Venice Carnival Cancelled due to Coronavirus
The Venice Carnival has become the latest casualty of the COVID-19 epidemic that has engulfed the world in the last few months. Authorities announced the Venice…
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The Venice Carnival has become the latest casualty of the COVID-19 epidemic that has engulfed the world in the last few months. Authorities announced the Venice…
Experience the Eternal City alongside like-minded travellers with One Traveller, the experts in escorted tours for the mature solo traveller. One Traveller are the…
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Following last month’s conclusion of Gino D’Acampo’s televised culinary exploration of Italy’s most well known rail journeys, Ffestiniog Travel, one of the UK’s longest running…
AITO* member Kirker offers a seven-night trip cruising northern Italy’s canals and rivers. Enjoy tours of Venice and Chioggia, dining in a 17th century stately home, a private wine cellar…
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For those whose knowledge of the ancient Romans relies on what they picked up in school, this exploration of the Italian capital promises to reignite a passion for history, with…
Trentino, the region of Northern Italy that stretches from the northern shores of Lake Garda up into the Dolomites mountains, has become home to the world’s first ever…
Guests can indulge in a passion for opera and ballet in like-minded company at one of the most famous opera houses in the world. The trip includes two…
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Rome is a city rich with history and culture. A destination filled with things to do and places to see, which can make choosing exactly what to do a little…
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Situated beside a river in the small village of Posara in Tuscany, The Watermill is a complex of beautifully-restored buildings originating in the 17th century…
As the summer heat dissipates, crowds melt away and leaves start to fall, walking becomes even more enjoyable – the cooler temperatures provide the opportunity to take on bigger…
Italy is a trend setter in eco-friendly travel, thanks to its bio-hotels, electric vehicles, hydrogen-powered public buses, certified municipalities, protected areas with guided…
Although hiking is fulfilling for many reasons, there’s no denying that it’s always better when the scenery is spectacular. These ten hikes are some of the world’s most scenic and…
It’s no less than 86 years ago since the famous Venice Film Festival first saw the light of day in August 1932, making it the oldest film festival in the…
With the Arctic Bath in Swedish Lapland due to open this winter (February 2020), holiday specialist Sunvil has highlighted its top European hotel escapes with a difference…
Europe is a melting pot of artistic creativity, from contemporary street art to avant-garde galleries and cutting-edge exhibitions and guests at NH Hotel Group’s nhow properties…
The thought of crowded touristy hot spots in Europe giving you anxiety? Rabbie’s Tours, who provide small-group tours ‘off the beaten track’, have just launched eight new six-day…
The Venice International Film Festival, officially called Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica, is the world’s oldest film festival. Every year you can indulge here in the best…
Peter Sommer Travels offers a tantalising escorted tour, taking in many of Sicily’s culinary and cultural highlights. Led by an expert guide, enjoy visits to artisanal farms…
The birthplace of the Renaissance with its rich artistic inheritance, together with its Greco-Roman and medieval architecture, not to mention its contemporary, buzzing bar and restaurant scene, Italy is a must to visit.
The richness of the culture in the major Italian cities, world famous for galleries, sculptures and opera houses, is unparalleled. Venture forth on your own using the excellent and cheap train network and explore such idyllic places as Umbria, Tuscany, the Italian Lakes and the Amalfi Coast. There is something about the quality of daylight on the understated painted houses that is unique to Italy. You could even visit Sicily with its many historic attractions and take a Camilleri novel with you and pretend that you are Inspector Montalbano.
Italian food is renowned the world over. As is common in every country, there are regional variations with hearty dishes in the Dolomites to sustain the hikers, steak Florentine (T-Bone to the uninitiated) in Florence and surrounding areas, Sienna perhaps? The stunning medieval town of Perugia is famous for its truffles. Further south, when in Naples you have to try the pizza margherita with buffalo mozzarella.
Milan Opera House is well known to all opera lovers, but a particularly enjoyable classic holiday is to stay on Lake Garda and then visit the opera held every summer in the amphitheatre in Verona. If this is too pricey, do not despair as many Italian waiters have operatic voices and visitors are often serenaded in restaurants.