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By Martha Bakerjian, About.com Guide to Italy Travel since 2005

Italy in the Travel Blogs: St. Nick and the Government Wine Bar

Friday December 23, 2005
Italians celebrate St. Nicholas in a feast day on December 6th. But did you know that St. Nick is buried in the coast town of Bari after sailors stole his body from Myra, Turkey? Gadling has the goods.

Attitudes toward wine are different in Italy than in the US. Imagine the outcry in the US if the government financed a wine bar, just like the Italian region of Lazio did recently. Check out Gridskipper's Your Government Wine Bar.

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