Umbria is the Region of the spirit. The beauty of the landscape – with welcoming mountains and sweet hills – is luminous. The region offers superb art and architectural treasures that reflects thousands of years of history. An ideal destination, both for those who love culture and for people more interested in nature, Umbria has […]
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Dolomites are one of the most dramatic spots and a mecca for mountains-lovers. They take their name from the French geologist De Dolomieu, who first studied and identified the composition of the sedimentary limestone. The Dolomites are an ancient coral reef that, over a 100 million years ago, were covered with a tropical forest and
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Although it is an UNESCO site, Alberobello is unfortunately rather unknown. In a place of rolling green hills, dotted with almond and olive trees, not far from Bari and Taranto (Apulia), you cannot miss visiting the town, named for the primitive forests of Arboris belli, which once covered the area, where over 1000 trulli mass
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Venice attracts more visitors then usual in September. In fact, this is the time for the historic regatta (regata storica), a very popular festival, held on the fist Sundays of the month. The Regatta is probably the main event in the Venice calendar. A spectacular procession of traditional boats decorated in 16th century style with
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Archaeological finds between the 6th and 3rd millennium BC attest to the presence of a population of settlers and hunters that once occupied this area. Celts invaded the region and gave the area a name meaning “capital”, it then became known as Alba Pompeia.
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The Abruzzo\’s morphological variety of its landscape brings together two separate environments that do not mix very easily: on the one hand there is the seaside in all its remarkable beauty and, on the other, the fascinating charm of its mountains; two quite contrasting landscapes brought together by gently rolling hills that blend together tradition
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Miles of unspoiled, white beaches, crystal clear water, vine covered cliffs and fishing villages where time stands still: all of this, and much more, is Basilicata. The area is soaked in history and tradition, ridged by mountains and dark, forested valleys, marked by ancient trails and paths.
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Very popular with both foreign and and Italian travellers, the delightful Cinque terre – literally translated “the five lands” – is an extraordinary area offering scenarios among the most charming in Italy. Five villages makes up the Cinque Terre: Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore.
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Lover’s Lane, Juliet’s Wall, Love Lock Bridge; we have all heard about these romantic destinations created to unite two lovers together for all time, but have many of us actually seen them? Legends say that a lock closed by a couple with a key tossed into a river can bind two souls together; a letter
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Even though the 86th Academy Awards were this last Sunday, native Italians are still celebrating the success of The Great Beauty (2013) By Paolo Sorrentino. The exciting news that The Great Beauty (La Grande Bellezza) won the Academy Award for best foreign language film has been the top story news story in Italy since its
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