Italy
5 stories visited between 2016 and 2017
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Miazzina, Italy
Coffee in the village, then a long walk up to Pian Cavallone Twelve October days in Miazzina, a village high above Lake Maggiore: garden grapes, espresso by the bell tower, and the long walk up to Pian Cavallone.
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Capri, Italy
Sailing round the island past the Faraglioni rock stacks Capri in March 2016: a boat round the island, the Faraglioni rocks, the lighthouse cliffs, a netted lemon tree and a bottle of limoncello for the way home.
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Rome, Italy
Inside the Colosseum, up the Palatine and pizza sold by weight Three days in Rome in March 2016: the Colosseum inside and out, the Forum from the Palatine, Trevi after dark, and pizza sold by the slice.
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Milan, Italy
Ten timed minutes in front of Leonardo's Last Supper Milan in March 2016: the Duomo by day and floodlit at night, the Galleria, Sforza Castle, ten minutes with the Last Supper, and pizza at a pavement table.
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Tirano, Italy
Boarding the red Bernina train from valley floor to snow Tirano in March 2016: a frescoed basilica, a dog in a red coat, and the red Bernina railway that climbs out of the Italian valley straight into the snow.