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Winter holidays in Italy: Dolomiti Paganella

27 March, 2020
you have a passion for winter sports and are planning a few days of fun up in the mountains, you can’t afford to miss this offer by the Dolomiti Paganella Comprensorio which includes ski lessons, health spa, water park, guided…

Touring Italy: Pescara bridge cycling or walking

27 March, 2020
Pescara’s new Ponte del Mare, by architect Walter Pichler, is one of those civil engineering feats that combines practicality with tourism appeal. The long bridge offering a cycling and walking path, unites both shores of Pescara’s river. The two paths…

Touring Central Italy: Pastena Caves, Lazio

26 March, 2020
Situated in the Ciociaria region, not from Ceprano, the Pastena caves are an impressive karst cave system 2, 200 metres long; the site comprises several sections where visitors can admire amazing stalactites, stalagmites and subterranean streams; the streams can be…

Day trip from Milan: Tignale, lake Garda

25 March, 2020
During the hot months of summer, Lake Garda is usually assaulted by thousands of people looking for fresh air and in the mood for swimming in the lake , but if you, like me, don’t like overcrowded beaches and just…

Italy's best beaches: Porto Pino in Sardinia

25 March, 2020
You can start planning your summer holidays in Italy already, perhaps with a visit to Sardinia on the cards. This beautiful island offers unforgettable landscapes and a crystalline sea. While some parts of Sardinia are very much on the tourist…

Health spas in Tuscany: the Terme di Saturnia sulphur springs

25 March, 2020
You’re spoiled for choice with health spas in Italy, but if you want something very traditional, almost hard-core, try the sulphur spring baths “Terme di Saturnia” near the town of Grosseto in Tuscany. For 3000 years sulphur springs have been…

Luxury Holidays in Italy: CastaDiva resort, lake Como

25 March, 2020
Casta Diva resort on lake Como was built around the beautiful Villa Roccabruna where the famous and talented soprano Giuditta Pasta lived (she was the first opera singer to perform Casta Diva which Vincenzo Bellini had composed specifically for her).…

Grand Hotel Rimini: Federico Fellini's favourite hotel

25 March, 2020
The Grand hotel Rimini has a glorious and dramatic past; built in 1908 by Paolo Somazzi, a famous architect from South America, the luxury hotel was heavily damaged during the course of its long history; first by a fire (and…

Touring Rome: the San Lorenzo district

24 March, 2020
The San Lorenzo district appears to encapsulate both the beauty and the shortcomings of Rome; partly destroyed by aerial attack during World War 2, San Lorenzo has, over the years, developed into a district of beautiful contrasts where old and…

Tourism in Italy: the rocky town of Matera in Basilicata

24 March, 2020
The above video takes us on a tour of Matera, a city of rock in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Fabled in cinema, the “sassi” or “rocks” of Matera have become a symbol of Italy’s south. The town has…

Italian food: anchovies from Cetara, on the Amalfi Coast

24 March, 2020
If you’ve ever been confused over the real name of anchovies in Italy, then you’re forgiven as it appears that the name varies across the regions. Traditionally called “acciughe”, you will often see the name “alici” which refers to the…

Autumn in Italy: the National park of Abruzzo

23 March, 2020
The Parco nazionale d’Abruzzo or National Park of Abruzzo which was established by royal decree in 1923 is the oldest park in Italy and has always had a fundamental role in the preservation of species such as the Italian Wolf,…

Island of Ischia Pictures

23 March, 2020
Ischia is a small volcanic island in the Thyrrhenian Sea of the west coast of Italy. From its shores on clear days one can spot Naples which is just 17 miles away. The island is almost entirely mountainous and its…
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