Il sentiero dei limoni in Costiera Amalfitana è entrato nella top ten dei sentieri più belli e suggestivi d’Italia. Il percorso, che unisce Maiori a Minori e che può proseguire a piacimento fin su a Ravello, è entrato nella guida Travel 365, sito degli amanti della natura, delle passeggiate e i panorami mozzafiato. La guida ha raccolto i migliori...
READ MOREThe Valtellina is a valley in the Central Alps that lies just south of the Swiss border, in the province of Sondrio. It is and always has been a relatively hot, wet and green gash in the middle of two relatively dry, cool and barren mountain ranges, the Rhaetian to the north and the Orobic to the south. At the eastern end of the valley lies Lake Co...
READ MORELa Sicilia è la regione più desiderata dai turisti italiani (15%) per il turismo enogastronomico. Subito dietro ci sono la Toscana (14%) e l'Emilia Romagna (11%). E’ questo il risultato del Rapporto sul turismo enogastronomico italiano 2019 presentato stamane alla Bit di Milano. «La Sicilia, punto d’incontro di molteplici civiltà - evidenzia il pre...
READ MOREItaly's presidential palace in Rome - the 16th-century Palazzo del Quirinale - is open for guided tours in Italian on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 09.30-16.00. There is a choice of two guided tours, both of which must be booked in advance: the first tour is free (apart from a €1.50 booking fee), lasts an hour and 20 min...
READ MOREThis is a story that begins at lunch. Or, more accurately, it begins earlier, with one of those underwhelming Italian breakfasts that make you wonder how people who make some of the greatest food on earth can eat cake with their morning coffee (basically taking an overly sweet croissant and calling it brioche). Breakfast should never be the last me...
READ MOREWhere Piacenza’s Basilica of Santa Maria di Campagna rises today, there used to be a small oratory. According to some, this was the small building where pope Urban II launched the first crusade in 1095, to recapture the holy land in the Near Orient from the Arab Muslim people who had taken it from the Byzantine Empire in the 7th century. Almost fiv...
READ MOREOne of the best ways to see Tuscany's legendary Val D'Orcia region is on the reopened steam railway running through fields, forests and vineyards. Most of us see Tuscany’s famous rolling landscape from the road. Or maybe on foot, since walking holidays in the region have become so popular. But there’s a more unusual way to get your fix of stunning...
READ MOREThe idea of a city perfectly geometric in shape and surrounded by walls was popular among philosophers, artists, and well-educated people of 16th-century Europe, and many representations of such a perfect town can be found in the art and literature of the time. So when the architects of the Republic of Venice were presented with the rare opportunit...
READ MOREInterview with Chiara and Gloria Piscedda of ChiGlo. Tell us about the opportunity to take a fresh look at investment in Italy through fashion and the arts? There is so much in Italy that is unexplored for the global community. We see fashion as a thruway to opportunity for the country, for Sardinian tourism, for industry and certainly for the econ...
READ MOREDuring the coldest months of the year, Italy becomes a winter wonderland – especially in the northern regions surrounding the Alps. If you want to experience the season like a true Italian, don't miss a thing on this list (especially the cioccolata calda). Discover five can't-miss winter activities in Italy below! 1. SETTIMANA BIANCAThe Settimana B...
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