Reader Questions: A Day in Palermo

Posted on: Feb 15, 2011

Calabria Travel Reader Qs Reader Questions: A Day in Palermo

I kicked off my new Reader Question series last week by offering up some of my favorite “stopping points” for travelers passing through Calabria from Campania. Today, we are heading over to Italy’s biggest island for a set of questions about its capital city.

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Southern Italy Snapshots: Puglia

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Our Southern Italy Snapshots series is into full swing and we’ve stopped both in bella Calabria and hopped off of the mainland with a visit to world-famous Sicily. Today we are at the back of the boot in Puglia, a region that is quickly becoming a must-see destination in the bel paese.

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Three of my Favorite Calabrian Villages

Posted on: Feb 1, 2011

Calabria Travel San Fili 3 180x130 Three of my Favorite Calabrian Villages

So you want to visit Calabria? Great … I think everyone should. But where do you want to go? What do you want to see? What do you want to experience? If you are Calabrese, chances are you’ll stop by your ancestral villages … maybe you’ll want to see some of the highlights or visit some of the area’s medieval towns. But then what?

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