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  1. chiaram avatar

    RE: Another earthquake...

    by chiaram 29 May 2012

    Yes, it's more than an earthquake, something like a seismic wave, there have been two other strong events around one pm. They have been…

  2. mike9 avatar

    RE: Venice, Florence and Rome

    by mike9 28 May 2012

    Agree with above but would add that Italy is more than big cities. Do take the opportunity to have a few day trips / overnights in smaller…

  3. lucapal avatar

    Emilia Area

    by lucapal 20 May 2012

    Anyone thinking of heading this way today or in the near future....there was an earthquake this morning.Lots of churches etc. in Modena,Ferr…

  4. sophotec avatar

    RE: 4 days in Northern Italy

    by sophotec 28 March 2012

    As previous poter said I really recommend to visi the dolomites... they are couple of hours of car drive from Verona, and are really one…

  5. alassio avatar

    RE: Cheaper Alternatives to Italy

    by alassio 21 March 2012

    Good advice from many posters: structure your travel around regionale trains (R or RE or D) and you will pay a fraction of what you…

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    RE: Train fares expensive in Italy?

    by neckervd 12 March 2012

    Italy has 3 categories of trains: Eurostar Italia (ES): fast and expensive IC or EC, slower and less expensive R or RV, slow and cheap…

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    RE: Advice on 2 week car euro adventure

    by EVB2 13 February 2012

    I checked out the equipment side and the link you posted. I'm going to buy a vis vest and triangles and anything else I can find that…

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    RE: Bologna

    by lucapal 03 February 2012

    Your car and public transport combination is a good idea...there are so many things to see in this area. Depends on your interests really…

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    RE: Rome to Tours one way by train (in 7 days)

    by neckervd 17 November 2011

    If you want to visit Rome and Venice, you need at least 6 days (4plus 2) for that. Spend day 7 for a day trip or a stop over (Orvieto/Chiusi…

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    Re: 3 Days to Spare: Parma or Bologna?

    by terifc 26 October 2011

    I so appreciate the dialogue. You have no idea (-: So here are my latest thoughts, based on some of yours: - I will get to Parma somet…

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    RE: 3 Days to Spare: Parma or Bologna?

    by sushi75 25 October 2011

    +one day in Parma+ My one day in Parma would be: Piazza del Duomo, with Duomo and Baptistry, Storica Spezieria di San Giovanni Evangelist…

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    RE: +/- 2 days between San Marino & Venice

    by neckervd 15 October 2011

    Between San Marino and Venezia: Ravenna http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenna Faenza http://www.italia.it/en/media/video/faenza-the-art-of-…

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    RE: between siena & Venice

    by mike9 02 October 2011

    Just a comment in case it helps - once you get north of Bologna / Modena heading towards Venice, you're in the big flat plain of the River…

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    RE: Where to celebrate Christmas and New Year in Italy?

    by sushi75 18 August 2011

    +Does anyone have any pros and cons regarding the places I've mentioned?+ I happen to know well all those places, and Milan is certainly…

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    RE: Going To Italy For A Month!

    by coconut_skin 13 August 2011

    Yes but if you base yourself in, say, Rome and rent a place for 1 month that kind of limits the places you're going to see, doesn't it??…

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    RE: Day trips out of Bologna

    by ledblimp 08 August 2011

    Verona, Vicenza, Padova, Venice, Ferrara, Ravenna, San Marino, Florence. All within a couple of hours drive from Bologna. For an overnighter…

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    Re: round Verona for 7 days

    by ledblimp 07 August 2011

    Depends on how you want to see things. For me, Venice could easily fill up 7 days. BUT......I would say spend a couple of days in Verona…

  18. zarok73 avatar

    Re: An Italian Proposal

    by zarok73 12 July 2011

    It depends on what you like. But I think Ravenna is marvelous as is Ferrara and both are off the beaten track. Consider these two cities…

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    RE: What to do around Ferrara

    by lolapop 10 July 2011

    Just back from Ferrara, a nice city especially in summer where there was an open air concert held almost every night in the main square.…

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    Re: Emilia Romagna, Tuscany and doubts about Ferrara, Verona, Perugia

    by haleyized_ftw 29 June 2011

    This itinerary looks good. Only a bit of details left to be worked out and this should be good. If you would go on a pace wherein you're…

  21. markschaaf avatar

    Re: Emilia Romagna, Tuscany and doubts about Ferrara, Verona, Perugia

    by markschaaf 27 June 2011

    In the chance that you weren't allowing for the travel time between cities you should remember you will probably loose half of each travel…

  22. MTL avatar

    RE: Emilia Romagna, Tuscany and doubts about Ferrara, Verona, Perugia

    by MTL 27 June 2011

    Given the amount of time you have (more power to you!) I think it's shame you're still sticking to relatively large towns. Visit some…

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    Re: Emilia Romagna, Tuscany and doubts about Ferrara, Verona, Perugia

    by ivanclavery 27 June 2011

    Mike9, thanks for the advice. I'll check this "cittaslow" concept... Never heard of it before. Orvieto sounds like a great place indee…

  24. mike9 avatar

    RE: Emilia Romagna, Tuscany and doubts about Ferrara, Verona, Perugia

    by mike9 27 June 2011

    Forgot to mention - your original thread was about slow travel through Europe. Are you aware of "cittaslow" ? - its not well known in…

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    RE: Emilia Romagna, Tuscany and doubts about Ferrara, Verona, Perugia

    by mike9 27 June 2011

    Can't improve on Sushi's advice but I'll add a couple of comments. I'm one of those who shouts about how under-rated Orvieto is - there…

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