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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…

Food festivals and Italian olive oil: Lake Garda olives

23 March, 2020
The best Italian olive oil does not just come from central and southern Italy. While you may be used to seeing the olive groves across the hills of Tuscany and Umbria, there is a pocket in northern Italy that makes…

Italy's best beaches: top ten for 2011 summer in Italy

22 March, 2020
Summer in Italy spoils us for choice over the best Italian beaches from the north to the south, including some beautiful secluded spots on Italy’s islands. While August often seems like a bum’s rush to get your spot on the…

Accommodation in Milan: bed and breakfast Trovailtempo

22 March, 2020
It can be hard finding good accommodation in Milan, particularly if you’re just passing through and don’t want a hotel near Malpensa airport. If you want something simple, in a leafy area, try the Trovailtempo Bed and Breakfast in Milan’s…

Packages to Sicily to visit the Norman cathedral of Monreale

22 March, 2020
Monreale is one of Sicily’s most famous tourist destinations, for this stunning Norman cathedral built in 1174. The Duomo and the cloisters, built a few centuries apart from each other, are some of the most spectacular constructions to be seen…

New Year ski deals for Italy: skiing Val d'Aosta

22 March, 2020
Great deals for skiing in Italy this winter continue with Alpitour offering New Year’s Eve snow weekends in the Valle d’Aosta. The deal is valid for the Ski Club Lo Stambecco at the foot of Cervinio mountain, at about 2,500…

San Gimignano: Medieval Manhattan of Tuscany

22 March, 2020
When you close your eyes and think of New York or other big modern cities you usually imagine thousands of skyscrapers rising proudly towards the sky and yet such a cityscape doesn’t look so modern or futuristic as one might…

Spa breaks in Italy: Grand Hotel Terme at Riolo Terme

22 March, 2020
If you are looking for a luxury hotel in which to relax and enjoy the pleasures of life, the Grand Hotel Terme at Riolo, will not disappoint you. Surrounded by the green rolling hills which are part of the enchanting…

Italy's most beautiful castles: top ten castles to visit in Italy

22 March, 2020
The “Settimana della Cultura” in Italy celebrates some of Italy’s best and most brilliant culture and historical patronage. The “Castelli Aperti” or Open Castles event sees some of the country’s most beautiful castles and fortresses open to visitors, where Italians…

Rome by night: Roman Forum lights

21 March, 2020
If you’re spending summer in Rome, it’s a perfect time to discover Rome by night, strolling the streets in the balmy air and taking in things like the new lighting installed at the Roman forum. The planned lighting installation was…

Winter holidays in Italy: Gran Paradiso, Aosta Valley

21 March, 2020
Snow-capped mountains are so beautiful! And December, in my opinion, is the best month to visit mountain resorts, with hamlets romantically covered in snow and firs swaying in the wind. So if you are as romantic as I am, you…

Postcards from Italy: Santa Chiara cloister in Naples

21 March, 2020
The Santa Chiara cloister in Naples can’t strictly be called a cloister, which you would normally consider as a dark, hushed religious area. In the style of the sunny city of Naples, this particular specimen is an open-air cloister, beautifully…

Italy's Cinque Terre on world's best coastal locations ranking

21 March, 2020
The Cinque Terre in Italy are among the world’s most beautiful coastal locations, according to the National Geographic’s geotourism survey. The location is one of my personal favourites in Italy, having been there once and hiked the coastline, enjoying a…

Japanese movie increases tourism in Amalfi

21 March, 2020
This is not the first time that a movie increases tourism; in the recent past, it has happened with the Lord Of The Ring trilogy, the Harry Potter saga and Ridley Scott’s A Good Year, so it did not surprise…

Go back to nature in Abruzzi with WWF Italy offers

21 March, 2020
Tired of the same old holidays? Searching for a change? A different experience? Then this will appeal to you, as indeed it will to wildlife and nature lovers: WWF Italy has prepared a list of more than 100 offers including…

Italian hotels awarded by TripAdvisor

21 March, 2020
According to TripAdvisor’s most recent poll, Italian hotels are a great favourite with holiday makers and travellers from all over the world. Al Ponte Antico hotel in Venice tops the poll as the best Italian destination but the list published…

Nemi, strawberry capital of Italy

20 March, 2020
Maybe you have never heard of the town of Nemi, near Rome, but here in Europe it’s famous for being the strawberry capital of Italy! In June this lovely town, which lays among the beautiful Albani Hills, hosts the Strawberry…

Christmas in Italy: markets in Carnia, Friuli

20 March, 2020
It feels like summer in Italy just finished but we’re actually well into autumn at the moment and it’s time to prepare our Christmas vacations in Italy. As in every year, northern Italy offers the best for a white Christmas…