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The Swiss Riviera, on the shores of sparkling Lake Geneva, is a delightful place to spend several days. It has it all: nature, history, vineyards, castles, water, mountains, markets, great food, and endless recreational opportunities. The 40-mile Riviera runs from…
In Northern Italy, Emilia-Romagna stretches from the Apennine Mountains to the south and west, the Po River in the north, and the Adriatic Sea in the east. Its cities include Modena, Ferrara, and Ravenna, all rich with UNESCO World Heritage…
Provence is a large region in France, measuring more than 12,000 square miles. With mountains, the sea, Roman ruins, lavender fields, art, vineyards, markets, museums, and extraordinary history, it is all but impossible to see everything in one trip. For…
The Bordeaux wine-producing area, located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France, is said by many to be the wine capital of the world. Surely some might object to that, but it is indisputably near the top. Its most produced, and…
Belfast is a city with a deep, tradition-steeped, but troubled soul. You feel it all the moment you arrive. It is an awe-inspiring, mysterious, and sometimes slightly disconcerting feeling that pulls you in, challenges you, dazzles you, and, in the…
The Italian region of Piedmont is in the far northwestern part of the country, at the foot of the Alps, bordering France and Switzerland. Renowned for its high-quality wine and cuisine, its mountain lakes, and its elegant capital, Turin, Piedmont…
There are surely thousands of amazing things to do in Ireland. But if a road trip along the Wild Atlantic Way isn’t the top thing, we just don’t know what could be. The entire Wild Atlantic Way is 1600 miles…
“The most fantastic and impossible rock in the world: Skellig Michael. An incredible, impossible, mad place… I tell you the thing does not belong to any world that you and I have lived and worked in: it is part of…
Are you planning a trip to Italy with food at the forefront of your mind? Of course you are! You are surely longing for pasta, pizza, focaccia bread, risotto, Tuscan steak, and fresh truffles to name a few. It might…
Sacra di San Michele is an imposing monastery located on top of Mount Pirchiriano, overlooking the Alps and Susa Valley, in Sant’Ambrogio di Torino. It is just a short train ride from Turin. A Little History The Sacra, built between…
