Castello Boncompagni is the ducal castle on the beautiful Isola del Liri in Abruzzo, Italy. The palace is an ancient fortified castle full of history. It’s located close to the Isola del Liri island’s old town, where the two branches of the Liri River form the island mass. Two beautiful […]
Lake Vico – Panorama Legend has it that beautiful Lake Vico was created when Hercules threw his club into the ground and created a hole that was soon filled with water from a nearby stream. Realistically it is much more likely that the lake, which is surrounded by […]
Panoramic of Varese Lake from Biandronno – Photo courtesy of Alessio Facchin/Wikimedia Lake Varese – Suggestive View in Fog – Photo courtesy of Fvatwimediao/Wikimedia Lake Varese is a smallish lake in the Lombardy region fed by underground springs. The lake is surrounded by rolling hills and to the south […]
Tazio Nuvolari – Photo courtesy of Everywhere West/Wikimedia Tazio Nuvalori, or the Flying Mantuan as he became known, was a famous Italian racecar and motorcycle driver. The European Champion in Grand Prix motor racing in 1932, Nuvalori won dozens of races and was known as one of the […]
Val Grande National Park Enter Val Grande National Park and leave the modern world behind. There are no paved roads here or modern amenities, no people who live here either, just miles and miles of natural wonder and trails to help you explore it. Just try to restrain your wonder as […]
Stelvio National Park – Mountain In the heart of Italy’s Central Alps is a park dominated by the Ortles-Cevedale massif group, where one can watch the majestic beauty of ice and water pouring from the summits into the waterways of the green valleys below. Lucky visitors will spy glaciers, grassland, […]
Between the imposing peaks of Mounts Dolcedorme and Cozzo del Pellegrino, stretched between the regions of Calabria and Basilicata you will find Pollino National Park. Pollino is the largest protected area in Italy and also one of the country’s newest parks. Pollino’s symbol is the Bosnian Pine and this is […]
Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi (Foreste Casentinesi National Park), Monte Falterona and Campigna is a beautiful area in the Apennine region of Tuscany and Romagna. Established in 1993 the park preserves over 365 square kilometers of gorgeous flora and fauna, as well as several animal species, and a great deal […]
Asinara – The Island – Photo courtesy of Markus Braun/Wikimedia In Sardinia is an island that has a decidedly Blue Lagoon-esque vibe with stretches of untouched beaches and crystal clear water. Asinara is the second largest island in Sardinia and used to be known as “Devil’s Island,” because […]
Panorama of the Archipelago La Maddalena Ph. flickr/Cristiano Cani Arcipelago di La Maddalena National Park is a geo marine park that covers both land and sea. The park covers over 12,000 hectares and 180 km of coasts, including all the islets and islands within the Municipality […]
