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Category Archives: Travel-Italy
Ready for Take-Off? Not Before Visiting the Gardens.
Two weekends ago I was getting back to Rome in the evening and had a 9:50 am flight the next morning. What to do? Go into town for a late-night supper (taxi or train fares, big hotel bill, big anxiety) … Continue reading
Posted in Beach houses, Travel-Italy, Urban Gardens
Tagged Fiumicino, Italy seaside resorts, Rome, walled gardens
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Italian Landscapes and Gardens
Italy is known for its formal gardens, from the Borghese Gardens in Rome to the Boboli Gardens behind the Pitti Palace in Florence. But as I re-learned over the past few weeks, the whole country is a garden, whether it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Public Gardens, Travel-Italy
Tagged gardens, Italy, landscapes, Le Marche, Montelparo, Pistoia, tree nurseries, Tuscany, Vivai Sandro Bruschi
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Five Days in Lévanto
Julius and I had visited Lévanto, on the Italian Riviera south of Genoa, too briefly, about twelve years ago. I fondly remembered the town as an idyllic step back in time, a personification of the pre-WWII fantasy depicted in the … Continue reading
Posted in Travel-Italy
Tagged Cinque Terre, Hotel Nazionale, Italian Riviera, Italy, Levanto, Liguria, Riomaggiore, trompe l'oeil architecture
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An Early-Morning Walk Through Town
In Lévanto, I liked waking up early—before the onset of car, motorini, and tourist traffic—to take a walk and take pictures. The air is perfumed with herbs and flowers and with yeasty dough, chocolate, and coffee. People are sweeping the … Continue reading
Posted in Travel-Italy, What's Blooming Now
Tagged geranium food, Levanto, Liguria, pelargoniums, zucchini blossoms
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