Happy Easter in Rome. Timelapse of the Vatican from Holy Saturday till Easter Sunday. Annual Easter mass at the Vatican starts at 10:00hrs. A huge event for the Roman Catholic church and a large turnout. …
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Ostia Antica Day trip
We stayed within a walking distance to the Vatican to enable us attending the Easter Mass. During our stay, we went to Ostia Antica on our own. Traveling from Roma S. Pietro to Ostia Antica …
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At Roma S. Pietro
We had a pleasant departure from our Lucca accommodation to the Lucca Stazione. I must compliment the LAM bus operators for their patience and understanding towards tourists. A direct regional train from Lucca Stazione to …
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Prato Day trip
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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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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Perpignan-Grenoble journey
There are various routes to travel from Carcassonne to Turin. Our choice -by train from Carcassonne to Gare de Perpignan by train followed by an overnight FLIX bus to Turin. To us, this is affordable …