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Oct 52020 The Uffizi Gallery
If you're short on time visiting Florence, this is the best place to come.  The Uffizi Gallery was designed by Giorgio Vasari and constructed between 1560 and 1580. Uffizi is one of the world's most famous museums, renowned for its collection of art from the Middle Ages on Renaissance.
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Canosa di Puglia, a small town located on the top of the hill of Puglia, became very famous and wealthy between VI and III century B.C. when it was one of the most important places of the terracotta pots production.
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The Amalfi Coast, thanks to its panoramic views, picturesque landscapes, unspoiled nature and ancient palaces and gardens, ranks at the top of the most popular destinations in Italy by Italian and foreign tourists. It appears as a huge terrace suspended between the cobalt blue sea and the slopes of ...
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The most beautiful stretch of coast in Italy and, according to many, even the most beautiful in Europe. We are in Campania, to be precise in the province of Salerno, south of the Sorrento peninsula. The Amalfi Coast extends for fifty kilometers of hairpin bends and cliffs overlooking the sea, in ...
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The Nuragic complex in Barumini is one of the largest and well preserved Nuragic compounds, therefore it is the most important archeological site of Sardinia. Barumini is the name of the village where it is located in the central-south region of Sardinia.
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It is on this side of Lake Como or Lario, its ancient name, that the great Italian writer Alessandro Manzoni spent part of his childhood. The family in fact had a property in Lecco. It was here that the novelist set the events of his most famous work "I Promessi Sposi", with that incipit that made ...
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Discover the best trekking parks in Tuscany and dive into nature!
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Milan is an easy city to reach thanks to the three airports and it’s your perfect destination if you love shopping or to attend different kind of events: during the entire year the city organizes cultural meetings, art exhibitions, fashion and design events.
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The many tales, legends and curiosities that have been handed down for centuries also contribute to the charm of the Umbrian territory. In particular, some very curious and particular legends interest the capital, Perugia: we will tell you about them, inviting you to come and discover them for ...
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Li Galli archipelago or "of the Mermaids", where Ulysses, the protagonist of Homer's Odyssey, managed to resist the siren song by being tied to the mast of his ship, on the advice of the sorceress Circe. And where the Argonauts were saved thanks to the sound of Orpheus' lyre, which emitted sounds ...
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There are many curiosities surrounding Tuscany and we want to reveal ten of them that perhaps you did not know.
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Jul 312020 Sardinia food guide
Saying Sardinian food immediately reminds to Italian people two words: "porceddu" (piglet) and "carasau" (Sardinian bread). Sardinian cuisine gratifies the most demanding palates with its simple taste full of natural ingredients.
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