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World's Most Beautiful Spring Flowers: When to Travel

If you don't know when and where to see the best blossoms, chances are you won't -- the timing of the prettiest blooms varies by region and can last just a few weeks. Whether you want…

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10 Towns that Do Things Their Own Way

Lost in the forward-hurtling rush of civilization, by some quirk of fate each of these 10 small towns managed to escape modernization. They're not just architectural stage sets, but…

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The 8 Spookiest Catacombs and Tombs on the Planet

If you're looking for a way to face your humanity head on—or give yourself a good scare—few places will satisfy more than a visit to an old catacomb, tomb, or ossuary. We've chosen the…

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Complete Guide to Vacation Rentals

Rent once and you'll never go back to a hotel vacation again. Why would you? Vacation rentals -- whether condos, homes or apartments -- offer travelers more space and, as importantly,…

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The World's 10 Best Bike Tours

By Carrie Havranek Bicycle tours can transform the way you see your destination. Rather than rushing through, bike trips give you the time to notice small details: the way the road…

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Best Italian Churches: 9 Amazing Cathedrals

Frommer's' Italy guides feature regional and city itineraries that will help you maximize your time while touring the country's top sights. Here we look at how nine different…

Guide / Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela

614km (381 miles) NW of Madrid, 74km (46 miles) S of A CoruñaAll roads in Spain once led to the northwestern pilgrimage city of Santiago de Compostela. A journey to the tomb of the…

Guide / Merida, Spain

Merida, Spain

71km (44 miles) S of Cáceres, 56km (35 miles) E of BadajozExtremadura’s regional capital paints a vivid picture of everyday life at the height of the Roman Empire. Founded by Emperor…

Guide Article / Denver

Walking Tours in Denver

Downtown DenverStart: Denver Information Center, Civic Center Park, on West Colfax Avenue at 14th Street. Finish: State Capitol, Civic Center Park. Time: 2 to 8…

Guide Article / Montreal

Organized Tours in Montreal

An introductory guided tour is often the best—or, at least, most efficient—way to begin exploring a new city. It can certainly give you a good lay of the land and overview of…

Guide Article / Nashville

Walking Tours in Nashville

Walking Tour: Downtown Nashville Between the old landmarks and new developments, downtown is a perfect area to explore on foot with its late-19th-century historical…

Guide Article / Munich

Spectator Sports in Munich

Munich's Soccer Craze Like Italy, England, and Brazil, Germany is crazed over soccer. Munich's famous soccer team (and one of Europe's most outstanding) is the Bayern München. However,…

Guide Article / Toronto

Suggested Itineraries in Toronto

Toronto is a patchwork of neighborhoods with a remarkably vibrant downtown core. Once you're in the heart of the city, you can head in just about any direction and end up somewhere…

Guide Article / Amsterdam

Amsterdam In Context

Prosperity, in the shape of everything from crass commercialism to genteel gentrification, has settled like a North Sea mist around Amsterdam's graceful cityscape of 17th-century…

Guide Article / Florence

Organized Tours in Florence

If you want to get under the surface of the city, Context Travel ★★ (www.contexttravel.com; (tel) 800/691-6036 in the U.S. or 06-96727371 in Italy) offers insightful culture tours led…

Guide Article / Florence

Spectator Sports in Florence

There’s only one game in town when it comes to spectator sports: calcio. To Italians, soccer/football is akin to a second religion, and an afternoon at the stadium offers more insight…

Guide Article / Florence

Day Trips from Florence

Even for other Italians, Tuscany epitomizes everything good about their country: beguiling landscapes carpeted with cypresses and vineyards, delicious food and wine, and some of the…

Guide Article / San Diego

Active Pursuits in San Diego

Ballooning & Scenic Flights A peaceful balloon ride reveals sweeping vistas of the Southern California coast, the wine country surrounding Temecula (70 min. north of downtown), or…

Guide Article / San Diego

Organized Tours in San Diego

Centre City Development Corporation's Downtown Information Center in Horton Plaza (tel. 619/235-2222; www.ccdc.com) offers free downtown bus tours the first Saturday of the month at…

Guide Article / Seville

Side Trips in Seville

An easy trip by bus or car 35km (21 miles) east of Sevilla, Carmona (see above) is a beautiful walled city with fine buildings and fascinating Roman remains. It is one of the oldest…

Guide Article / Vienna

Spectator Sports in Vienna

Horse Racing -- There are three racetracks in Vienna, but by far the oldest, most venerable, and most prestigious is the Rennbahn Freudenau, at Trapprenbahnplatz on the grounds of the…

Guide Article / Messina

Side Trips in Messina

Tyndaris At Capo Tindari, approximately 62km (38.5 miles) from Messina, stand the ruins of Tyndaris, on a lonely, rocky promontory overlooking Golfo di Patti. It was known to the…

Guide Article / Palermo

Walking Tours in Palermo

Old Palermo Start: San Giovanni degli Eremiti. Finish: Piazza Marina. Time: 3 to 3 1/3 hours. (Interior visits, of course, will consume far more time.) Best Time: Early morning or at…

Guide Article / Siena

Festivals in Siena

The Palio Delle Contrade No other festival in Italy is as colorful, as intense, or as spectacular as Siena's Palio. Twice a year, Siena packs the Piazza del Campo with dirt and runs a…

Guide Article / Siena

Side Trips in Siena

A Side Trip into the Chianti For many visitors to Italy, heaven on earth is the 167 sq. km (64 sq. miles) of land between Florence and Siena, known as the Chianti. Traversing the…