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Lakes

Lake Maggiore

  Of the three large pre alpine lakes of Italy, Lake Maggiore is the westernmost and the second largest after Lake Garda. The lake acts as a border between Lombardy and Piedmont and a part of it also sits in Switzerland (which can be reached from Italy either by train […]

Parks

Parco di Tepilora

  UNESCO has once more recognized the beauty and uniqueness of Italy’s landscapes by making of the Parco Regionale di Tepilora, in Sardinia, another of its protected biosphere reserves. Tepilora Park has received the honor in June 2017 and it is hoped that the interest brought on the area by […]

Travel Tips

Italians on holiday

Italians on holiday: 2017 trends and choices We all love going on holiday, but economic difficulties, along with lack of time, makes it sometimes hard to choose the right place. Most Italians, as everyone else in the world, plan their Summer holidays well in advance to avail of special offers; others […]

Islands

Vivara Island

In Italy we still have islands whose landscape has been carefully preserved, islands that cannot be visited by tourists just to keep their flora and fauna untouched. Among these secluded, forbidden paradises, is the island of Vivara. The island The island of Vivara, which rises 109 meters above sea level, […]

Liguria, Travel Destinations

Portofino

Portofino is a beautiful village along the Ligurian Riviera, considered by many one of the eight wonders of the world. It’s a small town of no more than 500 residents in the middle of a small bay that has become famous all over the world. Portofino is a picturesque fishing village […]

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Weddings

Weddings in Italy

Visit Romantic Italy for Weddings and Honeymoons   Newly weds in Venice Ph. depositphoto.com/lucianmilasan Italy is becoming more and more popular as wedding destination. In 2015, 7,000 foreign couples picked an Italian destination for their wedding, spending on average 54,000 euro. As more couples seek interesting locations for their weddings, […]

Skiing

Italian Ski Holidays

  For the great value they provide for the money, Italy ski holidays are hard to beat.   Italian slopes are among the best you can get. Ph. Luca Rossato on flickr (flic.kr/p/5Hm7oR)   When you take an Italian ski holiday you are sure to discover that it is as much […]

Travel Tips

Culture Shock

Are you going to travel or stay in Italy? Here is a list of useful things that only a native born and raised in Italy would know.     Surprises Not all places allow photographs, especially museums which often retain sole rights to photograph their works. Flash photography is especially frowned […]