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Italy

Italy is a surprisingly young country considering how much history is in this small country. It did not come together to a modern country until 1861.
Some facts about Italy:

  • Italy is located in Southern Europe
  • Italy is the home of pizza and imported pasta from China to Europe
  • The average life expectancy at birth for an Italian is 79.54 years.
  • Italy is slightly larger than Arizona.
  • Northern Italy is must more prosperous than Southern Italy
  • Italians love their evening Passeggiata, or stroll.
  • Italy brought the world ice cream, the piano and of course the Roman Empire
  • Italians is a popular travel destination and has been featured many times on the Amateur Traveler.
Enchanting Homes Perched on the Amalfi Coast – Positano, Italy – Daily Photo

Enchanting Homes Perched on the Amalfi Coast – Positano, Italy – Daily Photo

Originally built in medieval times as a port of the Amalfi Republic, Positano is now an enchanting and picturesque village in the Campania region of Italy. John Steinbeck wrote about Positano in ...
Book Review: “The Espresso Break” by Barbara Zaragoza

Book Review: “The Espresso Break” by Barbara Zaragoza

My wife and I visited Naples in the spring of 2008, as members of a Rick Steves tour group. This tour did something no other Rick Steves group had ever done before, ...
Travel to Puglia (Apulia) in Italy – Episode 322

Travel to Puglia (Apulia) in Italy – Episode 322

The Amateur Traveler talks to Antonello Losito from Southern Visions Travel about his native region of Puglia (Apulia) in Italy. Puglia is the boot of Italy and does not get the same ...
Travel to Umbria, Italy – Episode 321

Travel to Umbria, Italy – Episode 321

The Amateur Traveler talks to Rebecca about her adopted home of Umbria in Italy. Umbria is known as the green heart of Italy. Perhaps less well known than its neighbor of Tuscany ...
The Search for Ischia’s Wild Seaside Spa – Ischia, Italy

The Search for Ischia’s Wild Seaside Spa – Ischia, Italy

The steam spirals into the sky, pirouetting beneath the delicate winter sun, as the blistering spring water trickles, lathers, into the salty sea. A seagull swoops from the frosted cliff top , ...
7 Places to Kiss in Italy

7 Places to Kiss in Italy

If I had to pick the most romantic country off the top of my head I would say Italy. It might just be the inexpensive wine or a side effect of the ...
WWOOFing in Sicily

WWOOFing in Sicily

The working day  doesn’t start too early at La Casa delle Acque, a small organic orange farm at the foot of Mount Etna in Sicily. It’s around 8 O’clock. The sun has lit ...
“What News on the Rialto?” – Venice, Italy – Daily Photo

“What News on the Rialto?” – Venice, Italy – Daily Photo

Shakespeare started Act III of Merchant of Venice with the line “Now, what news on the Rialto?”. This important and historic bridge in Venice, Italy was the first to be built across ...
TripWolf – Mobile Travel Guides – Useful but Cryptic

TripWolf – Mobile Travel Guides – Useful but Cryptic

TripWolf is handing out Christmas Presents. They are giving away 70 Free Guides for iPhone & Android During the Christmas Season. Each day there are 5 free guides available. Click here to ...
View from Lake Como – Varenna, Italy – Daily Photo

View from Lake Como – Varenna, Italy – Daily Photo

Lake Colmo in Northern Italy has the reputation as being where the Italians go for vacation or at least go to avoid the heat of the Summer in Milan. This is the ...