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Category: Italy

Bologna

Bologna: porticoes, piazzas and pasta

16 November 2019 Pat Hindley Europe, Italy, Latest post

There aren’t many places I visit that I think I could live in, but Bologna is definitely one of them.[…]

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Food tour

Bologna: following foodie footsteps

16 November 2019 Pat Hindley Europe, Italy

There’s no doubt I have Rick Stein to thank for discovering Bologna, the foodie capital of the Emilia Romagna region,[…]

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Day tripping from Verona to Sirmione

15 November 2017 Pat Hindley Europe, Italy

As if Verona wasn’t fabulous enough for a weekend trip, it’s also on the doorstep of another one of the[…]

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Verona

Verona: why you’ll fall in love with this gorgeous Italian city

31 July 2017 Pat Hindley Europe, Italy

Famous as the setting for one of the greatest romantic tragedies of all time, Verona is known as a place[…]

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My 12 trips of 2016

8 January 2017 Pat Hindley Berkshire, Cornwall, Denmark, Europe, France, Hampshire, Italy, London, Myanmar, Spain, UK

There’s no doubt 2016 was a bit of a rubbish year for many reasons, including for me, the loss of my[…]

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Varenna

Rediscovering lovely Lake Como

8 August 2016 Pat Hindley Europe, Italy

I fell in love with Lake Como seven years ago and found my feelings hadn’t changed when I made a[…]

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Making memories in Milan

1 August 2016 Pat Hindley Europe, Italy

Milan was never particularly high on my travel bucket list, but flights were cheap so I thought why not and[…]

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Living like a local in Rome’s Trastevere district

20 August 2013 Pat Hindley Europe, Italy

Having already been to Rome a couple of times I wanted my last visit to be a bit different, particularly[…]

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