Ok, so nobody even tried to hazard a guess as to the name of the lovely bay shown in the first Guess Where in Italy post.
Never mind, it was probably too difficult!
Read on for the answer, and for a map showing just where this bay can be found, just in case this post gives you an idea for a holiday location…
It’s a lovely place, is Italy, but how well do you know it?
In this new just for fun, quasi-quiz, I’m going to publish photographs of Italy which I have found lurking on the internet, and ask you if you know where the place in the photograph is.
Here goes with the first image. You have until next Friday to leave a comment saying where you think it is. And I’d like the exact location, not simply the region of Italy, please.
I will give you a wee clue, and tell you about a little something which will potentially cut the cost of a holiday in Italy by quite a significant amount too. … Continue Reading
Like much of Western Europe, accommodation in Italy can be on the expensive side. But right across the country, from fashionable Milan in the north to the Sicilian capital of Palermo, there is a range of hostels and low cost hotels in Italy offering cheap dorm beds and private rooms.
Hostels aren’t all about drunken students and bunk beds any more, either – modern facilities and more luxurious features are increasingly common. HostelBookers has a wide variety of accommodation to suit travelers heading to Italy on a budget.
What follows are a few examples of hostels and low cost hotels from around Italy which really show the quality of such so-called ‘budget’ accommodation. … Continue Reading
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To get Italy flavour news and updates via Twitter, follow: @newsfromitaly 2300+ followers and counting.For those who did not know, Francesco Cossiga, who died the other day, was an Italian politician and one time President of Italy. Cossiga hailed from Sardinia, was a fan of John Le Carre and had earned himself the nickname “the pickaxe” owing to his no holds barred criticism of other Italian politicians.
As you may be aware, the generally tumultus world of Italian politics is in turmoil. The Berlusconi government is teetering on the brink of collapse, but what is really surprising, is that this collapse was sparked from the inside.
From spat to full-blown split. Silvio Berlusconi’s marriage of political convenience to Gianfranco Fini has ended in tears. Scorned lover Berlusconi even rejected Fini’s last minute attempts to kiss and make up and remain part of Berlusconi’s party of love. End of love in. Period.
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