Travel: Italy
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Sure, it might be cold and rainy, but it’s also the off-season, so the tourist spots are less crowded, and hotel prices and airfares are a bargain.
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The area’s famous reds can be found during tours of wineries in the region.
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THE BEST WAY TO SIENA From LAX, connecting service (change of planes) to Florence is available on Lufthansa, Air France and Swiss.
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GETTING THERE: From LAX to Rome, connecting service (change of plane) is available on KLM, Lufthansa, Delta, British Airways, Air France, Swiss, US Airways and Continental.
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Susan Spano’s Postcards From Rome When it’s 100 degrees on the Piazza Navona, gelato is better than Bernini.
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How to see the city without spending too much money.
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If you’re planning to visit Rome before you die, it pays to prepare for the experience.
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Ancient and modern-day attractions beckon to the curious.
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For lovers of art and the Eternal City, a new exhibition has opened on the glories of Rome in the 15th century.
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Rome’s first emperor, Augustus (63 BC to AD 14), was, according to historian Suetonius, a man of modest tastes.
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A stone’s throw from the Coliseum is Rome’s new, masterfully designed Museum of the Imperial Forums, in a brick complex built by Emperor Trajan in the 2nd century but long concealed beneath centuries of subsequent construction and rubble.
