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If you want to feel the spirit of passion and sensuality then move to Sicily! Being a heaven for pleasure this island is a a sort of delight focus full of bright colors, people and feelings. Place of contrasts! Here you will see how architectural majesty exists side by side to poverty and misery, how the Sicily baroque is combined with the Greek monuments and Byzantine mosaics, how traditional cuisine is rich with various national dishes of different countries. Longstanding coexistence of Greeks, Arabs, sons of Rome and Byzantine was the reason of modern transfusion of cultures. So now you can enjoy this richness and color of life on the island. Though if you are not ready to feel these contrasts then Sicily perhaps is not the best place for you. However for those who love bright emotions and colorful life Sicily is a wonderful paradise to travel.

You can enjoy original nature while laying on the pure beaches. Fantastic rocks, majestic mountains, a lot of bays, olive groves and citrus gardens in the picturesque valleys will attract any tourist. And lightly breathing Etna can hardly let you leave Sicily without great impressions and delightful emotions.

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Messina the central part of the city Messina
Messina is the third large city of Sicily which is located in the north-east part of the island. It is the important port and center of agriculture. Different kinds of wine and exotic fruit such as lemons, oranges, mandarins are cultivated there.
 
Florence (Firenze)
If you are a real fan of art then Florence is the place where you should certainly go some day! It would be a nice option for a romantic trip for two beloved or for honeymoon journey. Florence is a cradle of Renaissance, it's a birthplace of thousands of masterpieces created by legendary artists, architects, sculptors and writers.
 
Lombardy
Do you want to feel a spirit of energy and activity, to smell an ancientry and modernity in the air, to visit a real fairy tale somewhere on the bank of the Po river in the Alp mountains? Magnificent Lombardy is the very place that will give you all these impressions and present unbelievable feelings about your vacation!
 
Bologna
Do you know that exactly Bologna was announced the most picturesque city in the world! All of its sights have a very good look. And if you're going to the capital of Emilia-Romagna region you should certainly see all of them. The oldest European University is situated in Bologna. Such celebrated people as Giovanni Cassini, Copernicus and modern writer Umberto Eco studied here.
 
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