Category Archives: Palermo

Top 8 Tips For Getting Around Easily In Big Italian Cities

March 7, 2012 – 9:00 am

Planning on visiting Turin, Rome or Palermo? In big Italian cities, plan on using public buses, subways or taxis or walk. They say the best way to see a country is on foot and that’s certainly true in the historic centre of many Italian cities.  Avoid driving a car. Driving a car in big cities [...]

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My Top 10 Places In Italy (in no particular order—it’s a stiff competition!)

October 24, 2011 – 9:00 am

People ask me about my favourite places in Italy. What would I recommend? I always ask them what they’re passionate about, what’s important to them. We may have different tastes and dreams.  What are your favourite places in Italy? Feel free to add to my list. Let’s have a conversation and widen our horizons for [...]

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