Kilometers are shorter than miles. Save gas, take your next trip in kilometers.
~ George Carlin
From the famous Roman amphitheater, the Colosseum, that was built between C.E. 70 and 72, to Michelangelo’s David in Florence, to the Vatican City and Michelangelo’s masterpiece, the Sistine Chapel, to the rolling hills and beauty of Tuscany to Portovenere and Cinque Terre, Italy offers ancient architecture, world-class wine, tantalizing food, stunning landscapes, arts and culture, charming cities and quaint villages, football, pristine beaches, trendy fashion and decadent desserts.
Italy is the seat of modern civilization, with an unrivaled storehouse of Renaissance art and home to some of the world’s most popular foods. Whether you go for the art, the food and wine, or the ancient history (or all of the above), you’ll find so much more—from the hustle of Naples’ streets to the gently rolling hills of Umbria to the coastal delicacies of Liguria.
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San Pietro Church in Portovenere 2017San Pietro Church in Portovenere 2017Espresso and Terimasou in Portovenere 2017Portovenere 2017Portovenere 2017Portovenere 2017Portovenere 2017HOT day: Cinque Terre National Park. 2017HOT day: Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. The coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hillsides are all part of the Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. The coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hillsides are all part of the Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. The coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hillsides are all part of the Cinque Terre National Park. 2017 Engineering @a cute restaurant in Cinque Terre, August 2017 Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. The coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hillsides are all part of the Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. The coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hillsides are all part of the Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. The coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hillsides are all part of the Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. The coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hillsides are all part of the Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. The coastline, the five villages, and the surrounding hillsides are all part of the Cinque Terre National Park. 2017In a church, Cinque Terre National Park. 2017In a church, Cinque Terre National Park. 2017Leaving Porto Venere to Cinque Terre Yachts in Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017View from our house: The Mediterranean Sea in Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017View from our house: The Mediterranean Sea in Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017View from our house: The Mediterranean Sea in Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017View from our house: The Mediterranean Sea in Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017View from our house: The Mediterranean Sea in Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017View from our house: The Mediterranean Sea in Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017The Mediterranean Sea in Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017The Mediterranean Sea in Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017Swimming in the Mediterranean Sea in Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017Swimming in the Mediterranean Sea in Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017Swimming in the Mediterranean Sea in Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017Swimming in the Mediterranean Sea in Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017Swimming in the Mediterranean Sea in Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017Swimming in the Mediterranean Sea in Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017Swimming in the Mediterranean Sea in Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017Swimmers in the Mediterranean Sea in Porto Venere Italy in the province of La Spezia 2017Portovenere, Italia 2017Portovenere, Italia 2017Portovenere, Italia 2017Portovenere, Italia 2017Portovenere, Italia 2017Portovenere, Italia 2017Portovenere, Italia 2017Portovenere, Italia 2017Portovenere, Italia 2017Portovenere, Italia 2017Portovenere, Italia 2017Portovenere, Italia 2017Dinner in Portovenere, Italia 2017Dinner in Portovenere, Italia 2017Dinner in Portovenere, Italia 2017Dinner in Portovenere, Italia 2017Dinner in Portovenere, Italia 2017Portovenere, Italia 2017Portovenere, Italia 2017Portovenere, Italia 2017Portovenere, Italia 2017Portovenere, Italia 2017Portovenere, Italia 2017Portovenere, Italia 2017Portovenere, Italia 2017Portovenere, Italia 2017Portovenere, Italia 2017View from our house in Porto Venere, Italia 2017View from our house in Porto Venere, Italia 2017View from our house in Porto Venere, Italia 2017View from our house in Porto Venere, Italia 2017View from our house in Porto Venere, Italia 2017View from our house in Porto Venere, Italia 2017View from our house in Porto Venere, Italia 2017View from our house in Porto Venere, Italia 2017View from our house in Porto Venere, Italia 2017View from our house in Porto Venere, Italia 2017View from our house in Porto Venere, Italia 2017View from our house in Porto Venere, Italia 2017View from our house in Porto Venere, Italia 2017Bologna, Italy 2017Bologna, Italy 2017Bologna, Italy 2017Bologna, Italy 2017Bologna, Italy 2017Bologna, Italy 2017In Bologna Art Hotel, Bologna, Italy 2017Bologna, Italy 2017Bologna, Italy 2017Bologna, Italy 2017Bologna, Italy 2017Bologna, Italy 2017Bologna, Italy 2017Music and dancing in a Castello Vicchiomaggio in Tuscany, 2017 Eating like queens, kings, princesses and princes (whatever). in a Castello Vicchiomaggio in Tuscany, 2017 Eating like queens, kings, princesses and princes (whatever). in a Castello Vicchiomaggio in Tuscany, 2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 MarcoFattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Tuscany region, 8-2017 Tuscany region, 8-2017 Tuscany region, 8-2017 Tuscany region, 8-2017 Tuscany region, 8-2017 Regione Toscana, 8-2017Regione Toscana, 8-2017 Firenze 2017 (Best lasagna ever) Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 When in Rome…drink espressonThe Colosseum in Rome 2017When in Rome…drink espressonThe Colosseum in Rome 2017Saying goodbye to Marco in VeniceCinque Terre 2017Porto Venere is a town and comune located on the Ligurian coast of Italy in the province of La SpeziaPorto Venere is a town and comune located on the Ligurian coast of Italy in the province of La SpeziaPorto Venere is a town and comune located on the Ligurian coast of Italy in the province of La SpeziaPorto Venere is a town and comune located on the Ligurian coast of Italy in the province of La SpeziaPorto Venere is a town and comune located on the Ligurian coast of Italy in the province of La SpeziaPorto Venere is a town and comune located on the Ligurian coast of Italy in the province of La SpeziaBolognaPorto Venere is a town and comune located on the Ligurian coast of Italy in the province of La SpeziaMaking pasta in Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Making pasta in Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Tuscany 2017Tuscany 2017The famous Roman amphitheater, the Colosseum, was built between C.E. 70 and 72Somewhere in Tuscany, Italia 2017Somewhere in Tuscany, Italia 2017Porto Venere is a town and comune located on the Ligurian coast of Italy in the province of La SpeziaFattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Due-stupidi-americani-in-Italia (Tuscany)Boarding the train to somewhere in ItalyBoarding the train to somewhere in ItalyMarco and Sara; Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Making olive oil bottles in Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Making olive oil bottles in Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Making olive oil bottles in Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 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pasta in Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Making pasta in Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Leather specialty store in Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Leather specialty store in Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Gelato in Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Gelato break in Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Statue of David by Michelangelo, Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Statue of David by Michelangelo, Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Statue of David by Michelangelo, Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Statue of David by Michelangelo, Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Statue of David by Michelangelo, Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Tuscany 2017Tuscany 2017Tuscany 2017Tuscany 2017Kids time in Tuscany 2017Kids time in Tuscany 2017Kids time in Tuscany 2017Kids time in Tuscany 2017Tuscany 2017Tuscany break: Kelley and MarcoFirenze (Florence), 8.2017 Sistine Chapel, Roma 2017Sistine Chapel, Roma 2017Sistine Chapel, Roma 2017Sistine Chapel, Roma 2017Sistine Chapel, Roma 2017Sistine Chapel, Roma 2017Sistine Chapel, Roma 2017Sistine Chapel, Roma 2017What do we have in common? We’re both stoned… Vatican, the Sistine Chapel, 8-2017 Sistine Chapel, Roma 2017Vaticano a Roma 2017Roma, Italia 2017Roma, Italia 2017Gelato break in Roma, Italia 2017 The central Statue of the Ocean (1759-62) stands on a shell-shaped chariot, pulled by two finned sea horses lead by two tritons… Roma, 2017 🇮🇹 The central Statue of the Ocean (1759-62) stands on a shell-shaped chariot, pulled by two finned sea horses lead by two tritons… Roma, 2017 🇮🇹 The central Statue of the Ocean (1759-62) stands on a shell-shaped chariot, pulled by two finned sea horses lead by two tritons… Roma, 2017 🇮🇹 The central Statue of the Ocean (1759-62) stands on a shell-shaped chariot, pulled by two finned sea horses lead by two tritons… Roma, 2017 🇮🇹 Roma, 2017 🇮🇹 Roma, 2017 🇮🇹 Roma, 2017 🇮🇹 Roma, 2017 🇮🇹 Roma, 2017 🇮🇹 Vaticano a Roma 2017Vaticano a Roma 2017Vaticano a Roma 2017Vaticano a Roma 2017Vaticano a Roma 2017Vaticano a Roma 2017Sistine Chapel, Roma 2017Dinner in RomaDinner in RomaDinner in RomaDinner in RomaDinner in RomaSistine Chapel, Roma 2017The famous Roman amphitheater, the Colosseum, was built between C.E. 70 and 72The famous Roman amphitheater, the Colosseum, was built between C.E. 70 and 72The famous Roman amphitheater, the Colosseum, was built between C.E. 70 and 72The famous Roman amphitheater, the Colosseum, was built between C.E. 70 and 72The famous Roman amphitheater, the Colosseum, was built between C.E. 70 and 72The famous Roman amphitheater, the Colosseum, was built between C.E. 70 and 72The famous Roman amphitheater, the Colosseum, was built between C.E. 70 and 72The famous Roman amphitheater, the Colosseum, was built between C.E. 70 and 72Roma 2017Roma 2017Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Making pasta in Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Making pasta in Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Making pasta in Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Making pasta in Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Making pasta in Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Making pasta in Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Ha… Statue of David by Michelangelo, Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Statue of David by Michelangelo, Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Statue of David by Michelangelo, Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Tuscany Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Sistine Chapel, Roma 2017Sistine Chapel, Roma 2017RomaVatican City, in full State of the Vatican City, Italian Stato della Città del VaticanoVatican City, in full State of the Vatican City, Italian Stato della Città del VaticanoVatican City, in full State of the Vatican City, Italian Stato della Città del VaticanoVatican City, in full State of the Vatican City, Italian Stato della Città del VaticanoKelley in Vatican CityVatican City, in full State of the Vatican City, Italian Stato della Città del VaticanoVatican City, in full State of the Vatican City, Italian Stato della Città del VaticanoVatican City, in full State of the Vatican City, Italian Stato della Città del VaticanoVatican City, in full State of the Vatican City, Italian Stato della Città del VaticanoVatican City, in full State of the Vatican City, Italian Stato della Città del VaticanoThe famous Roman amphitheater, the Colosseum, was built between C.E. 70 and 72The famous Roman amphitheater, the Colosseum, was built between C.E. 70 and 72The famous Roman amphitheater, the Colosseum, was built between C.E. 70 and 72 Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 Making pasta in Fattoria Poggio Alloro farm in San Gimignano Tuscany region, 8-2017 Firenze (Florence), 8.2017 The famous Roman amphitheater, the Colosseum, was built between C.E. 70 and 72 Our hotel in Roma, 8.2017 View from our hotel in Roma, 8.2017 Our hotel in Roma, 8.2017
About Abba Zë
This site started as “glida.org,” named after our dog Glida (read more in the sidebar). We brought Glida home after visiting Israel; she was a stray 🐶 looking for 💙…
We love traveling and this is our story in photos.
Thanks for visiting.
This little mutt with a healthy ego inspired in me the idea of creating a website. The site has evolved since but it’s core, seeing hazily, remained intact.
Glida was born in Israel and immigrated to the US in 1996. She’s a mutt with bogus interests and limited social skills, much like her dad. Besides chasing squirrels and bunnies (she never caught one!), she likes her two walks a day — rain or shine — and getting unhealthy treats. Feel free to roam the site and get lost in its forbidden lifelessness.
Sadly, on November 19, 2011, Glida passed away at 17. They say about Israeli natives (such as Glida and I), that we’re like Sabras (Israeli cactus): prickle on the outside and sweet on the inside. Glida, however, was prickle on the outside and prickle on the inside. Gonna miss you tons “Doggy Bag.”