence tourist attractions are great historical monuments and magnificent structures that are true masterpieces. Besides, this beautiful city has a rich history, and the United Nations have stated this city as one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Also, this city is famously known as the City of Lilies, and Jewel of the Tuscan region. The very famous Florence tourist attraction Piazza della Signoria is situated right in the heart of the historic center of the city is the main square of the town surrounded by forbidding Palazzo Vecchio. Besides, the sculptures of this square stood with fiercely different political connotations of the city's history. Furthermore, some most beautiful statues are placed at the entrance of Piazza della Signoria which fascinates the visitors. The statue of David by Michelangelo is a must see and is considered one of the significant Florence tourist attractions, this incomparable work of art stands right at the front entrance of Palazzo Vecchio. Also, on the other side of the door, there is a statue of a mighty Hercules by Baccio Bandinelli, these adorable statues have always been beloved by tourists. This guide covers a short two-day visit to Florence, Italy. There are extensive descriptions and photos of the attractions. It has a listing of many reviews for the best-recommended restaurants that are at walking distance from the location where lunch or dinner are planned.
Valle dÕAosta is a vertical region, you might say, and not just in the physical sense, for the many high peaks that surround it (including Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Europe at 4,807 meters), but also for the surprising concentration, in a region of such reduced dimensions, of so many natural splendors, of so many monuments, of so much precious historic and artistic heritage. For Aosta the Middle Ages were anything but dark: as an important center of commercial traffic with France and Switzerland, the city enjoyed a long period of prosperity. It is no coincidence that the Cathedral and Cathedral Church of S. Orso, two churches of great beauty, date back to the Middle Ages. The locations covered are the city of Aosta, the lower valley with its castles, a visit to Cogne and the Gran Paradiso Park, a visit to Morgex, La Thuille and the Piccolo San Bernardo Pass, one to Courmayeur, one to Valpelline and the Gran San Bernardo Pass, and all the villages of the Valtournance Valley.
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