Tuscany is one of the most renowned tourist locations in Europe, due to it popular history, its impressive artistic heritage, its fantastic countryside and its products (especially the wines appreciated all over the world). Tuscany is mainly a hilly region, apart from for the mountains of the Apuan Alps; and it also has a stretched coast along the Tyrrhenian Sea. The first inhabitants of Tuscany  [ Read More ]

Umbria is another region of central Italy and it has played a very dynamic role in three thousand years of its history. In the Middle Ages the Benedictine monasteries became the keystones of the protection of the culture, either classical or Christian, philosophical and mystical. In Umbria, there were various centers for the arts and studies in different fields, such as medicine, agriculture and science. One of these was Perugia,  [ Read More ]

It is a question of fact: Italy has the most significant artistic and cultural heritage in the world. And not only this: its inheritance is not just found in the artistic cities, but is distributed through the whole national territory as in no other country. The confirmation of this comes from Le Marche (known in English as The Marches). This region is located in the central area of Italy, bordering  [ Read More ]

Campania is one of the Italian southern regions which surely deserve a visit: it is rich of natural sights, culture, architecture, archeological sites, as well as gastronomy and music. Campania has been the centre of the southern civilization, being part of the Magna Graecia first and then of the Roman Republic. If you want spend your holiday in Campania, you have several places to visit: its capital Naples, Sorrento, Salerno,  [ Read More ]

Emilia-Romagna, one of the regions of the Northern Italy, has been considered for long time just little stepping stone between the Veneto and Tuscany. But if you decide to spend time to discover this underestimated region, you will find out an area which has a lot to offer, rich in culture and art; an area of delicious food and vigorous wine, of international resorts and quiet backwoods. Emilia-Romagna is composed  [ Read More ]

Located in the north-east of Italy, Veneto is the 8th largest region of the country.  The landscape of Veneto is featured by four different areas: the Alpine zone, the hill zone, the lower plain and the coastal territory. The mountainous area covers the 29% of its surface and it is composed by the Carnic Alps, the eastern Dolomites (with the well known massif of Marmolada; the Tre Cime di Lavaredo  [ Read More ]

If you are thinking to spend your holidays in Italy, Sicily is of course one of the regions you have to consider to visit. Sicily (In Italian Sicilia) is the largest island of the Mediterranean Sea and it has a triangle shape, which gives it the name of Trinacria (“star with three points”): in the ancient times, Greeks circumnavigated the island and saw that it has three capes, which are  [ Read More ]

Lombardy (in Italian Lombardia) is one the regions of Italy, located in the middle of the North of the country. It is surely one of the most industrious and productive regions of Italy, being the center of the economy and business. Lombardia lies between the Alps and the Po river’s plain and it has a various scenery: busy cities, medieval villages, resorts on the lakes’ coasts mixed with green hills,  [ Read More ]

Umbria commonly referred to as the green heart of Italy is perhaps one of the  smallest regions in the country. If you wish to spend a holiday in Italy, you will easily find excellent accommodation options for getting the most from your holiday. For an extremely fruitful and relaxing holiday rent a farmhouse or a rural villa in Umbria. All what you will have to do is check out prices,  [ Read More ]

Campania region is an incomparable to any other region in Italy. The sea characterizes local traditions and way of life which generally include ancient Greek, Renaissance, middle ages, and super modern influences. If you are searching for a good tourist destination in Europe, and have already decided to spend your vacation in Italy, check out the region west of Naples in Campania on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The place appears to  [ Read More ]