Often ignored in favour of more famous Tuscan towns, Arezzo has everything from designer shopping to medieval jousting tournaments. Here are nine reasons you should visit Arezzo on your next trip to Tuscany. 1. Renaissance art - Most visitors to Arezzo are drawn here by the famous fresco depicting The Legend of the True Cross by Renaissance painter...
READ MOREAround 57% of the Italian population, some 34.5 million people, are taking, or have taken, a summer holiday this year, hoteliers' association Federalberghi said on Tuesday. It said this included 26.5 million adults and eight million children and marked a 0.5% increase with respect to the 2017 season. The report said Italian people's holidays will g...
READ MORESono arrivati a 50 gli itinerari fra i vivai, i giardini e i paesaggi italiani ideati e proposti dal blog Italian Botanical Trips, spin off del sito Italian Botanical Heritage. Italian Botanical Heritage è il censimento del patrimonio botanico e orticolo italiano, creato nel 2014 dalla giornalista botanica Margherita Lombardi. Rivolto agli appassi...
READ MOREIl bacino potenziale teorico del cosiddetto turismo "di ritorno" o "delle origini", ovvero quello generato dagli italiani residenti all'estero o dai loro discendenti, e' pari a circa 80 milioni di persone. Il giro d'affari attualmente relativo a questo segmento turistico dal solo continente Americano si aggira intorno ai 650 milioni di euro per un...
READ MORE“Industrial city of the 20th century:” this is how Ivrea has been recently introduced to the UNESCO World Heritage List, at the beginning of the month of July. Ivrea is little known outside of Italy, but its most beloved son, Adriano Olivetti, is famous, appreciated and esteemed around the world. A name, that of Olivetti, synonym with innovation an...
READ MOREAs the premier choice for exclusive small group travel, Nada's Italy is expanding its reach in South Florida by opening a second location in the heart of the Pineapple Grove arts district in downtown Delray Beach. While most brick-and-mortar travel agencies face insurmountable fears of closing their doors and shifting operations online, Nada's Ital...
READ MOREWith nearly 5,000 miles of coastline, Italy has countless beaches up and down the boot as well as its magnificent islands. Here are seven worth exploring for the Mediterranean seascapes as well as the surrounding areas: Cala Corsara, Spargi island (Sardinia) The Maddalena archipelago, a cluster of islands off the coast of northern Sardinia, has lon...
READ MORETraffic restrictions have been introduced at one of the main access points to Italy's Dolomite mountains in a bid to tackle overcrowding during the summer tourism season. The area beyond the Sella Pass has been designated a limited traffic zone (ZTL) meaning vehicles can only enter with a pass valid for one hour, which can be collected for free at...
READ MORETropea is a sea side resort located in the Calabria region of Italy in the province of Vibo Valentina. The town is famous for its many beaches, which attract several tourists during the summer months. Tropea is located on a reef in the gulf of St. Euphemia and is connected to the Tyrrhenian Sea. The town offers dramatic views in the region and its...
READ MOREAn international cultural exchange program based in Henderson, Nevada is looking for a home in Pasadena who’s willing to host an Italian girl who’s coming to study in one of the schools in the City. The program is being administered by International Cultural Exchange Services (ICES), which facilitates the issuance of F1 visas required for foreign s...
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