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Madesimo ski resort. Italy’s best kept alpine secret

04/03/2014 by .
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Trudging across the virgin snow 3,000 metres up on the alpine slopes above the  Madesimo ski resort in Lombardy, the sky is azure blue and I swear I can see the magical spires of Milan’s famous Duomo peeking out above the horizon.

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The Venice Carnival: Ten Experiences Not to Be Missed

03/03/2014 by .
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Hannah Fielding is the author of The Echoes of Love, a romantic novel set in Venice. Hannah knows Venice like the back of her hand and here she gives TripReporter her own recommendations on enjoying the Venice Carnival.

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Best Italian Carnivals

13/02/2014 by .
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It is Carnival season around the world. A time for fun and festivity from morning to night. There are many to choose from but why not try Italy. Italian carnivals are famous for masks and of course food. So here are our pick of the the best Italian carnivals.

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Golf in Italy. Discover ho wonderful Emilia Romagna hits it down the middle.

07/10/2013 by .
Andy Mossack spends time playing golf in Italy and assessing whether it can match any of the top golfing destinations in Spain and Portugal. A driatic Golf Club

Andy Mossack spends time playing golf in Italy and assessing whether it can match any of the top golfing destinations in Spain and Portugal.

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Palazzo Manfredi, Rome

21/09/2013This entry was posted in Hotel Reviews, Italy, Lazio and tagged on by .
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In an era when aristocrats rely on visitors to maintain their stately piles, it’s not surprising that an Italian count has turned his palatial offices into a boutique hotel.

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Grand Hotel Via Veneto Jumeirah

26/08/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Italy, Lazio and tagged , , on by .
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Grand Hotel Via Veneto Jumeirah nicely bridges the gap between other five-star hotels on this ritzy Rome street which are so grand and stuffy as to seem unapproachable and the downmarket four-stars packed with loud Americans in shorts who threaten to strip the boulevard of its class.

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Liguria Following in the footsteps of Shelley. A wonderful walk in dramatic Italian countryside.

24/08/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Italy, Liguria and tagged , on by .

Cortina d’Ampezzo. Discover summer sunshine in The Dolomites

22/08/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Italy, South Tyrol, Veneto and tagged , , , , on by .
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Andy Mossack visits Cortina d’Ampezzo in summer and discovers a ski resort booming with summer trade.

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WW1 Trenches of the Dolomites

01/08/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Italy, Veneto and tagged , , , , , on by .
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High up on the Lagazuoi slopes of The Dolomites, some 2,500 meters above Cortina d’Ampezzo, a fierce struggle took place in atrocious conditions from 1915 to 1917 between Italy and the forces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

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Abruzzo. Where northern Italy meets the south.

29/07/2013This entry was posted in Abruzzo, Europe and Middle East, Italy and tagged , , on by .