Italy

A Route to Lake Garda in Italy

To the north of Italy , there is a charming tourist circuit is simply to turn a lake ‘s largest country.But being that Lake Garda is the largest, and is located in the mountain scenery in the Alps , the task of travel costs may be much larger than they believe.

Lake Garda in Italy

The good news is definitely worth doing.The lake, with a 51.6 km long and 17.2 wide, is easily reached from Verona .The landscape is going to happen from a more mountainous north, and valley glaciers in the south, all of great beauty.The lake is so large that spans three regions: Trento , Brescia and Verona .

Lake Garda in Italy

Undertake a journey around Lake Garda immerse us in a walk through the green region, elegant villas and centennial, the countryside, and above all, countless charming villages.The way to do that is the road Gardesana , a total of 150 kilometers.What recommendations would do with a break of one night to enjoy more relaxed place.

On the way we will encounter accidents of the landscape as peninsulas that go deep into the lake, cliffs, islands, and lookouts with stunning views.On the Scagliera Rocca , sits a gorgeous castle that is imposed, and best, for the past seven centuries.within its walls remains a town that takes us to another time, although tourists are reminded that in the XXI century.

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Tips for a Vacation to Italy

Italy is one of the most advanced countries in the world. With its natural beauty, attracts many tourists from all over the world to go and spend some time in this beautiful country gifted by nature.

Before you can start planning to go to Italy on vacation, you must put in mind that this beautiful country is so expensive so far that can drain your bank account. However, no needs to worry because in this article, I would like a list of facilities that can help you go on holiday in Italy with a cheap price.

If you are outside the peak season between February and May plus September to January, you will have the best treat when you go to Italy.

current year, the number of tourists in Italy is less than the price for a very cheap accommodation services. It is believed that they were 40%, much lower than the peak season when the tourists a lot.

It would be better if you book in advance. The hotels will charge you less if you pay the cost of accommodation before you depart for a vacation.

The more you are in addition to the major cities of Italy, the higher the cost. If you decide to live near Rome, Milan or Naples, then the bag you have to spend good money would be wise if you choose an area far from downtown.

Area where you will live should be according to the place to be visited. Make sure that you will not spend too much in the form of daily transportation to get to that place.

Your budget will be simplified if you decide to cook your own food, rather than going to a restaurant that might turn out to be expensive.

Plaza de San Marcos in Venice

The Plaza de San Marcos is located in the heart of Venice. It measures 180 meters long by 70 meters wide and is the only one piazza in Venice, since it is Piazzale rest or fields.

Its construction began in the ninth century by adopting the current size and shape in 1177, 100 years after being paved.

The Plaza de San Marcos is one of the most beautiful places in the world, Napoleon Bonaparte was defined as “the most beautiful room of Europe.”

Plaza de San Marcos

The square is the lowest place in Venice so that, when there are “aqua high” is the first in flood. When this happens, the authorities placed gateways for transit of citizens and visitors. Depending on the time and, if we’re lucky (or unlucky, depends for whom), we see the square filled with water.
Points of Interest
Plaza de San Marcos
The most important buildings of the square are St. Mark’s Basilica, Ducal Palace, Museo Correr, the Campanile (the bell tower of the basilica) and the Torre dell’Orologio.

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The Ducal Palace (Palazzo Ducale)

The Ducal Palace of Venice
The Basilica and Plaza de San Marcos, represent one of the most famous and photographed landscapes in the world, perhaps due in part to their great harmony and beautiful architecture.
The Ducal Palace For centuries, the Ducal Palace served three functions of vital importance in the political and social life of Venice. The place was used as a residence for the Duke, as the seat of city government and a courthouse. Precisely this was where the most important decisions that set the fate of Venice and Europe were taken by the most influential figures from different periods.

Palace DucalIn fact, when the palace was built, had a design similar to a castle with towers and strong walls, as the location of a focal point for access to the sea. However, under time passed, and due to some accidents involving fires, the building was rebuilt and remodeled to what we know today.

Currently, the Ducal Palace is a museum open to the public that shows a variety of exhibits of great historical interest. Enter the palace is a good experience even for those who are not interested in history, as the grand design of the interiors of the palace more than a wonder.

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The Bridge of Sighs

The visit also will cross the famous Bridge of Sighs that was built in Baroque style in the seventeenth century, gives access to the dungeons of the palace. The name of the bridge is given as the path that followed the death row because, from their windows, were last seen on the Laguna Veneta.

Curiously, in the Ducal Palace is also the Bocca di Leone, a kind of mailbox with lion face where once could expose the illegal practices of citizens.

The Venetian Bridge of Sighs

Venice, the “city of canals”: One of those interesting places that highlight the beauty of the city is the Bridge of Sighs.

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According to historical data on the website dumps ArteHistoria, this bridge was built in 1602 by Antonio Contino with the aim of linking courts and the prisons of the Ducal Palace with the building of new prisons. It was only in the nineteenth century by Lord Byron, which is building acquired its current name since for him, the prisoners on a bridge crossing sighed, knowing that losing freedom.

Years passed and today, Bridge of Sighs is one of the most preferred by tourists to take pictures when they travel to Venice. Is that its history, its construction and its location make it one of the most picturesque historic sites, intriguing, romantic and distinctive in Venice. What makes the search for cheap hotels in Venice near this bridge is virtually impossible at any time of year. It is a similar situation in London with regard to staying near Tower Bridge. It is also almost impossible to find cheap hotels as there many luxury hotels around these popular tourist locations. If you are traveling on a luxury travel budget, then London hotels here on Travel Intelligence are probably more for you.
If you have not visited, remember that you have two ways to access it: one is to know the inside advantage to visit the Ducal Palace and the other, perhaps the romantic alternative is to go under the bridge, gondola rides. Sounds interesting, right? To enhance the sentimental meaning attributed to the Bridge of Sighs, we recommend that this tour of Venice as you do in the company of your partner. You will see that being together in this city, the tourist attractions will become much more romantic and seductive.

And if you do enough with this bridge or want to compare with others in the same style, you can move to Cambridge, Oxford or Barranco (Lima, Peru), where there are other Bridge of Sighs.

Piazzale Roma

The Piazzale Roma is the last place of Venice can be reached by road. It is the place where the bridge ends of Liberty and where the buses to go to the mainland.

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The Piazzale Roma is a place devoid of any tourist attractions, but is a must for all travelers arriving by bus from Venice Marco Polo, Treviso and Mestre.
Communication from Piazzale Roma to Venice

The Piazzale Roma is located near the Santa Lucia train station and also has a Vaporetto stop itself.

From Piazzale Roma vaporetto station can reach the main attractions in Venice and Murano, Lido and other nearby islands.

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Visit Venice

Venice travel Are you planning a trip to Venecia? If so sure you have many doubts assaulted last (or not so latest) minute. For us Venice is the most beautiful town in Italy with Rome, for this and to help you with your trip, we’ve created this guide to Venice.

What is Venice?

Venice is a collection of 120 islands linked by bridges. We get to Venice from Mestre by the Ponte della Libertà, reaching the Piazzale Roma.

As you can imagine, the city has suffered periodic flooding from the beginning. Today the city is considered threatened by the repeated floods. In spring and fall usually raise the water level, which is often the Piazza San Marco is flooded to the extent that the authorities have to put walkways for pedestrians to walk.

More general information or the history of Venice.

Why visit Venice?

As for us has been a magical destination, we can think of hundreds of reasons to visit Venice. If we had to take just one, it is a unique city in the world and completely different from the rest, with a unique spirit that makes everyone should visit.

We leave a small video with photos of our guide.

Interesting Places In Venice – Italy

What to see in Venice?
Venice is not just stroll through its narrow streets, hundreds of bridges crossing over the canals, and riding a gondola … but not because it is typical, it ceases to be spectacular!

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Here are some of the places not to be missed if you go to Venice:

Plaza de San Marcos
It is a huge square that was begun in the ninth century and is also the main tourist destination in Venice. It is surrounded by emblematic buildings: the Basilica San Marco, Palazzo Ducale and the bell of the basilica.

One of the key features of this square is full of pigeons, which capture most of the attention of tourists who give them food and they climb up! In the square itself there are people who sell food for pigeons, I think the price of a bag was € 1.50.

Basilica of San Marcos
This is the main Catholic church in Venice. Located just one of the heads of the Piazza San Marco and the entrance to it is free all year round. 1 October to 31 March, the hours are from 9:00 to 16:45 and from 1 April to 30 September, from 9.00 to 17.00.

At the same time you can visit the treasury of the Basilica (admission price € 2), the Pala d’Oro (admission price € 1.5) and the Museum of San Marcos (admission price € 3). All three places have the same hours as the basilica, also varying with the time of the year in which the visit.

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New routes: Ibiza to Rome

New routes: Ibiza to Rome

The low cost Vueling Airlines will open new connection between Ibiza and the capital of Italy. With this target already be nine, between national and European cities the company will connect from Ibiza.

The flights will have a daily frequency of late-night hours for both ways. In total, Vueling will operate 152 flights for up to 27,360 seats.

Italy is one of the key strategic markets for the airline, which operates in four cities across the Alps, Venice, Naples, Milan and Rome, the latter two connected to the Balearic island.

Among the nine routes available Vueling to Ibiza, the company bid more than half a million places to fly until September this year, with forecasts of more than 2782 flights and 400,000 passengers.

Piazza Navona

The Piazza Navona is one of the most beautiful places in the world, its simplicity, and design presence surrounded by buildings surrounding the square, give it a surreal look and even mysterious sculptures by themselves can be seen there.

Thousands of Appeals have tried to describe this place trying to figure out, at least in part, some of its most common hidden from the observer. At its center, the square hosts the 4 Rivers Fountain, Bernini commissioned work. Continue reading