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 ]