Finding just the right gift to take home for someone can be as much fun for the giver as for the recipient. These Trastevere shops, located across the Tiber from the city center, all provide unique (but not weird) and useful (but not boring) gift ideas. You won’t find […]
Lucignano (Arezzo) Tuscany Lucignano is located in the province of Arezzo in Tuscany, Italy. The town is located close to the cities of Arezzo and Florence. Lucignano is quite a small town, spread out over an area of 45 sq. km with a population of approximately 4,000. Lucignano is a […]
Bettona perched on a hill Bettona is located in the Umbria region of Italy in the province of Perugia. The town is located close to Assisi and Torgiano. The history of Bettona goes back to the Etruscans. It is believed that the town was first set up when the Etruscans […]
The area has been important since time immemorial due to the existence of the Brenner Pass through the Alps and so whoever controlled the region could control all trade flowing north and south. It is for this region that the mountainous region has been fought over for centuries and today […]
Pesaro – The Prefecture Building Established by the Romans in 184 BC, Pesaro is a town that today bases its livelihood on furniture, fish and tourism. Located in the region of Marche in central Italy, the town is the capital of the Pesaro e Urbino province, which is located […]
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 […]
Soave and its castle Ph. flickr/Claudia Dal Ceredo Soave is a small town and commune located in the Veneto region of Italy in the province of Verona. The town is spread over an area of 22 sq km and has a population of close to 6800. The town […]
Longiano is a town and comune located in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy in the province of Forli-Cesena. The town is located close to Forli and Bologna. Longiano is quite a small town, spread over an area of just 23 sq km with a population of close to 6000. The […]
Porto Maurizio, in Imperia, at sunset Ph. depositphoto/monticello Imperia is a comune and a coastal city located in the Liguria region. It is also the capital of the Imperia province and in the earlier times it had been the capital of the ancient district of Intemelia. The city is well […]
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 […]