The Sacre Monte di Varese (The sacred mountain of Varese) is one of the nine Sacri Monti (sacred mountains) located on the in regions of Lombardy and Piedmont in Northern Italy. The nine mounts which are settled on the foothill of the Alps are a series of nine cavalries or groups of chapels with devotional …
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The dynamic city of Milan has been recognized as one of the world’s four fashion and design capitals. In character Milan is distance from rest of the cities in Italy with its immense historical importance. Milan is home to many museums, art galleries and cultural institutions. One of the city’s most beautiful attractions is the …
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The highlight of our visit to Lugano was to venture Monte San Salvatore. Monte San Salvatore, one of Lugano’s home mountains, rises few steps away from the busy streets of the city. Its altitude is about 912 m and one of the easy to reach vantage points in Lugano. Monte San Salvatore Getting Here The …
It was our second day in Lugano and witnessing the magnificent morning vistas of the Lugano valley was on the top of our bucket list. After having an early breakfast I and my husband Sanka took off towards the lake shore of the residential area of Paradiso. It was about 5 minute short walk from …
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Lugano is located in the Italian speaking Canton of Ticino in the Southern Switzerland bordering Italy. The town lies at the edge of the Lake Lugano (in Italian “Lago di Lugano”) surrounded by Lugano Prealps. Located in on the plains of Southern Switzerland, surrounded by Alps and lakes, Lugano has been inhabited since Stone Age …
Travelling to Cinque Terre was our first ever trip to the Italian Riviera. My husband Sanka and I were following travel posts about Cinque Terre for some time and the images of colorful and unique landscape and naturally to savor the Ligurian seafood inspired us to visit this amazing destination. To avoid the tourist masses …
Cinque Terre is one of the most iconic places in Italy and one of the most famous coastal landscapes in the world. It consists of five centuries old fishing villages which is perched high on the Italian Riviera in the province of Liguria. In Italian “Cinque Terre” (pronounced as "cheen-kway tear-ay") means “five lands” and …
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