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U.S. National Park System - Visits and Ranking in 2010

United States is a country with many amazing natural wonders, scenic places and routes, historic sites and recreational areas. While planning your next adventure, it may be important to know what are they but also how popular they are among visitors. Unfortunately, even with the Internet, it may require more than click (at least in my experience) to get such data. However, if the place you are interested in as a tourist destinations is administered by the U.S. National Park Service, it is easy to obtain statistics regarding number of visits. Dec. 28, 2011

I Borghi più belli d'Italia - Sicily, Introduction

As of the moment of publishing this page, Sicily has been the home of eight out of 199 "The most beautiful villages in Italy" (I borghi più belli d'Italia) - small Italian towns of particular interest in art and history that have been included in the namesake Italian club. All these places are beautiful. If you are interested in learning more and possibly visiting them, this article (split in several pages) may help you. Its purpose is to summarize in one place all basic information regarding "The most beautiful villages in Italy" in Sicily. Thumbnail image photo credit Eduardom. Dec. 12, 2011

Il Cannito - a Boutique Hotel near Paestum, Italy

Here, at Naviquan.com, we travel a lot, and boutique hotels are our favorites. As a result, we've seen quite a few of them. But I have to admit that il Cannito was a pleasant surprise. Not only our staying there turned out to have exceeded expectations by all traditional criteria regarding hotel accommodations (value, location, rooms, cleanliness, service), but our experience was enriched also by an unexpected personal touch which made several days we spent at il Cannito especially gratifying and memorable. Nov. 19, 2011

Amalfi Town, Part I: from Piazza Flavio Gioia to Amalfi Cathedral, via Lorenzo d'Amalfi and via Pietro Capuano

In addition to our page with the travel idea describing Amalfi (Italy) we added to our site extensive photo galleries about the town of Amalfi. Amalfi is not big - its population is less than six thousand people. However, because of its location, climate, historic and cultural heritage as well as the beauty of the sea and surrounding landscape, many thousands of visitors come to Amalfi. And there is a lot to see in the town. The first part of the gallery starts on piazza Flavio Gioia, a transportation hub with buses, cars and boats arriving to the square every day loading and unloading visitors. From piazza Flavio Gioia we'll proceed to piazza Duomo and then inland reaching the point where the limited traffic zone ends Nov. 11, 2011

The Old Town of Santa Maria di Castellabate, a Village in the Comune of Castellabate (Campania, Italy)

I bet even those who frequently travel to Amalfi Coast, may have never heard about Castellabate, a medieval town in the National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano in the province of Salerno. It is located 56 miles (91 km) from the town of Amalfi (less than 2-hour drive). More important however, is that although the town of Castellabate is not on the coast, it is still famous as a sea town thanks to the villages of Santa Maria di Castellabate, San Marco di Castellabate and Ogliastro Marina. This page should give you an idea what is Santa Maria di Castellabate - the largest and the closest to Castellabate village. Oct. 17, 2011

A Stroll around the Angel's Castle in Castellabate (Campania, Italy)

This photo gallery taken during a day trip visit to Castellabate (Campania, Italy) complements our travel idea Castellabate (Campania, Italy) where you can find more information regarding the area itself, directions, accommodations, activities and useful tips for visitors. Here, we would like to show how the old town of Castellabate looks like and why it is so charming. Oct. 13, 2011

Hotel Santa Caterina (Amalfi, Italy)

Often, if a person stayed in a hotel you are interested in and you want to know this person's opinion about it, you ask a simple but wise question: Would you stay in this hotel again? If you ask me this question about Santa Caterina Hotel (Amalfi, Italy), I will say "It depends." Let's find out why I am so uncertain about staying in a hotel of this caliber and reputation. Oct. 5, 2011

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