I stopped at a Mediterranean port where few cruise ships dock. The hidden gem wowed me without the crowds.

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Ships docked on the shore with a marble mountain range in the background on a cloudy day
Business Insider's reporter stopped at Marina di Carrara, a cruise port in Italy, and took a tour of an open-air Carrara marble quarry.

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I quit my job at 55 and moved to Italy for retirement. I lost my incredible pension, but I'm so much happier now.

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A woman drinking a glass of red wine at an outside restaurant in Italy.
Lisa Speroni, a California expat, retired at 55 and now lives in Italy.

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Steve Jobs' former yacht Venus collided with another superyacht off the coast of Naples

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The yacht
Venus, seen in a file image, was originally designed for Steve Jobs, though he never stepped foot on her.

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The tourist tax in Venice didn't deter enough travelers. Now, the hot spot is limiting tour groups.

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Two images. Left: A view of Venice from a gondola with other gondolas on the water in front of it. Right: Crowds of people walk through a narrow alleyway between old brick buildings
Overtourism in Venice is getting so bad that city officials are putting a cap on tourist groups.

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Forget Napa Valley and Tuscany. Here are 7 underrated wine regions I love visiting as a sommelier.

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vineyard in serbia
Most people haven't had the full experience of trying Serbian wine.

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I graduated from Georgetown in the 1970s. I'm glad my 3 kids all went to university in Italy instead.

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Family on a bridge in Italy
Over the years, the American mom visited her kids while they attended university in Italy. Last year, she moved to Florence with her Italian husband.

Lisa Diletti

Disappointing photos show what it was really like to visit the Colosseum in Rome

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Expectation vs reality of visiting the Colosseum in Rome
Business Insider's reporter expected a less crowded experience at the Colosseum.

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I've traveled to some of Italy's most popular destinations. Here are 7 things I wish I'd known before visiting during tourist season.

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Tourists gathering in a crowded spot in Rome with a fountain and buildings in the background while bubbles are blowing.
Visiting Italy during peak tourist season can be hectic.

Lauren Breedlove

Millennials inherited a dusty old apartment in Italy. They renovated it — only to be told they should have left it alone.

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Victoria Craparotta and Flavio Fabiani sitting at the edge of the Trevi Fountain in Rome.
Victoria Craparotta and Flavio Fabiani have been living together in Rome for over a year.

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Massive drought in Italy threatens to destroy Sicilian tourism

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An aerial view of Lake Pergusa, Sicily's only natural lake, now almost dried up and reduced to a pool of mud.
Lake Pergusa, Sicily's only natural lake has almost dried up due to an increasingly dramatic drought emergency in Sicily.

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