Ischia and Procida are the two often-overlooked gems of the Bay of Naples — Ischia, the thermal spa island of volcanic origins with its dramatic Aragonese Castle rising from the sea, and Procida, a tiny, impossibly colourful fishing island that was Italy’s Capital of Culture in 2022 and remains one of the most authentically beautiful […]
Mount Vesuvius (Monte Vesuvio) is the most famous volcano in the world — the brooding 1,281-metre giant looming over the Bay of Naples whose catastrophic eruption in AD 79 buried the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in metres of ash and pumice, preserving them in extraordinary detail for nearly two millennia and creating one […]
The Abbey of San Galgano is one of Italy’s most atmospheric and romantic ruins — a roofless Gothic Cistercian abbey in the Tuscan countryside near Siena, whose soaring walls and empty window arches frame nothing but sky, and whose nearest hilltop hermitage houses the legendary Sword in the Stone — Italy’s own Excalibur. Abandoned in […]
The Royal Palace of Caserta with the Park in Italy Updated: May 23, 2020 | By Claire | More Caserta Royal Palace or the Royal Palace of Caserta (Reggia di Caserta) is the former Baroque residence of Bourbon family. It is situated in the south part of Italy, in the town of Caserta in Campania. […]
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Siena – medieval traditions in the heart of Tuscany | Italy Updated: May 20, 2020 | By Claire | More Siena is the best preserved medieval city in Italy, surrounded with the ancient walls. It is located in the heart of Tuscany and has 55k inhabitants. It is said that the people of Siena speak […]
The Gardens of Ninfa (Giardino di Ninfa) are widely considered the most romantic garden in the world — a hauntingly beautiful English-style landscape garden created among the atmospheric ruins of a medieval ghost town in the Lazio countryside, just south of Rome. Declared a Natural Monument of the Italian Republic and described by The New […]
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San Gimignano – Medieval Manhattan in Italy Updated: December 20, 2020 | By Claire | More San Gimignano – the city of the beautiful towers – is a small walled medieval hill town located in north-central Italy in the province of Siena, Tuscany. The town lies 56 km south of Florence and 38 km north-west […]
Tivoli – place of entertainment for wealthy Romans | Italy Updated: December 25, 2020 | By Claire | More Where the Aniene River falls from the Sabine hills, is where you will find the ancient city of Tivoli. Located only 30 kilometres from Rome, one can see the entire city in all of its glory […]
Parco dell’Uccellina – oasis full of natural beauty in Italy Updated: December 26, 2020 | By Claire | More Located in Tuscany, Italy as part of the Parco Naturale della Maremma, the Parco dell’Uccellina has grown to become a very popular tourist destination. The Parco dell’Uccellina is a nature reserve that is dedicated to some […]
Ostia Antica – the harbour city of an ancient Rome | Italy Updated: December 26, 2020 | By Claire | More Just outside of the Roman suburb of Ostica, you will find the archaeological site known as Ostia Antica. Ostia Antica was the original location of a harbour where the Tiber River meets with the […]
