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Venice: a spectacular city on the water

Venice is a historic and splendid city of almost three hundred thousand inhabitants, which with the metropolitan area reaches about 1.6 million inhabitants. The city is the capital of the Veneto region in northeastern Italy. The Republic of Venice was an important seafaring power, as well as an important trading center (especially the spice trade) […]

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Florence: the cradle of Humanism and the Renaissance

Florence is one of the most popular and sought after destinations by world tourism. This city of about 400,000 inhabitants, whose metropolitan area reaches about 1,500,000 inhabitants is the capital of Tuscany. The city is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance and is world famous for its magnificent art and architecture. Built on the site […]

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Sicily: Greeks, Normans, Baroque, sea and volcanoes

Sicily is the largest island (25,710 sq km) in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located in the center of the Mediterranean, south-west of the Sicilian Channel. This channel divides it from Africa (Tunisia), while, to the east, the Strait of Messina separates it from Calabria. The island is bordered by the Tyrrhenian Sea to the […]

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Sardinia: the island with the most beautiful sea in Italy

Sardinia is the second largest island (24,090 sq km) in the Mediterranean Sea after Sicily. It is located between Italy, Spain, and Tunisia, south of Corsica. The population of the island is around 1,650,000 inhabitants. Sardinia with around 1,900 kilometers of coastline is one of the most famous and popular seaside destinations for sea lovers. […]

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The Pantheon: an architectural marvel of antiquity

The Pantheon is an ancient temple of ancient Rome. Originally built to pay homage to the pagan gods worshiped in the Roman Empire, it is now a cult building of the Roman Catholic church. The original Pantheon building was built in 27 BC. under the Roman Republic, during the consulate of Marco Vespasiano Agrippa. The […]

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The Roman Forum and the Imperial Forums: the center of ancient Rome

This area of the city was at first the market square, and later the civic center of ancient Rome. The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. Here the commerce, business, market and administration of justice took place. The market, the court and the most important religious buildings were located in […]

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The Trevi Fountain: the most famous fountain in Rome

The Trevi Fountain is certainly the most famous of Rome’s fountains, located in the historic center of the city, a short distance from Piazza Colonna and the Quirinale palace. The fountain was built – under the popes Clement XII, Benedict XIV and Clement XIII, between 1732 and 1762, first by Nicola Salvi and after 1751 […]

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The Colosseum: the largest amphitheater in the world

The Colosseum, originally known as the Flavian Amphitheater, is an amphitheater, which could hold up to 70,000 spectators. This structure was once used primarily for gladiator fights as well as a variety of other events. The building was built between 72 A.D. and 90 AD, during the reigns of the emperors of the dynasty Flavia, […]

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Rome: capital of an immense empire

Rome is the capital of Italy, but it is also the capital of faith and culture. This city in fact represents the birthplace of western civilization, where past and present meet together. Capital of an immense empire that dominated over much of Europe, the Middle East and north Africa two thousand years ago. The city […]

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Milan: the industrial and financial capital of Italy

Milan (approximately 1,350,000 inhabitants, approximately 7,400,000 the metropolitan area) is the industrial, commercial and financial capital of Italy, and is one of the largest commercial and financial centers in the world. Founded by the Insubri Celts (probably in 396 BC), it was temporarily occupied by the Romans in 222 BC. and then definitively annexed in […]

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Bend of Boyne: the megalithic mounds of Ireland

BEND OF THE BOYNE: THE MEGALITHIC BURIAL MOUNDS OF NEWGRANGE, KNOWTH AND DOWTH The Bend of Boyne (Brú na Bóinne) is a prehistoric complex located 50 km north of Dublin and 5 km from the town of Drogheda. The area is made up of three prehistoric sites, Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth located on the north […]

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Dublin: the capital of the Republic of Ireland

Dublin (Baile Átha Cliath) is the capital of the Republic of Ireland. The city is the largest industrial and commercial center in the country. Furthermore, it is also the largest and most populated inhabited center of the whole island. Its metropolitan area reaches almost two million inhabitants. The city overlooks the Irish Sea along the […]

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How to get to Dublin. Flights to Dublin

HOW TO GET TO DUBLIN: FLIGHTS The easiest and fastest way to reach Dublin is without a doubt the plane. Flights to the capital of Ireland. The city is connected with the main airports of the European continent and with some American cities. Dublin Airport is the most important airport in Ireland and the most […]

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How to get to Ireland: flights, ferries

HOW TO GET TO IRELAND: FLIGHTS AND AIRPORTS The most comfortable way and the one used by almost all tourists to get to Ireland is undoubtedly the plane. The Republic of Ireland has three main airports (Dublin, Shannon and Cork) connected with the rest of Europe and the world with numerous flights. Dublin airport is […]

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Ireland power plugs and sockets, telephones

On this page we inform travelers who are preparing to visit Ireland with a range of useful information. For example what are the power plugs and sockets used in Ireland. What documents to bring to enter the country. What kind of medical care they should expect when needed. What is the currency used in Ireland. […]