If you are in the mood for a European tourist destination, you should really consider the island of Sardinia, a region of southern Italy. Depending on your particular interests, this beautiful area can be an ideal vacation spot. You can get classic Italian food, and wash it down with fine local wine. Much of Sardinia remains undiscovered by tourists, while other sites are favorites of Italian and international jet setters and are priced accordingly. This article presents northern Sardinia. Companion articles present central Sardinia and southern Sardinia.
We’ll start our Sardinian tour in the northwest costal city of Alghero. We head northeast to Sassari and briefly
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If you are looking for a European tourist destination, consider the Calabria region of southern Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Ionian Sea. Calabria is the toe of the Italian boot. There are excellent tourist attractions, and you won’t have to fight crowds, but you may have to fight hot, hot summers. With a little luck you’ll avoid tourist traps, and come back home with the feeling that you have truly visited Italy. This article examines tourist attractions in northern Calabria. Be sure to read our companion article on southern Calabria.
Our tour of northern Calabria starts in Diamante, on the western Tyrrhenian coast. Then we head south along the coast a
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If Lake Garda is good enough for James Bond, it’s good enough for anyone. And as the setting for some of the scenes in the latest Bond movie it clearly has something to offer. The largest lake in Italy, Lake Garda attracts more than just movie stars to its shores, each year it attracts hundreds of holidaymakers looking for a bit of luxury and a lot of natural beauty.
Over the last few centuries, Lake Garda has shaken and stirred holidaymakers from all over the world with its breathtaking scenery. These days the pretty villages around its shores are filled with hotels offering both budget and luxury accommodation, often with astounding views of the lake.
Lake Garda is
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If you are looking for a European tourist destination, consider the Liguria region of northern Italy, commonly known as the Italian Riviera. This thin strip of land lies on the Ligurian Sea, not far from Monaco and the French Riviera. While Liguria is by no means undiscovered, its crowds are much smaller than those next door. There are many little towns or villages, and one international port city almost smack dab in the center of the coast. This article explores Liguria east of Genoa, or as the locals call it, Riviera di Levante (The Riviera of the Rising Sun.) Be sure to read the other articles in this series: western Liguria, Genoa, and Cinque Terre, five little seaside villages that just
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Vetro, the new contemporary Italian restaurant & lounge overlooking Jamaica Bay in Howard Beach, is redrawing the map for upscale dining in New York City. Since its opening in October, this new venture from the owners of the legendary local caterer Russo’s On The Bay has quickly caused a buzz among serious foodies with executive chef Michael DeGeorgio’s innovative interpretation of Italian cuisine. Now, with its waterfront outdoor patio and rooftop lounge open for the summer, Vetro is more than ever a culinary destination for all seasons – and for all food-lovers.
Vetro is the brainchild of Frank Russo Jr., who since 1987 has built Russo’s On The Bay into
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