Tag: italia
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Neptune Statue Monterosso al Mare
I went to Cinque Terre in Italy for the first time. in 2015 I loved it so much that 4 months later I went back. One of the most unique things there was the Neptune Statue, the Sea God (also called Il Gigante). You can find the Neptune Statue in Monterosso al Mare. Monterosso al Mare is the only…
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Pathway of the Gods – Amalfi Coast
In May of 2013 I went down to the Amalfi Coast for the very first time. As someone who likes to have a bit of a plan going into anything I did a search on the Goggle for things to do. One of the things that popped up was to do a hike called The…
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Fontana di Trevi
The Fontana di Trevi doesn’t feel like any fountain I had seen before. I’m used to the ones in malls and parks and even though Buckingham Fountain in Chicago and Bethesda Fountain in New York City are both pretty, they are nothing compared to the Fontana di Trevi. As I followed the signs to get to the Fontana di Trevi…
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My First Wine Tasting
Despite growing up in an Italian-American household wine was not big in my family. I do not try to pretend I know anything about it. I know I like it on the sweeter side and I know I definitely do not like it dry. So I never thought of going to a wine tasting as…
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Horseback riding up Mt. Vesuvius
In May of 2013 I was in Napoli, Italia for the first time. There was an excursion that was listed up on the hostel board at Hostel of the Sun. It was to go horseback riding up Mt. Vesuvius. At the time in 2013 I had never been on a horse before and I also didn’t…
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Caffè Matteo – Corniglia, Italy
Caffè Matteo has easily become one of my favorite spots in Cinque Terre. Both times I stayed in Cinque Terre I stayed in Corniglia. Corniglia is in the middle of Cinque Terre with two villages on either side. It is technically a comune of Vernazza. Corniglia is the only one of the five villages that…
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