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Islands of the Mediterranean - Italy

Italy dangles like a Christmas stocking from the center of Western Europe, stuffed with overflowing treasures for all your senses. The topography of Italy varies from the heights of the Alps, to the breadth of great plains, to wonderful islands.... To view the entire article visit Distinctive Charter Yachts Click Here

Capri:
Capri Tourism Site
Capri Italy - the Blue Island - Welcome to the most visited and comprehensive web site fully dedicated to the Blue Island.

Ischia:
Ischia Online - Hotels, images, information, interactive map, webacams, news on Ischia, pearl of the gulf of Naples. Daily updates on news and information.

Hotel Europa - Hotel on the island of Ischia: comfort, hospitality, relax and spa in a wonderful scenery.

Pantelleria Island:
Welcome to the Mediterranean Heart

Malta:
eye MALTA - Welcome to Malta's first Online Tourism Directory
Malta Tourism Authority
insightmalta.com - offers services to tourists visiting the islands of Malta Gozo and Comino
Mellieha - The village inside out - News, Events, History, Photo Gallery, Accommodation, Sports, Organizations and Clubs, Shopping and many other information related to the village of Mellieha on Malta

Sardinia:

Sardinia Island Guide - Travel, holidays vacations, scuba diving, sailing, golf, history, archeology, culture, food wines.
Sardinia.Net - Devoted to the the beautiful island at the heart of the Mediterranean Sea

Sardinia Point:
Sardinia Point - Tourist Guide
Hotel Flamingo - Hotels in Sardinia - Italy
Oristano e Dintorini - Digital Photo Gallery of Sardinia

Rome, Italy
It is a city, it is a dream, it is a memory of seemingly unlimited and unending power. It is history itself. It defines the word "empire." The Eternal City. Roma. Rome.

One of the guidebooks claims that one can turn any corner in Rome and run into "something beautiful and unexpected that was placed there centuries ago, apparently in the most casual fashion." This is not hyperbole, it is literally true.

The legend is that if you throw a coin into the Trevi fountain, in the heart of the city, you will someday return. The fact that the bottom of the fountain is each day covered anew with coins demonstrates that visitors hope to come back to this place that represents so much of civilization's past....read more

Ancient Rome
The Pantheon was built as a temple to the gods. The original was destroyed by fire in the 1st century BC resulting in dismay amongst the communities.

During the early part of the 2nd century AD, Emperor Hadrian took it upon himself to rebuild the monument and provide his people once more with a pathway to the gods. Hadrian was an amateur architect and completed the new temple in 125 AD.

Two mammoth doors, like sentinels standing before the path to the gods guard the entrance to the temple. The doors were extensively restored during the 17th century, raising doubts whether they can ever again be classed as original.

Once inside, the unexpected scale of the interior is awe-inspiring. Marble panels grace the walls and floors; remarkably, half of the wall panels are from the original build nearly 2,000 years ago.....read more

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