Cinque Terre has five villages, but most visitors see roughly the same thirty metres of each one. The crowds concentrate on the harbour fronts, the main promenades, and wherever the trail markers point. Move twenty minutes in any direction and the numbers drop sharply. These are two of the spots worth seeking out — and […]
Hidden Secret Spots of The Cinque Terre. Read Post »
San Gimignano is a small medieval hill town in the province of Siena, about 55 km south of Florence. Its skyline — defined by 14 surviving towers from an original 72 — is one of the most recognisable in Tuscany. The town is compact enough to cover on foot in half a day, and the
San Gimignano: Towers, Vernaccia Wine and What to See in the Historic Centre Read Post »
Once you have explored some of the cultural and culinary highlights that await you in Bologna, it’s time to experience another side of Italian excellence: motor engineering and design at the Ducati Museum and Factory. Ducati has been producing motorcycles since 1946, and its museum — located at the factory headquarters — tells the story
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Paestum, near Salerno in Campania, is famous for two things that would seem to have nothing to do with each other: three of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world, and the home of Mozzarella di Bufala Campana PDO. The combination — Doric columns rising from a flat coastal plain surrounded by water buffalo grazing
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In 2007 Cav. G.B.Bertany winery celebrated 150 years of history, promoting a philosophy hinged on traditions that gave rise to many important wines like Secco Bertani, Soave and, from the middle of last Century, the one that is recognized as one of the most important wine in the world: the Amarone. The History of the
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The Portofino peninsula, jutting into the Ligurian Sea between Genoa and La Spezia, is one of the most protected stretches of Italian coastline. The Regional Natural Park of Portofino and the adjacent Marine Reserve together safeguard the promontory’s oak and pine forests, its seabed wildlife, and three villages that have changed little in appearance over
Camogli, Portofino and Santa Margherita Ligure: A Guide to the Portofino Peninsula Read Post »