Panoramic view of Cagliari Ph. depositphotos/sepavone Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia, in Italy, is a cosmopolitan city that has been a main tourist destination for decades. The city is a heady mix of the old and the new, where the medieval meets the modernist creating a perfectly balanced mix. Cagliari’s history spans over 2000 […]
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Castles in Eastern Sicily
Our dive into the castles of Sicily continues… You can also read the articles about the Castles of Western Sicily. Castles in Catania Castello di Aci Castello The castle of Aci Castello was built in dark volcanic stone and it is situated on a cliff on the sea, not far from […]
The Stone Castle and Zan Bridge
The Castello della Pietra (The Stone Castle), in the National Park of Antola, is one of the most extraordinary fortified buildings in Liguria and is considered a great masterpiece of architecture. This isn’t your usual fortress. The castle, which dominates a narrow valley, is wedged between two spectacular rocks creating a perfect […]
Catanzaro
Catanzaro is the capital of the Calabria region in Italy. It’s also known as the “city of two seas”. Catanzaro is an urban region that remains immensely active and is an important tourism center in Italy. It stretches to a height of 600 meters from the sea and the coastal […]
Stromboli
Map of Aeolian Islands Among the Aeolian Islands, Stromboli is the smallest of islands located across the Tyrrhenian Sea, just to the north of Sicily. In fact, Stromboli is an active volcano in a continuous state of activity known for its violent eruptions. The volcanic island is about 900 metres in height, […]
Vulcano
Aeolian Islands – Map Vulcano is one of the Aeolian islands located across the North of Sicily. This place has a growing appeal among the travelers owing to the presence of hot springs and its lovely black sand beach. Besides, this island offers lot of good opportunities for visitors to […]
National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise
The National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio, and Molise is one of the largest and most important parks in Italy. Founded in 1923, the park is often known as the National Park of Abruzzo, mostly because most of the land is part of the Abruzzo region. The headquarters of the park is […]
California or Basilicata?
My recent voyage to southern Italy was made into a course of preparation for my book which is dedicated to the unpublished story of the antique Knights Templar. Let’s discover together Basilicata, Italy! As I began deepening my knowledge of this unknown land, I encountered the unexplainable paradox: Basilicata is […]
Neive
Neive, Piedmont Neive is a small comune and town located in the Piedmont region of Italy in the province of Cuneo. The town is located close to the cities of Cuneo and Turin. Neive is spread over an area of 21.2 sq km and has a population of approximately 3000. […]
Bicycling in Tuscany
Biking, in the form of traveling on a two-wheel vehicle with pedals and transmission chains, gets you to your destination after a lot of huffing and puffing, and honest-to-goodness exercise. But this is also the form of transport that gives you the time to look around and to savor the […]