Simply by putting one foot in front of the other, walking gives an immediate sense of exploring a new place, and the physical activity means you can have more for lunch. I read Italian travel guides and hiking magazines to find out about new areas for walking tours in Italy, and especially enjoy pathways that represent a piece of Italy’s history, like Roman and Etruscan roads, or pilgrim trails and smuggler’s paths. Often I just walk out my front door in Sicily, and go walking for the pure pleasure of it, with no set destination other than resting under a 500-year old olive tree.
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Who says flowers only bloom in the spring? If you are in the right place in Italy at the right time, you can view wildflowers all year long.
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A trullo is a stone building with a cone-shaped roof that is peculiar to the region of Puglia in southeastern Italy. The town of Alberobello has the highest concentration of trulli, about 1500 of them, that are built on 2 sides of a steep valley. Since Alberobello gets a lot of tourists, we prefer to […]
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My favorite walking route for this spectacular hike in the Dolomites of Italy, and how to avoid most of the crowds on the popular walking trails around the Tre Cime di Lavaredo.
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Five Things To Do In Ragusa Sicily Take a 1-day culinary walk and taste your way through Ragusa as you explore the streets and narrow stairways on foot, on a guided walking and culinary tour that beings you from upper Ragusa to lower Ragusa Ibla, and includes lunch in an ancient stone cave. Taste Ragusa’s […]
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Follow the wild orchid season while walking in Italy and find out the best times to go on a wildflower walk from Sicily to the Dolomites.
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Pictures from a walking tour in Western Sicily show the delights of the clear turquoise sea during a walk in the Zingaro Park, and an off the beaten path Greek site.
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Our Splendors of Sicily walking tour includes Greek temples, stunning walks, and lots more – Here are some image from a previous Italian Connection tour.
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1. A walking tour along the Amalfi Coast’s Pathway of the Gods is like walking to heaven high above Positano, following a long terrace through lemon groves with spectacular views stretching out to the island of Capri. Pick-up more good vibes in the gardens of the Villa Cimbrone in Ravello, where Greta Garbo fell in […]
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1. Leonardo da Vinci & Michelangelo trails above Florence. Take a local bus up to Fiesole, and follow a trail to the spot where Leonardo da Vinci tested his flying machines (1 hr). Continue the walking tour, complete with spectacular views of city of Florence and its Duomo, to Settignano, where Michelangelo came to sketch […]
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May is the perfect time of year to walk in the Aeolian Islands, and Italian Connection’s new tour offers spectacular walking and breezy boat rides from island to island, making for a magical vacation. Read on for more details about this holiday and a great special offer.
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Le genovesi are custard-filled pastries that are a specialty of the town of Erice, which we visit on several of our culinary and walking tours in Sicily. If you can’t get to Maria Grammatico’s pastry shop in Erice, try this Sicilian dessert recipe at home.
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Aren’t towers supposed to be tall? Not in the countryside of Modica, where a “torre” – tower – is something else indeed.
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