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Author: Lori Sorrentino

Text and photos provided by Lori Sorrentino of Travlinmad, a slow travel blog for unique destinations around the world, and how to slow travel wherever you are.
View across a hilly terrain with a castle in the distance. The hills are covered with the stripes of vineyards.

Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato

A region of northern Italy representing excellence in winegrowing and winemaking.

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A view in the Val d'Orcia over rowling hills, mostly planted with wheat, but also some with rows of grapevines or olives.

Val d’Orcia

A beautiful agrarian landscape reflecting a Renaissance aesthetic.

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A view of the Piazza del Plebiscito, with its elegant porticos, in the historic center of Naples.

Historic Centre of Naples

An ancient Italian city containing a wealth of elements – architecture, art, archeology – displaying its long history.

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A view from the land over a section of the Amalfi Coast: clusters of houses on steep hills that drop into the sea.

Costiera Amalfitana (Amalfi Coast)

A scenic and dramatic landscape of rugged mountainous coastline and small towns crowding the slopes above the sea.

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The front of the cathedral in Modena, with typical Romanesque rounded arches above the entry door and upper windows.

Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena

Romanesque architecture and art in harmony, in a charming Italian city.

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