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The Italy Mix: The Borgias, Italian Genealogy
Published on Friday, August 30, 2013 by

borgiasThe Italy Mix is a post about the most interesting Italy and Italy travel news and human interest stories around the Web each week. Here are our top picks for this week:

Looking for the Borgias:  Novelist Sarah Dunant  is an expert on the Borgia clan who were true power brokers in 16th-century Italy. (The Daily Mail)

36 Hours in Lecce: This city in the region of Puglia is often called “the Florence of southern Italy.”  (The New York Times)

Hitler Wine in Italy: Israeli tourists are horrified to find Italian wine with Hitler on the label; manufacturer says there is a big demand.  (Y Net News)

Family Roots in Sicily:  Writer Russell Shorto looks for his ancestral roots in Sicily. (BetaBeat)

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