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Honeymoon is an incredible period for just
married people.
When we planned our honeymoon, we
understood that the better place is Italy, because
we can rent a car and see many beautifull cities, as
Venice, Verona, Florence and others.
And the plan of our honeymoon to visit: lake
Garda - Venice, Florence, Pisa, Liguria and Verona.
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region
of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the
most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately
382,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1,520,000
in the metropolitan area. Florence is famous for its
history: a centre of medieval European trade and
finance and one of the wealthiest cities of the time,
it is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance,
and has been called «the Athens of the Middle
Lake Garda
Ages». A turbulent political history includes
periods of rule by the powerful Medici family, and
Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy. It is a numerous religious and republican revolutions.
popular holiday location and is located in northern From 1865 to 1871 the city was the capital of the
Italy, about half-way between Brescia and Verona, recently established Kingdom of Italy.
and between Venice and Milan. Glaciers formed
this alpine region at the end of the last Ice Age.
Pisa
Given the intense colour of its water with a marked
shade of blue and matchless transparency, Lake
Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, straddling
Garda is a unique spot where visitors and guests the River Arno just before it empties into the
can enjoy a holiday full of relaxation, sports, fun Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province
and the thrill of discovering new places.
of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its
leaning tower (the bell tower of the city’s cathedral),
Venice
the city of over 89,523 residents (around 200,000
with the metropolitan area) contains more than 20
Venice is one of the most interesting and lovely other historic churches, several medieval palaces
places in the world.
and various bridges across the River Arno. Much of
This sanctuary on a lagoon is virtually the same the city’s architecture was financed from its history
as it was six hundred years ago, which adds to the as one of the Italian maritime republics. The city
fascinating character. Venice has decayed since its is also home of the University of Pisa, which has a
heyday and is heavily touristed (there are 56000 history going back to the 12th century and also has
residents and 20 million tourists per year), but the the mythic Napoleonic Scuola Normale Superiore
romantic charm remains.
di Pisa and Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies
Florence
as the best sanctioned Superior Graduate Schools
in Italy.
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