One of the biggest and best-preserved archaeological sites in the world, Pompeii is both a fascinating attraction and a chilling history lesson about the power of nature. A stop-off in Pompeii is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to explore this astonishing ghost town where buildings, decorations and even plaster casts of real bodies all date back to AD79 and the day of
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The port city of Bari, the capital of the province of Bari and Apulia region, is located on the Adriatic coast in southern Italy. It is still well-preserved old town with winding streets, boasting the Cathedral of San Sabino (original building dates from the 12th century). Citta Vecchia welcomes its visitors with a feeling of the special atmosphere, maze of
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Matera is a wonderful place in the arid inland region of Basilicata in southern Italy. Matera is a town situated on the edge of a deep ravine and is divided into busy upper quarter and peaceful lower quarter Sassi (“caves”), which is further divided into Sasso Barisano and more picturesque Sasso Caveoso. Matera residents formerly lived in houses dug into
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Lecce is probably everywhere known as the “Florence of the Baroque.” This nickname is indicative of flourishing architecture, which is unmatched in southern Italy. The city contains signs of Greeks, Romans, Normans and Saracens but enduring link comes from Habsburg Spain. Its rulers who settled here, made great architectural transformation of the city during the 17th century. Duomo, Lecce, Puglia,
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Ancona is the capital of the Italian region of Marche. It is located in central Italy on the Adriatic coast. Ancona has the unusual shape. It reminds some bent elbow, which is a slight translation from the Greek word Αγκων meaning elbow. The city was founded by the Greeks in the 4th century BC. In the bay of bent elbow
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