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Riva del Garda: the atmospheric lakeside town you’ll love
Essential travel guide to Riva del Garda: why Riva is worth visiting, best things to see and do, where to eat, tips for visiting Riva with kids. Riva del Garda is a fascinating, atmospheric town in the very north of Lake Garda, where the lake’s calm waters meet the Alps. Riva is a beautiful town, and it stands out from others along the lake on a couple of accounts: a unique Austrian-historic vibe, vestige of when this area belonged to Austria in the not-so-ancient-past, and a stunning natural position beside imposing cliffs plunging into the water. Exploring Riva is a pleasure: the town is small enough that you can come…
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Venice at Christmas: best things to do + tips for a festive trip you’ll love
Practical travel guide to plan a trip to Venice at Christmas. Best things to do, what to expect from the weather, best tours in Venice for the holiday season. There’s something quietly magical about Venice in December. Venice is always a contemplative, romantic and dreamy place but Venice during the festivities, as the winter cold sun settles over the canals and Christmas lights brighten up the damp days, the city glows softly and makes you dream of lazy afternoons with a book and ruby red glasses of smooth red wine to ride out the cold. As you can probably tell from this introduction, I love Venice at Christmas. I actually…
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Rome at Christmas: best things to do and itinerary ideas you’ll love
My expect guide to Rome at Christmas: discover the best things to do, tours worth taking, special seasonal events and find festive itineraries to make the most of the Christmas holidays in Rome. Christmas is a really fun time to be in Rome! When December arrives, Rome’s cobbled streets and grand piazzas get a dusting of lights and cheer: luminaries light up Via del Corso, stunning Christmas trees decorate the Spanish Steps and the city’s biggest piazzas, shop windows fill with decorations and seasonal treats and festive cheer fill the air. The festive season officially starts on December 8th, when families decorate their trees, and it lasts all the way to…
