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  1. Puglia’s food festivals

    31 October 2010

    Head to the heel of Italy‘s boot and discover a region with reasons to celebrate local food all year round....

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  2. Reap the rewards of Italy’s harvest in November

    05 October 2010

    To eat and drink in Italy often verges on the sublime, and at any time of year there are markets,...

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  3. Cheese travel: tips from a cheesemonger

    04 October 2010

    Gordon Edgar is the cheese buyer for San Francisco’s famous Rainbow Grocery Cooperative, a store that is well-known by Bay...

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  4. Try out our new ‘Things to do’

    01 October 2010

    We’re excited to announce the newest feature on lonelyplanet.com: Things to do....

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  5. What $1 buys around the world

    28 September 2010

    At Lonely Planet, we’re big fans of the travel bargain. After all, the first guide we produced was Asia on...

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  6. Ask Lonely Planet: which beach should you visit in September?

    31 August 2010

    Here at Lonely Planet, we have travel experts on tap. In this excerpt from the September 2010 issue of Lonely...

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  7. Don’t miss…Milan’s Duomo

    12 August 2010

    What are the absolute don’t miss sights in Milan and Italy’s Northwest? In this excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Discover Italy...

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  8. Guide to Italian literature

    10 August 2010

    Reading the local literature before you go is a good way to get a greater understanding of a destination. This...

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  9. How to rent a Tuscan villa

    08 August 2010

    For some, it seems the impossible dream. A  distant playground for rich snobs, (successful) travel writers, Merchant & Ivory film...

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  10. Alternative Italy: 5 new places to discover

    06 August 2010

    Italy has always been a tourist hot spot. In this five-part extract from Lonely Planet Magazine (Aug 2010), we recommend...

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  11. Alternative Italy, pt 5: Like Lake Como and Garda? Try the Lazio Lakes.

    04 August 2010

    In this five-part series taken from Lonely Planet Magazine (Aug 2010 issue) we show you just where to step off...

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  12. Alternative Italy, pt 4: Like The Dolomites? Try Monti Sibillini.

    04 August 2010

    In this five-part series taken from Lonely Planet Magazine (Aug 2010 issue) we show you just where to step off...

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  13. Alternative Italy, pt 3: Like Florence? Try Bologna.

    04 August 2010

    In this five-part series taken from Lonely Planet Magazine (Aug 2010 issue) we show you just where to step off...

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  14. Discover our great new ebooks!

    03 August 2010

    Lonely Planet is excited to announce our Discover ebook series is now available from Apple’s iBookstore....

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  15. Alternative Italy, pt 2: Like the Amalfi Coast? Try the Gargano Promontory

    03 August 2010

    In this five-part series taken from Lonely Planet Magazine (Aug 2010 issue) we show you just where to step off...

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  16. Alternative Italy, pt 1: Like Tuscany? Try Langhe Valley.

    02 August 2010

    In this five-part series taken from Lonely Planet Magazine (Aug 2010 issue) we show you just where to step off...

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  17. 24 hours in 10 great cities

    27 July 2010

    If you’ve got a quick hit stopover, don’t just kill time in an airport – make the most of it...

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  18. Going underground at the Colosseum

    23 July 2010

    Rome’s Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo) just got even more interesting. The great 80,000-capacity stadium, where the masses used to bay...

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  19. Italy’s best-kept secrets

    21 July 2010

    Set in southern Italy, Matera, Basilicata is a little-known glinting jewel with scenery that is more moonscape than landscape. Such...

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  20. An evening out in Rome

    19 July 2010

    There’s no city with better backdrops for a drink. You can sip a cocktail overlooking the Roman Forum or savour...

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  21. Top 10 sights in Rome

    19 July 2010

    Rome may not be the capital of the world these days, but it is still one of the most historically-packed...

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  22. The dark side of Rome

    19 July 2010

    Rome has some eccentric hot spots – from macabre rooms lined with bones through to the massive burial grounds along...

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  23. Naples: Italy’s southern drama queen

    15 July 2010

    Baroque flourishes, celestial superheroes, bellowing baristi: few cities match the raw intensity of Naples. Living in the shadow of a...

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  24. A Perfect Day in Rome

    15 July 2010

    Every perfect Rome day begins with a soul-nourishing coffee. Try the burnished surroundings of Tazza d’Oro on Via degli Orfani...

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