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Category Archives: tuscany
Cameron’s cappuccino a lesson for tourists in Italy
I don’t often give personal comment on news or incidents happening in Italy, preferring to give objective accounts of various news items or current affairs in Italy I feel others may be interested in. However the recent ‘Cameron cappuccino’ incident which … Continue reading
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Three die in floods
Three women drowned in floods as they remained trapped in their motor vehicle in an underpass in the Tuscan town on Prato on Monday night. The three Chinese women aged 42,50 and 24, all related, were victims of a malfunctioning … Continue reading
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New Roughguides for Italy
Roughguides.com and Penguin have just published two new guides to Italian holiday regions: Tuscany & Umbria and Naples and the Amalfi Coast.Since both areas have recently become popular with British toursits, intelligent guidebooks are more than welcome.Buy here and here.
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