You can get almost everything you need in a street market: underwear, shoes, kumquats, squid, bicycle bells, wigs, belts.
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A Day in Pavia
In Pavia's Piazza Duomo, there was a market in full-swing. Women were trying on shoes and handling scarves.
Hearthing It
Why am I nuts about winter spots in Umbria? It's a short hop from Rome and generally offers high quality at good prices.
Olympic Blues
The pre-Winter Olympics have tripped over a damning word: Indifference. Why, some ask, doesn’t Italy seem to care? After all, it sought the Games. Those seeking an answer among the 10,000-strong media corps now housed Turin might want to examine three telling categories.
Natural Maggiore
Despite its natural beauty, Lago Maggiore tends to play second fiddle to nearby Lake Como.
Cortina’s Lapsed Skier
At times, beautiful Cortina is too pretentious for its own good.
Stone Tent City
Finally, we stopped in front of what looked like the nearest thing to Snow White's cottage.
Narrow kisses
Città della Pieve knows how to peddle both beauty and merriment.
Once upon a Euro
For once Italy had abandoned its defensive instincts and taken a beautiful game to the opposition.
The Schumi method
It's true that Ferrari never needed a fan base or a poster boy, but 10 years ago it advertised for a savior.