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  1. Slow Umbria: how to discover the Italophile’s Italy

    19 October 2011

    Leave Rome its Colosseum, Venice its canals. Let Tuscany have its masterpieces, along with its long lines. Umbria is the...

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  2. Ask Lonely Planet: best place to see the night sky?

    23 May 2011

    Here at Lonely Planet, we have travel experts on tap. In this excerpt from the June 2011 issue of Lonely...

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  3. In vino veritas: Italy’s regional wines

    20 August 2010

    Grazing your way around Italy? No doubt you’ve discovered that Italy’s sublime cuisine tastes even better when accompanied by a...

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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. Delicacies of Tuscany & Umbria

    05 July 2010

    These recommendations are taken from our Tuscany & Umbria guidebook, which is full of inspirational ideas & detailed coverage for...

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