"Paul's Journey through Italy" Italy by Paul2001


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In many ways Italy is my favourite country that I have traveled to. Visiting Italy was a pure joy. The sites are everything that you hope them to be. In otherwords they are spectacular. It has dazzling art. Great hiking. The people are friendly and helpful. Furthermore the food is great. To this day the finest meals that I have ever been served were in Italy. This is especially the case in Rome. Also I would like to add that traveling through Italy was, for me anyway, relatively hassle free. I expected that the trains would be late, however this rarely occured.
I think so highly of my visit to Italy that it has been my number one recommendation for the country in Europe if you would like to visit just one. This is because Italy offers the best of everything in Europe.

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Great eye candy. Great food.
  • Cons:Indifferent nightlife.
  • In a nutshell:The place to head to if you want to see the best of Europe
  • Last visit to Italy: Oct 1991
  • Intro Updated Apr 29, 2006
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    eriksson977 Mar 30, 2009 at 5:08 AM Report Abuse

    Outstanding pages from Italy. I just came back from Italy last week. Tomas Eriksson :)

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    Nemorino May 17, 2008 at 2:35 AM Report Abuse

    Happy Birthday, Paul! I enjoyed reading your enthusiastic & knowledgeable tips on museums and hiking in Italy. I was recently in Italy myself and have posted two new pages (Cremona and Busseto). Also working on a Milan page but that will take some time.

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    globetrott Mar 24, 2007 at 2:09 PM Report Abuse

    What an interesting overview of the most beautiful spots in Italy, thanks for sharing, Paul !

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    sue_stone Jul 19, 2006 at 12:11 AM Report Abuse

    Is Italy "The place to head to if you want to see the best of Europe" - absolutely!! Just booked my latest trip for Sep : ))

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    rubbersoul75 Jul 3, 2006 at 9:15 PM Report Abuse

    So Italy or Germany if you had one European country to visit? You've done well with both pages. 100% Italy for me, though I do miss living in the Rhinegau and it's castles. I'd guess the same answer for you with your interests in art culture, archeology..

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    Aafia Apr 30, 2006 at 6:49 PM Report Abuse

    So many more places to visit! Great pages and tips. Afia

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    icunme Feb 14, 2006 at 2:57 PM Report Abuse

    Have a friend visiting soon from Ireland so a special "thank you" for the Irish Pub tips.

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    pepples46 Sep 16, 2005 at 12:46 PM Report Abuse

    Fenis Castle just been on VT main page..or I would never have found this beautiful page Paul, Italy is an amazing country

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    ukmagicman Apr 26, 2005 at 8:44 PM Report Abuse

    Great tip, what an amazing looking castle.

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    Aurorae Mar 14, 2005 at 5:14 PM Report Abuse

    Exquisite page! Browsing through brought back my lovely memories from all those places! Especially Siena... a real gem, and my most favourite town in Italy! And then, Val d'Aosta, my second favourite place...

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