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Desenzano del Garda: the quintessential Italian Lakeside Town you’ll love
Desenzano del Garda travel guide. Why I adore Desenzano as the perfect town to experience Lake Garda. In this travel guide, I help you discover what makes it special, best things to do, why I love Desenzano with kids and our tips about where to stay and where to eat in Desenzano. The small town of Desenzano is a pretty center on the southern shore of Lake Garda (Northern Italy). It is a place of charming architecture and stunning views, and it has that quintessential Italian atmosphere I always look for when coming to this part of the country. It is a town with a mellow, relaxing feel and the…
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Barbaresco: A Quiet wine town in the Heart of Piedmont you’ll love
Essential travel guide to the pretty town of Barbaresco, and why we recommend to add it to your southern Piedmont itinerary Wine lovers are familiar with the name Barbaresco and associate it with austere taste and ruby red hues of Barbaresco wine. But did you know Barbaresco is also a lovely medieval village worth visiting? It truly is and to visit Barbaresco is not just worth it but also easy. The town is small, takes a handful of minutes to visit and since it is outside the mass tourism track, you can leisurely include it in your itinerary with your planning. This is just what we did! Recently, we spent…
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Portovenere: the quaint alternative to Cinque Terre you’ll love
All you need to know about visiting Portovenere, a colorful village close to Cinque Terre with colorful houses, a fascinating castle and stunning sea views. I LOVE Cinque Terre and their quaint aesthetic. I love the colorful houses, the meandering roads, the sudden sea views that reveal the sparkling blue of the Mediterranean framed by the luscious green of the local garden. However, I have been here many times and so I started to wonder: is there any other place close to here that has a similar vibe but also something different, that can make me feel I have experience something new? Indeed, there is! This place is Portovenere! Portovenere…
