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Destinations / Genoa / Italy

Genoa Italy. Both a Beauty And a A Beast. Discover What To Do & See

…“Genoa: City of Rich Maritime History”. View from Grand Hotel Savoia Genoa Italy Genoa Italy Genoa Italy Genoa Italy Genoa Italy Genoa Italy Ceilings at Palazzo Meridiana Genoa Italy Ceilings at Genoa Italy The best way of explaining the beauty and interest of Genoa is through pictures, not words. So these pictures I took that does just that. Read more that I have written about Genoa: Genoa: City of Rich Maritime History Grand Hotel Savoia Genoa….

Genoa

Genoa Italy. City of Rich Maritime, Cruising & Ship Building Heritage

…on in Genoa. The Genoa airport is called the Christopher Columbus airport. Italy’s transatlantic services used to set sail from Genoa, and the fastest ship was built here. Genoa was the key port for people travelling from Italy to New York. The hotel today known as Grand Hotel Savoia was where the rich, famous and important would stay before boarding their ships. It is still a glorious and old fashioned hotel that reeks of that era of glamour (as…

MSC / MSC Divina / transportation

Revealing the Five Famous Tastes of Italy that MSC Divina Offers to Cruise Passengers!

…bbean. Instead of having to take the hundred of thousands of passengers to Italy, they brought a taste of Italy to them! Some of the most exciting Italian brands you can find on board MSC Divina are: Segafredo Coffee: A classic Italian coffee that is served around the ship in some of the key venues. If you ask for it the barista’s will add the MSC logo to your cappuccino! Venti Gelato. Extremely popular on board, this distinctive Italian gelato wi…

Padua

Exploring Padua Italy: Grisly Artefacts, A Vast Square and Revolutionaries

…y Italians, came on the second full day of my Uniworld Venice and Northern Italy Gems River cruise. We had cruised away from beautiful, but crowed, Venice and were now some 40 kilometres away exploring the oldest city in the region. Saint Anthony’s Basilica Padua Italy The Basilica di Sant’ Antonio (Saint Anthony’s Basilica) is a magnificent multi-domed building that clearly drew on more exotic Middle Eastern and Byzantine influence than tradition…

Chioggia

Exploring Chioggia Italy: Infamous Market, Seafood Specialities and Venetian Canals

…isited Chioggia as an excursion option off my Uniworld Venice and Northern Italy Gems river cruise. Most passengers had gone on the alternative tour to Ravenna (“City of Mosaics”) but I was thrilled that I chose to come here and discover this jewel of a place. Anyone visiting Venice should consider a day trip using one of the regular public ferries to experience this watery city. This is a place that is not swamped by tourists, and provides a gorg…

Ferrara

Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy: Bikes, Book Burning, Moats and Lions

…got to explore the city on an excursion on my Uniworld Venice and Northern Italy Gems river cruise. We had the choice of going to Bologna, where the focus of the day was on learning how to make pasta and exploring other food related aspects, or exploring the only major town in the region that did not have its roots as a Roman settlement. It sounded intriguing, and more unusual, and so I chose to come here. I enjoyed Ferrara, which is in the Emilia…

Capri

Island of Capri Italy. A stunning island worth braving the rough ferry for!

…I made tries to capture the beauty of the island and the views across the bay to the Italian Mainland. See all my photos of the stunning Island of Capri: click here Gary Bembridge Capri Island Italy Boats on Capri Island Italy Help me improve Tips for Travellers by doing this short user survey (thanks!): http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/tipsfortravellers…

Hotel Barocco, Rome, Italy

Hotel Review / Hotel Room Video / Italy / Rome / Tips for Travellers / travel

Hotel Barocco, Rome, Italy

…me Italy Room 20, originally uploaded by garybembridge. Hotel Barocco Rome Italy Room 20 (4), originally uploaded by garybembridge. Hotel Barocco Rome Italy Room 20 (2), originally uploaded by garybembridge. I stayed at the Hotel Barocco in Rome for just one night while in the city for work. It made a nice change from all the chain hotels that I usually stay in. Though not sure I would want to stay more than a night or two here. The hotel is in a…

Genoa / Italy

Grand Hotel Savoia. Best of the Genoa Hotels. From Hercule Poirot Era!

…hotel. It felt dated and old fashioned – in a good way. It was comfortable and welcoming. Recommended not just for Hercule Poirot, but today’s traveller looking for something other than a standard chain style hotel. Watch the video of Room 318 that I stayed in:   Grand Hotel Savoia Genoa Italy Grand Hotel Savoia Genoa Italy Grand Hotel Savoia Genoa Italy Grand Hotel Savoia Room Genoa Italy (Room 318) Grand Hotel Savoia Room Genoa Italy (Room 318 B…

travel podcast

Florence, Italy – Tips For Travellers Podcast 187

Florence Italy Gary Bembridge of Tips for Travellers shares observations, tips and advice on must-see and must-do sights and attractions for visitors for visitors to Florence in Italy. Subscribe free to the show on iTunes , Stitcher Radio or TuneIn Radio . This show covers among other topics: Observations History General tips for visitors Best time to go Getting there and getting around Must-do things to see and do including: Santa Croce Church P…