Lecce is the jewel of the Salento in southern Puglia, Italy. Find out why this beautiful baroque city needs to be on your Italy vacation itinerary!
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A Paphos travel guide - From beautiful Mediterranean beaches to exploring UNESCO sites and feasting on fabulous food, it's time to check out the best things to do in Paphos.
Urban biking is not without peril. Many of my parishioners rely exclusively on human-powered transportation and do so while competing for road space with
Fabulous locations that should be on your bucket list, matter a fact you should put these on the list of things that you should do asap. Or maybe...
Saturday we visited Cinque Terre (Italian for five lands) and enjoyed fantastic views of the Italian coast and these five adorable villages. In addition to the great views, we also enjoyed the best gelato we've had in Italy (pictured below) in the village of Vernazza. The region is also famous for its focaccia bread (also pictured).
County Wexford's stunning beaches and idyllic harbor towns have long been a draw for local Irish on holiday. With its coastal small towns, dramatic beaches and outstanding local cuisine, Co Wexford is a fabulous place to unwind and relax. Here are all the best things to do in Wexford, Ireland for first time visitors!
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Discover the most epic places to visit in Northern Italy, from Milan and Venice to Ravenna and Padua: great cities, pretty towns, charming villages!
Isola Bella is a small island near Taormina, Sicily, southern Italy. Also known as The Pearl of the Ionian Sea, it is located within a small bay on the Ionian Sea; it was a private property until 1990, when it was bought by the Region of Sicily, being turned into a nature reserve, administrated by the Italian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature. There is a narrow path that often connects the island to the mainland beach. The island has a small and rather rocky beach which is a popular destination for sunbathers. King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies gifted the island to the nearby town of Taormina in 1806. The island was then bought from the town by a Ms. Trevelyan, who built a small house facing the sea and imported exotic plants, which thrived in the Mediterranean climate. Subsequent owners kept up the island, until the owner went bankrupt, and auctioned the island in 1990. The island had been noted by conservationists as early as 1983, and it was quickly obtained by the Region and designated as a protected natural site. The island is home to several species of birds, and a few types of lizards. L'Isola Bella è una piccola isola situata nel comune di Taormina, in provincia di Messina. L'esigua distanza dalla costa a volte, a causa della marea, si annulla, rendendola una penisola. È chiamata anche la perla del Mediterraneo. Il nome fu coniato dal barone tedesco, Wilhelm von Gloeden, che diffuse in tutto il mondo il valore artistico dell'isola. Donata nel 1806 da Ferdinando I di Borbone a Pancrazio Ciprioti sindaco di Taormina, fu acquistata nel 1890 da Lady Florence Trevelyan, nipote della Regina Vittoria e moglie del filantropo sindaco di Taormina prof. Salvatore Cacciola che la valorizzò costruendovi una pittoresca casetta e piantumandovi rare essenze pregiate, poi andò in eredità all'unico nipote maschio avv.Cesare Acrosso.[1]. Nel 1954 fu acquistata dai fratelli Busurgi, che vi realizzarono una splendida residenza con una minuscola piscina camuffata fra rocce e piantagioni. Nel 1984, su sollecitazione del Comune di Taormina, l'Assessorato regionale dei Beni Culturali dichiarò l'Isola Bella un monumento d'interesse storico artistico di particolare pregio in quanto: "esempio isolato di unicum come valore naturalistico, storico e culturale", sottoponendola a vincoli di tutela. Il decreto considerava l'isola come un "monumento naturale". Nel 1990 l'isola fu messa all'asta e acquistata dall'Assessorato dei Beni Culturali. Nel 1998 fu istituita riserva naturale, gestita dal WWF e di recente passata in gestione alla Provincia di Messina. Taormina is a comune and small town on the east coast of the island of Sicily, Italy, in the Province of Messina, about midway between Messina and Catania. Taormina has been a very popular tourist destination since the 19th century. It has popular beaches (accessible via an aerial tramway) on the Ionian sea, which is remarkably warm and has a high salt content. Taormina can be reached via highways from Messina from the north and Catania .Just south of Taormina is the Isola Bella, a nature reserve. Tours of the Capo Sant' Andrea grottos are also available. Taormina is built on an extremely hilly coast, and is approximately a forty-five minute drive away from Europe's largest active volcano, Mount Etna. Taormina è un comune di 10.991 abitanti della provincia di Messina. E' uno dei centri balneari di maggiore rilievo di tutta la regione. Il suo aspetto, il suo paesaggio, i suoi luoghi, le sue bellezze riescono ad attirare turisti provenienti da tutto il mondo. Situata su una collina a 206 m di altezza sul livello del mare , sospesa tra rocce e mare su un terrazzo del monte Tauro, in uno scenario di bellezze naturali unico per varietà e contrasti di motivi , splendore di colori e lussureggiante vegetazione . Il clima è dolcemente mite , piogge scarse durante l'estate, ma non si tratta di un clima arido. Molto belle le mezze stagioni , Primavera e Autunno infatti vantano un clima ideale mite. La storia di Taormina è sicuramente costellata da molteplici dominazioni, e questo è possibile vederlo passeggiando per le strade del centro storico che mostrano i segni lasciati dai vari popoli passati per Taomina. Essendo situata al centro del mediterraneo la Sicilia fu sempre una preda ambita per la sua posizione strategica di passaggio,situata sulla parte est e in posizione fortificata su una collina permetteva già da allora di controllare buona parte della costa ionica e ha sempre rappresentato un ottimo punto di fortificazione e controllo nelle stradegie di guerra. Dopo aver attestato l'esistenza di una sede di siculi ( antichi abitanti dell'isola, detti anche sicani) presso Taormina, per certo vi passarono e vi lasciarono le loro tracce I Greci, i Romani, i Saraceni, dunque gli Arabi, i Bizantini ,I Normanni , Gli Aragonesi , e per ultimi i Borboni. Font : Wikipedia www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcvR1DE4_-0 www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDDZzYD2vxY
Painting of Wade by Maurice Codner, 1939 Why are some National Trust Houses heavily trafficked while others are not? I have often puz...
People can talk sh*t about Instagram all they want but it still remains a great way to discover some of the most incredible places in the world. Some places that I visited over the past years, I wouldn't even have known about their existence if it wasn't because of this platform. That's why I decided to list my own top 25 of Most Instagrammable Places in the World that I have seen and visited myself.
From exotic pets to questionable fashion, there is always something interesting to see at Walmart
This store has seen it all.
The earth still very much a mystery to even the most traveled person. We all travel to discover those places that are so magical you can’t explain them in words or pictures. Here are the most amazing places you won’t believe exist until you visit yourself.
If you're one of those people who are interested in how others live, then the 'Weird Homes That Just Need To Be Shared' Facebook group is the perfect place for you to visit. With 191.7K members, it is dedicated to celebrating the quirkiest and most unconventional houses and apartments around the world. From creepy attics to retro kitchens, these folks have it all.
Weird is in style right now.
If you browse the internet, you immediately realize that the craze about shopping at Walmart isn't precisely about groceries; it’s far from it. Known as the kind of hypermarket chain that targets all types of people, regardless of their social and economic status, it’s notorious for all kinds of interesting personalities spotted hanging around there.
People can talk sh*t about Instagram all they want but it still remains a great way to discover some of the most incredible places in the world. Some places that I visited over the past years, I wouldn't even have known about their existence if it wasn't because of this platform. That's why I decided to list my own top 25 of Most Instagrammable Places in the World that I have seen and visited myself.
