Immerse Yourself In An Atmosphere Of Passion At The Festival Of The Aphrodisiac

Love is definitely going to be in the air for anybody taking a trip to Umbria this year in the beautiful town of Citta della Pieve. From September 3rd to 6th the inaugural Festival of Aphrodisiac is going to be a glorious celebration of things that set the heart a flutter and tickle the soul.
For [...]

Discover The Other Italian Lakes

The Italian Lakes to most travellers conjures up images of the popular glacial lakes in the northern region of Lombardy, running along Italy’s border with Switzerland and Austria. Lake Lugano, Lake Maggiore, Lake Garda, and Lake Como are world-renown vacation destinations attracting millions of tourists every year. They are even home to Hollywood superstars.
However, there [...]

Experience The Medieval Madness Of The Palio Di Siena

During August every year the Piazza del Campo in Siena will come alive to the crash of horse’s hooves as ten steeds and their mounts battle for supremacy in an event that dates back 700 years. Anyone on holiday in Tuscany at this time should try and experience this unique medieval festival.
The Palio [...]

Classic Italian Drives – the Strada Chiantigiana

A rural drive that is an Italian classic is the Strada Chiantigiana, or the SR 222. The back road goes through Tuscany’s wine country through to the small cities and towns of Chianti including Greve, Radda, and Giaole, situated between Florence and Siena. The road runs south adjacent to a network of two lane secondary [...]

Saints, Salamis & Unspoilt Nature – Surprising Umbria!

St. Benedict, the finest cured meats, and wild unspoilt nature are all located in Eastern Umbria.
Perugia is Umbria’s political capital, but the surrounded town of Norcia is the place known as being the culinary capital. Below the famed Appennines, in the region’s wild and mountainous east, the forests provide habitat for many game birds. The [...]

Is Basilicata the last undiscovered region of Italy?

The southern Italian region of Basilicata borders on Campania to the west, Puglia (Apulia) to the east, and Calabria to the south, and has a short coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea and another on the Gulf of Taranto in the Ionian Sea to the southeast. While it’s not the first place you might think of [...]

Perugia’s Unforgettable Umbria Jazz Festival

Every July, Perugia hosts the Umbria Jazz Festival, one of the most popular jazz events in Europe. And every year since 1973, this beautiful medieval hill city has drawn thousands of music lovers, young and old, from all over the world, to play and hear all styles of jazz. Local performers get a chance to [...]

Mix with the jet-setters on Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda

Set in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, stunning Sardinia is a popular destination for those who live for a variety of aquatic sports and who long for unforgettable seaside holidays beside the Italian island’s clear waters. The renown north-eastern Costa Smeralda of Sardinia, with its 55 kilometres of pinkish white sand beaches, rocky promontories, [...]

Indulge yourself at Perugia’s famous Eurochocolate festival

Perugia’s Eurochocolate Festival, an annual event that is famous throughout the world, is the most popular chocolate festival in Europe. Chocolate is big business in Umbria and Italy, with annual sales of 350 million euros. Consumption has doubled over the past 10 years, rising from two to four kilos per year, per person – [...]

Beat the recession with an Italian vacation rental

As the gloomy global economic outlook continues to fill the airwaves people are looking at ways to enjoy their usual annual vacation in Italy for less money, but without compromising on quality. The answer is simple – book a vacation rental. A vacation rental in Italy offers all of the luxury and quality you would [...]

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