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Feature Writer: Barbara Rogers
Barbara Rogers, Stillman Rogers

Southern Europe is your doorway to European lifestyle and la dolce vita. Along with travel advice on everything from local food to Mediterranean island hopping, you'll find Tuscan villas, romantic cruises and charming hotels in Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Albania, Macedonia, Serbia, Cyprus, Malta, Vatican City, Andorra, Gibraltar and San Marino.

Just think of all the travelers' hotspots here: The Grand Canal, Coliseum, Parthenon, Alhambra, Delphi, Monte Carlo, Da Vinci's "The Last Supper", Lake Como, Pompeii, Capri, the Rock of Gibraltar, the Matterhorn...and that's only a few of the places we'll visit traveling through Southern Europe's storied past and present.

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