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Town in New South Wales, Australia
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New Italy (Italian: Nuova Italia), initially named Cèa Venessia, is a small township of 187 (2016) in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales. It's a popular stopover for travellers heading north along the Pacific Motorway from Sydney towards Brisbane.
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Most travellers stop and visit the museum while visiting the cafe, but there's some great memorabilia from the town's earliest Italian settlers. For military ethusiasts, the museum includes an exhibit of New Italy's ANZAC Honour Roll. Among your exit, treat yourself to a pie and shortbread at the cafe near the exit.
If the museum alone wasn't enough to get a feel of Italy, then fear not, this glass art gallery has many Italian glassworks.
A visit to any Italian town in Italy isn't complete without trying its local cuisine; likewise, no trip to New Italy is ever complete without visiting this cafe. Most of the menu is, well, Italian, but there have been a few twists and adjustments to make it more like a roadside cafe off a freeway.
If you fancy country gift shops that have quintessentially classy products, Casa Vecchia is another one of them. Nearly everything here is Italian in some form or another. Whether it was Italian-made, Italian-designed, or just Italian-inspired, such as Italian pots, Italian soap, or Italian purses, there's one thing that screams about the shop – everything's Italian.
New Italy was once a popular stopover for travellers heading between Sydney and Brisbane in both directions, but ever since the Pacific Highway was upgraded into the Pacific Motorway, New Italy is only primarily…
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