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  • Boats at the harbor at Riva del Garda, Lake Garda Italy in December in Italy

    What Italy is really like in December, from the Alps to Sicily

  • A canal lined with boats and with blue skies in Chioggia, Venice in February in Italy

    Italy in February: weather, warmest places & what to do

  • Sicilian plate and Sicilian plant overlooking sea in Sicily Italy

    Christmas in Sicily: 5 places for markets, nativity scenes and lights

  • Christmas lights hanging from Basilica Palladiana in Vicenza, Italy - where to spend Christmas in Italy

    6 places to spend Christmas in Italy, from Milan to Sicily 

  • Lisa Rivera walking with her baby daughter in the snow in the Dolomites Italy in winter

    13 best places to visit in Italy in winter (including the warmest)

  • Sunshine over frozen Lake Carezza in the Dolomites in winter

    The Dolomites in winter: a complete travel guide

  • Gubana cake and a slice on a plate - traditional Christmas foods in Italy

    35 traditional Christmas foods in Italy

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    Sicilian Christmas food

  • Reindeer in Lapland — best Christmas cities in Europe

    20 best Christmas cities in Europe

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    20 photos of the Italian Dolomites

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