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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 .

Il Salviatino. Florence.

10/07/2013This entry was posted in Europe and Middle East, Florence, Hotel Reviews, Italy, Tuscany and tagged , , , on by .
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Standing on the terrace of Il Salviatino, a stunning 16th century  palazzo in the hills above Florence, you might be forgiven you’ve died and gone to heaven.

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