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LivTours Editorial Team

LivTours Editorial Team

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The LivTours Editorial Team shares practical travel tips, destination guides, and local insights to help readers plan their visits and discover more of Europe. Drawing on LivTours’ experience working with local guides and destination experts, the team combines practical advice with a passion for cultural heritage and the local stories that make each destination unique.

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Your official guide to macarons in Paris

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Paris provides all kinds of delicate joys unlike any other place in the world. Crepes, eclairs, and croissants galore, to name a few! Perhaps, above all, guests seek out the ultimate melt-in-your-mouth token of sweetness that is the macaron. So, as traveling begins to reopen for this glorious summer… Read More

Six MUST SEE statues when in Rome

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Rome is filled with breathtaking and historical art pieces, top to bottom. But when you finally arrive on Roman soil, it might feel overwhelming. What museums, what churches, what piazzas and fountains are you supposed to see and when? Well, to quench your thirst for classical statues, we have… Read More

Hidden spots in London you MUST visit

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Adventures are always better when they’re spent in unique, one-of-a-kind spots that make for a truly unforgettable experience. When traveling to London, maybe the London Eye or Big Ben come to mind. Baker Street, Regent Street, Abbey Road, and all the other famous pop culture roads might also pique… Read More

New discoveries at Pompeii teach of ancient life

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“The excavations [at Pompeii] which they’re doing now are the biggest in at least 50 years,” says British School of Rome Archaeology Officer Stephen Kay. Despite its initial discovery being as long ago as 1748, the ancient city of Pompeii is under constant excavation. Everyone knows the story… Read More

Necessary updates to the epic rebuilding of Notre-Dame

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Since the detrimental fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral three years ago, concentrated effort has gone into preserving the stability of the twelfth century monument. People from all over the world donated an accumulated 1 billion euros for the project. Reconstruction began in September of last year. Reimagining a Parisian… Read More

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

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Who were the six wives of Henry VIII? He became one of Britain’s most famous monarchs. Egotistical, paranoid and desperate for a male heir, he broke with the Catholic church, made himself the head of the English Church, killed his friends who wouldn’t support him or couldn’t give him… Read More

4 Roman pasta dishes you must try

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Every Italian region and city has its own recipes. In the capital, traditional Roman pasta dishes are popular with locals and tourists alike. Here are four of our top recommendations to try on your next visit: Carbonara Think you know Carbonara? If you haven’t been to Italy before,… Read More

Napoleon’s Art Looting

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Although many of you probably know Napoleon Bonaparte as the first emperor of France and one of the greatest conquerors the world has ever seen, but did you know that he was also an art thief? International art thief Some say that looting was just a byproduct of… Read More

Italian Public Holidays and Celebrations

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Lucky Italians enjoy 12 public holidays a year and many other celebrations. As well as Christmas and Easter, there are also many other unique religious and non-religious holidays celebrated all over Italy! Here are just a few of our favorites: Carnevale (date differs each year) Carnevale is the… Read More

Questions visitors ask about the Eiffel Tower

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The Eiffel Tower is the most visited tourist attraction in Europe and a symbol of romance around the world. But it didn’t start out that way. There’s a lot more to know about Paris’ iconic monument. Here our local guides answer the questions visitors ask most often about the… Read More

10 cool facts about the Louvre

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The Louvre is the world’s largest museum and home to one of the most impressive art collections in history. In fact, it contains over 380,000 objects and displays roughly 35,000 works of art! If this unfathomable statistic alone hasn’t convinced you to visit the Louvre, the following fun facts… Read More

Everything you need to know about Saint Valentine

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Love is in the air this Valentine’s Day! The holiday of love is typically associated with buying chocolate hearts and cutesy stuffed animals even more than a true celebration of love itself, but how did it all come to be? The story of Saint Valentine begins in the most… Read More