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Il Campo Siena

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The town square in Siena, Italy

Street Scene Siena

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:06:56 +0000

Some street scenes in Siena, Italy

Around Italy: Discover the Eternal City, Rome

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You are going to Rome and would like to see some museums and famous artworks and make some tours around the city or to other places but you are dreading the very likely possibilty to stand in line for hours just to get the tickets?? Then you’re going to like this service that we offer where you can book the tickets for all Museums, Galleries and tours on our web-site comfortably and conveniently from home skipping the stress with queueing “all day”. One option is to book the Rome Hop-on-Hop-off Double Decker Bus Tour where you take an open-top double-decker which takes you through the entire city and stops at the 9 most important sightseeing attractions and you can hop on and off where and as often as you want. A tour of a different kind is the Self guided MP3 Audio Tour of Rome where you discover the capital on your own listening to an audio-guide telling you everything about the art, history and popular tradition of the city. Not in the mood to run around in the city all day to do sightseeing? No problem, just jumb on the Rome Morning or Afternoon Sightseeing Cruise on the Tiber River and see the city from a different perspective. Also a nice alternative could be the Rome’s Tiber River Dinner Cruise where you enjoy a three-course dinner while gliding along the Tiber River at night. Just want to see the most important sightseeing attractions of Rome and not spend all day walking around? Then the Classical Rome Morning Tour could be the right thing for you. You get to see the Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, the Pantheon and St Peter’s Basilica and it lasts only half a day. Another half day tour with a focus more on the Imperial-era attractions is the Imperial Rome afternoon Tour where you get to see the Roman Forum, Colosseum and St Paul’s Basilica. Very interesting is also the Baroque Tour where you get to see the most famous piazza in europe, Piazza Navona with its masterpieces by Bernini and Borromini, the dome of Santa Ivo Sapienza, the church of Santa Luigi dei Francesi with Caravaggio’s famous scenes of the life of St. Mathew and the Pantheon. For the art interested of you the private tours of either the Medieval Rome Art History or of the Classical Rome Art History are recommendable. You have your own guide who you can ask as many questions as you want. The Catacombs and Roman Countryside Half-Day Walking Tour takes you to the southern edge of ancient Rome and gives you a different view of the city. It also exists as a Crypts and Roman Catacombs Small Group Half-Day Tour with which you can skip all lines and crowds and get an even deeper introduction of the secrets of the imperial and early Christian Rome. To get a perfect overview over the city with visiting the most important ancient sights such as the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Capitoline Hall, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon and Piazza Navona, book the Ancient Rome Half-Day Walking Tour. When hearing about Ostia you always just thought about a crowded beach? Infact, Ostia has so much more to offer. Very nearby is Ostia antica (ancient Ostia) where you can visit perfectly preserved ruins, the Porta Romana, Terme di Nettuno with its black and white mosaics, the theatre built by Agrippa, a Forum forming the center of the city and many other ancient roman buildings and sights. Need a break from the big and lively city? Then we would recommend you the Hadrian’s Villa and Villa d’Este Half-Day Trip from Rome where you make a relaxing trip to Tivoli and get to see more of the surrounding countryside with the beautiful Villas and their beautiful gardens. This tour also exists as a private tour, called Private Rome Day Tour to Tivoli, Hadrian’s Villa and Villa D’Este where you have an art history expert as a guide who can tell you everything more in detail and with your interest in mind. You want to do a trip on your own but don’t know how to get there? Then why dont you book the Rome to Pompeii Shuttle Service which takes you in an air-conditioned vehicle to the breathtaking sight where you can explore the area all by yourself. Another relaxed tour outside of Rome is the Castelli Romani’s Medieval Viallages Half-Day Trip from Rome where you also get to see the Pope’s summer residence of Castelgandolfo, the ruins of Baths of Caracalla, the Chapel of Domine Quo Vadis, and the villages Rocca di Papa and Grottaferrata and enjoy a wine tasting at Frascati. So if you’re interested in any of these tours go to our web-site and find more detailed information about all of them and you can book them immediately and without any sort of stress:http://www. aboutroma. com/city-sightseeing-tours-rome. html

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Rick Steves’ Snapshot Hill Towns of Central Italy: Including Siena & Assisi

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ISBN13: 9781598804874
Condition: NEW
Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Product DescriptionYou can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in the hill towns of central Italy. In this 158-page compact guide, Rick Steves covers the essentials of the hill towns, including San Gimignano, Volterra, Montepulciano, and Cortona. Explore the Galgano Monastery, Volterra’s Etruscan Gate, Orvieto’s Duomo, or relax while wine tasting in Montalcino. You’ll get Rick’s firsthand advice on the best sights, eating, sleep. . . More >>

Rick Steves’ Snapshot Hill Towns of Central Italy: Including Siena & Assisi

A Taste of Tuscany – Walking Holidays in Italy

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:08:21 +0000

There’s plenty in Tuscany both for the connoisseur and for those who want to spend their holidays walking in Italy. Imagine a day of seeing the sites, sampling some wine and then taking an after-dinner walk. Italy is the perfect place to do it. Tuscany in particular is full of good food, wine, city culture, and countryside scenery perfect for walking holidays. Wine and Walking in Italy There’s more to the wine region of Tuscany than the much-coveted Brunello. The wine buffs would tell you that from the 1980′s Tuscany has been producing new wines called Super Tuscans that have found international popularity. It’s not uncommon to combine wine and walking in Italy into wine-tasting and walking holidays. The vineyards in Tuscany range from a small winery to a large producer in the grounds of a stately Castello, (a castle-like house) and walking here offers the chance to take in the views as you walk among grapes growing on the vines. Most vineyards are open to visitors and many arrange events or tours for groups. Walk in Italy to Work Up an Appetite Of course, nothing goes better with wine than food, and the Tuscan cuisine knows how to please. Some walking holiday packages offer the chance to try your hand at cooking delicacies as well as eating them. Such packages let you experience the Tuscan lifestyle in the kitchen as well as in the hills; the trouble is you’ll want to eat so much that afterwards you’ll find it hard to walk! Italy is proud and protective of its pasta, and Tuscany is no different. Each shape of pasta is said to be as individual as the region it comes from. One of Tuscany’s pastas is Pici, a hand-rolled pasta made from long solid fat tubes. After a day Walking in Italy’s hills, sit down to sample a local speciality meal such as rabbit stewed with olives, pasta with a local sauce, or perhaps artichoke pie. The Tuscan Scenery What will make that meal special though is the scenery. The towns of Tuscany are linked and surrounded by the gentle green slopes and pretty valleys of the countryside. Walkers can enjoy the mountain paths, some of which are strenuous enough for more serious hiking. Italy is big on cycling too, so you’ll hear the spokes spinning along the rolling hillside roads. The Tuscan landscape has something for its summer vacationers, too, with the sea coast and islands. Walking in Italy’s Artistic Cities This scenery has inspired generations of Italian artists to produce an enviable collection of art. Tuscany contains the magnificent cities of Florence, Siena and Pisa, which are filled with eye-catching architecture, famous galleries and sculpture. The best way to take it all in is to walk. Italy is a nation so rich with renaissance art that six of Tuscany’s cities have been made UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Why not take a sightseeing walk at Italy’s famous icons such as the leaning Tower of Pisa and the black and white Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral at Siena? In true Renaissance style, there’s no reason why you can’t combine all the specialities of Tuscany into one, with the popular package walking Holidays in Italy. A hiking, drinking, eating, and inspiring walk in Italy is waiting for you.

Tony Maniscalco is the Sales and Marketing Manager for Ramblers Worldwide Holidays. A long-established and highly respected company, they have been operating since 1946 and are dedicated to providing the very finest walking in Italy packages at the best value prices.