Murlo (Siena) Tuscany Murlo is a small town located in Tuscany, Italy in the province of Siena, located close to the cities of Siena and Florence. The town is quite small, with an area of 116 sq km and a population of roughly 2500. Located on top of a hill, […]
Rovigo, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II Rovigo is a town in the Veneto region of northwestern Italy. The town is located on a low level ground, quite close to Venice. The town has had a long history; it was first mentioned in an old manuscript from 838 and had been the […]
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 […]
Fanano is a town and comune located in the province of Modena in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region. The town is spread over an area of 89 sq km and has a population of close to 3000. Fanano is located close to Modena and Bologna. Monte Cimone falls in the territory of […]
Rocca Abbaziale: The Fortress of Subiaco The Rocca Abbaziale is located in the picturesque town of Subiaco in the province of Rome, in Lazio. It lies twenty-five miles from Tivoli, alongside the river Aniene. The history of the castle is linked to the Benedictine Abbey which was founded in the […]
Panorama of Santo Stefano d’Aveto Santo Stefano d’Aveto is a small village and commune located in the Liguria region of Italy in the province of Genoa. The town is located close to the cities of Genoa and Bedonia. According to scholars, the town was founded during the prehistoric times. It […]
Lake Varese Varese is a comune and city located in the region of Lombardy in Northern Italy. The city is located 55 km from Milan and is the capital of the Varese province. Varese lies at the feet of the famous Sacro Monte di Varese which has been declared a […]
View from Burcina Park. Ph. Depositphoto.com/rcaucino There are many stories of travelers who spend their time viewing Europe at their own speed, through hostels, hiking, biking and rail. Keeping their own pace, rather than one of an organized tour they tend to see their experiences a little differently than […]
Ride as the Romans Do – With Caution Imagine a whirlwind tour of the Eternal City – the Forum, Coliseum, Castel Sant’Angelo, Vatican, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, and Spanish Steps as today’s Romans do; from atop a bicicletta. The best time to peddle through this gorgeous city is from May […]
Lake Omodeo – Panorama – Photo courtesy of Cristianocani/flickr Lake Omodeo is a large artificial lake that was built in Sardinia between 1919 and 1924. The lake was built through a dam on the Tirso River in the Santa Chiara d’Ula gorge. A very important lake in Sardinia it was […]