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The famous Tower is Pisa's icon. Explore the Cathedral, historic Borgo Street and great Tuscan cuisine, plus ancient streets to explore. Check out the Botanical Garden

Famous for its Leaning Tower, millions of tourists flock to Pisa to take a gander at this architectural wonder. But there is more to the city than a flawed bell tower.

Beat the tour buses to the best photo spot outside the famous tower in the Campo dei Miracoli, Tuscany, Italy - but beware of fake designer merchandise and rip-off cafes.

The 2006 results from PISA, an international education study, were released this week. According to the study, US students are falling behind other nations.

Florence has much to recommend it including some of the finest renaissance architecture in the world. Pisa and its famous leaning tower is just a short train ride away.

The Italian Riviera, stretching from the northern port of Genova to the naval base of La Spezia to its south, has always been a popular tourist destination.

The Ancient Olympic Games began as a celebration, but evolved into a spectacle of athletic perfection and individual achievement.

In Australia, the Achievement Improvement Monitor (AIM) test data show that boys are struggling in literacy, compared to girls. That literacy gender gap is universal.

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Budget airlines and low cost carriers are beginning to discover the charms of Valletta, flying to Malta from England, Ireland, Belgium, Spain, Austria, Italy and Sweden.

No Child Left Behind has been a controversial act since becoming a law in 2002. Learn the basics.

Born to a poor musician, Galileo developed skills in mechanics, mathematics and philosophy which challenged the teachings of Aristotle and the beliefs of the church.

Biography of Galileo Galilei, often called the father of modern science, who championed the views of Copernicus.

Planning a trip to Italy can be difficult if you are unsure of where to visit. This article gives some insight to some must places of the Italian peninsula.

Italian Renaissance artist Masaccio (1401-1428) had a profound influence on Quattrocento Italian Renaissance painting.

Train travel contributes to one of the most popular ways Italians and tourists travel throughout Italy, but also can be the most confusing form of transportation.

Few sights in Europe can compare in sheer romance to looking across the domes and rooftops of Venice as the moon rises over the Adriatic, bathing Venice in its glow.

Fly cheap with Ryanair, Easyjet and Bmibaby to cities such as Rome, Malaga, Madrid, Frankfurt, Bremen, Dublin, Cork, Faro, Paris, Lisbon, Geneva, Berlin and Prague.

Lübeck Airport (LBC) is an alternative for cheap flights with low airfares to Hamburg, Germany's second city, on low-cost budget airlines Ryanair, Wizz, and Jet2com.

Cruising the Mediterranean and Adriatic can be your dream trip, hopping between islands and ports -- Venice, Palermo, Portofino, Sardinia, Malta, Capri, Corfu, Barcelona.

For the price of a Vaporetto ticket or bike rental, Venice offers history, local color and the pleasure of exploring hidden corners and seeing sights few tourists find.

Ghosts are said to haunt many places in Italy, and these mysterious guests have chosen to linger in hotels and villas where travelers can spend the night with them.

Book early with Peter Deilmann Cruises for deep discounts to the ports of Italy, the islands of Capri and Mallorca, to Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Lisbon and Dalmation Coast

Taking children to Italy doesn't have to mean standing in line at theme parks or constant searching for "kiddy" amusements. Try these places the whole family will enjoy.

An account of the professional mercenaries that ravaged and despoiled France, Spain and Italy during the latter half of the 14th century.

Any tour of Italy should include the five towns of the Cinque Terre - Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso clinging to the steep rockface.

In choosing a cruise, look at the ports the ship will visit. Here are some favorites, with advice on whether or not a shore excursion offers the best experiences.

Science, nature, and investing overlap when a key pattern of Fibonacci numbers are applied to stock charts to make technical price forecasts.

Self-cater near Capalbio. The coast, Siena and Florence are nearby. Bomarzo and Villa Lante, important renaissance gardens are within reach and the scenery is beautiful.

Rick Steves Italy 2009 - A travel guide book for the free, open, and independent traveler. Learn to vacation as a temporary local, sneaking in through the back door.

To see the substance behind the sights, enrolling in a language school is one of the best ways to experience the Florentine way of life in Dante's infamous home.

In this dynamic performance, taped live at Teatro del Silenzio, Andrea Bocelli performs with such musical luminaries as Sarah Brightman, David Foster, and Kenny G.

Current school structures actually decrease chances for success in children and should be eliminated from schools.

European science and technology, supposedly what sets the west apart from more "savage" peoples, is merely knowledge stolen from Indigenous peoples throughout history.

Brief biography and works of English poet Elizabeth Barrett Bowning, famous for "Sonnets from the Portuguese."

Low-cost airlines Ryanair, Wizz Air, and Blue Air fly to Paris Beauvais Tillé Airport (BVA). Their discounted tickets are often the cheapest flights to France.

Low-cost airlines Ryanair and Wizz Air have cheap flights and discounted tickets on flights to South Brussels Charleroi Airport (CRL) in the Wallonia region of Belgium.

Find a Europe cruise by selecting an embarkation port and deciding which ports of call are the most interesting based on a variety of European itineraries.

Draped with acres of manicured vineyards and rolling hills, Tuscany is the largest wine region in Italy. Taking a wine tour of this region is a must for wine lovers.

Cigoli is a quaint hilltop village near the historic town of San Miniato in central Tuscany, renowned worldwide as one of Italy's leading areas for truffle hunting.

The high-speed train network is expanding to Malaga, Valladolid and Barcelona, and low cost airlines are adding destinations within Spain and around Europe

Rare is it to find a winery that solely produces one style of wine, but at Surveyor Thomson, Pinot Noir reigns supreme.

From Venice's outer islands and a stash of Roman ruins, to Piedmont delicacies and soaring Dolomite vistas, there is more to Northern Italy than most travelers realize.

Medieval frescoes and magnificent churches are just the beginning of this Italian city's attractions, which range from two leaning towers to a spectacular classroom.

Both a mathematical constant and an irrational value, the quest to find pi has absorbed mathematicians' minds for millennia.

Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend have been formally charged with first degree murder and sexual assault in the death of Meredith Kercher.

Belfast is now a viable short break destination for tourists from mainland Europe following a period of sustained growth in the number of direct air services to the city.

The best Mediterranean cruise ports feature history, culture and cuisine, with top embarkation ports on southern Europe cruises offering convenient airports, too.

Low cost carriers such as Easyjet, BMIbaby, Flybe and Ryanair mean that flying to Scotland's capital for the festival in August needn't be too expensive.

If you enjoyed Fantastico!, Gino D'Acampo's last Italian cookery book, then you should like his new collection of recipes entitled Buonissimo!.