The best beaches in Italy
The best beaches in Italy Italy has almost too much to offer tourists: food, high fashion, Roman and Palladian architecture, picturesque landscapes, and stunningly beautiful art. And then there are the iconic beaches; given that the country is a boot-shaped peninsula that touches the Adriatic Sea, the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean […]
Best hotel in the world: Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco
Tuscany, in the province of Siena, has a large rural area to the north and east of Mount Amiata, close to the Umbrian border. This wonderland is called Val d’Orcia. The Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco hotel, located in its heart, is also its pearl…
Italy with the Orient Express, slowly slowly
Slowly, slowly Italy with the Orient Express La Dolce Vita Orient Express, the first Italian-made luxury train, aims to revive the glamour of the classic version and the romanticised notion of Italy’s dolce vita, or “sweet life,” while promoting slow tourism. Orient Express is a magical way to visit Italy slowly. It is a dream […]
The black swans of venice
Beautifil Italy – City segrets
by Natalie Marino
The black gondolas have continued for centuries to be the characteristic symbol of Venice, the city of the Serenissima. People and systems change, but they keep dancing across the channel. Did you know that horses and chariots once ruled over Venice? And the gondolas? How and why did it appear? And why are their colours black? Let’s explore together …
Pordenone: The Italian Capital of Culture 2027
Pordenone: The Italian Capital of Culture 2027 The Italian Capital of Culture 2027 baton will pass to Pordenone (Friuli Venezia Giulia). Pordenone is the Italian Capital of Culture 2027. The Minister of Culture, Alessandro Giuli, proclaimed it during a ceremony in Rome in the Ministry’s Sala Spadolini. Pordenone, winner of the project “Pordenone 2027—City that […]
Why is Venice called the Serenissima?
by Isabella Laiden
Venice is known as “La Serenissima” thanks to its full epithet, “La Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia.” This honorific title underlines Venice’s long history as one of the Mediterranean’s most powerful and influential maritime republics.
Venice to limit tourist group
Venice to limit tourist group From yesterday, Venice has limited the size of tourist groups to 25 people in the latest attempt to reduce the impact of crowds on the lagoon city. Local authorities will also ban tourist guides’ loudspeakers in measures aimed at “protecting the peace of residents” and ensuring pedestrians can move around […]
The train of dreams Venice Simplon-Express is in the dream town of Portofino
In June, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, a Belmond Train, will commence its annual journey to the Ligurian coast for the first time in its 42-year history. The June 2024 will connect Paris and Portofino.
Quality of life: Trento first also in Europe
Quality of life in your city and satisfaction with what you live. Trento, in particular, also ranks first in the European ranking which considers both the satisfaction of living in one’s own city and the lifestyle one leads.
Venice for a fee: the entrance fee to the lagoon city starts on April 25
Venice will be the first city of art to experiment with an entrance ticket to the historic centre. The 5 euro ticket must be paid by every natural person over 14 who visits the city daily.