While staying in Lucca, we took another day trip to Prato. It takes approximately an hour to travel from Lucca to Prato by train. We alighted at the second Prato station, Prato Porta Serraglio Station, …
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Prato Day trip
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Pisa, Home of the Leaning Tower
While staying at Lucca, we took a day trip to Pisa. It takes about 30 minutes from Lucca to Pisa by Trenitalia followed by 15minutes walk from the station. It was like a dream come …
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Lucca ~ City of 100 Churches
I was expecting the walls of Lucca to be as high as the Great Wall would be. Hopefully what lies beyond the walls would be of interest. Getting into the Ancient and Medieval City from …
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Spectacular Venice
Venice, built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea, is the capital of the Veneto region in northern Italy. This place has been fondly regarded as “City of Water”, …
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Padua
Padua (Padova), home of the famous Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua, is a city in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Famous landmarks of the city includes Scrovegni Chapel, the Basilica of St. Anthony …
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Home of the Shroud of Turin
Turin (Torino) is the capital city of Piedmont in northern Italy and the birth town of the first King of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele II of Savoy. To many, Turin is known for its refined architecture …
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Medieval Carcassonne
Carcassonne is a French fortified city in the Aude, in the region of Occitaine. The historical fortified city is famous for its medieval citadel(La Cité). This is a tale of two Languedoc towns – La …
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Lourdes during OffPeak
Lourdes, situated at the foothills of the Pyrenees mountains and in southwestern France, is famous for its Sanctuaires Notre-Dame de Lourdes. Millions flood to Lourdes to visit the Grotto of the Apparitions annually. At the …
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Bordeaux ~ a surprise
All forms of adventure is fun but when it becomes an overkill, all we need is a break. First time to Bordeaux and definitely dying for restful nights and some relaxed traveling. Bordeaux is a …
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Visiting Zagreb
Traveling from Medjugorje to Zagreb through Split requires traveling by land to Split Airport for a direct flight from Split to Zagreb. Split Airport is small. At the time of travel, there are no aerobridges. …