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lodging amalfi coast

lodging amalfi - Amalfi is a continuous call for tourists coming from all over the world, thristed of light and beauty, the place of an everlasting spring. In this heavenly nook, history and legend are weaved, and they create an inseparable whole. According to the tradition, Hercules, strenght pagan god, loved a nymph...
lodging amalfi coast - The Amalfi coast is located in the Pensinsula of Sorrento. The Amalfi's coast is rich of Caves, built through the water erosion on the calcareous rocks. Between these caves, there is one, called "Grotta dello Smeraldo", that has typical karst and marine caves element. In the beginning the cave...
lodging atrani - The beauty of Atrani lies in the choreography of the beach around it and the intricate maze of houses, built practically on top of each other, that make it look like a nativity scene, especially at night with the lights glimmering. The origin of the name of Atrani is uncertain: most scholars are inclined...
lodging capri - Capri is an island of limestone rock that represents the outermost tip of the mountain chain on the Sorrentine peninsula. The coastline, whose dolomite cliffs fall right to the sea in many spots, is dotted with countless caves and surrounded by reefs whose shapes suggest fantastic creations. Mount Tiberio...
lodging cetara - The Cetara fleet is one of the most active in the Mediterranean Sea, specializing in catching, processing and preserving tuna and anchovies. One of the most delicious foods to taste is "colatura di alici" (anchovy sauce), a dressing for entrees with a wonderful amber color. It is prepared by...
lodging conca dei marini - Conca dei Marini is a small but luminous jewel of the Amalfi Coast. During the summer months the village is very busy with tourists from all over the world, attracted by the healthy climate and the limpid sea. The village’s hotels are of a good standard.The Convent of Santa Rosa, dating back to the 1300’s...
lodging furore - The Furore area is a tourist spot on the Amalfi coast. It goes from the sea, where the famous fjord of Furore is, up to more than 500 meters (545 yards) above the sea level. This is an area of extraordinary beauty, famous for the dizzy seascapes and the modern artwork that decorate the streets and the...
lodging in amalfi - Amalfi, originally Roman, was the first Sea Republic of Italy. After the fall of the Roman Empire, it was the first city to re-establish relationships between East and West by transporting and introducing into Italy exotic merchandise such as carpets, coffee and paper. Now Amalfi is a quiet and pictoresque...
lodging in positano - Since the beginning of 20th century Positano has been the favourite place of many famous people from all over the world, especially artists. Nowadays business-men, politicians, TV stars and a lot of common people like us are guests of the town in any season. Why do all these people visit Positano? The...
lodging maiori - Maiori is located in the deepest inlet of the Amalfi Coast, between Amalfi and Capo d'Orso (Bear's Cape), on what was once the mouth of the river Reginna Maior, so named to distinguish it from the adjacent Reginna Minor, where rose Minori. This small river has for centuries influenced the life of the town,...
lodging massa lubrense - The territory of Massa Lubrense occupies all the final part of the Sorrento Paninsula, with a settlement divided into about thirty hamlets. From the centre of Massa Lubrense starts the road leading to Marina della Lobra, a seafaring suburb with the houses built in front of the seashore and of the harbour....
lodging minori - Minori derives its name from the torrent Reginna Minor (or Reginuolo) that crosses it. It has been inhabited since Roman times, as some remains of the splendid Villa Romana testify. In the Middle Ages it had a more than adequate economic development, in fact, Minori had been a Diocese since 987, due to...
lodging positano - If Disney were to turn its hand to creating a Mediterranean theme park, it would look like Positano, all confetti pinks and peaches, flowers and flash-bright clothes. The houses cling to the mountainside like a cubist canvas, tumbling down to a small, crowded beach. The best view in Positano is from the...
lodging praiano - Behind Capo Sottile, on the far slopes of Monte Tre Cavalli, and looking eastwards, there is the little town of Praiano. Once an old fishing village it is now a popular seaside resort with hotels and camping facilities that can accommodate large numbers of turists.The parish church, dedicate to Saint Luke,...
lodging ravello - Ravello is one of the loveliest resorts along the Amalfi Drive. It has attracted artists, writers, and celebrities for years (Richard Wagner, Greta Garbo, André Gide, and even D. H. Lawrence, who wrote Lady Chatterley's Lover here). Ravello's reigning celebrity at the moment is Gore Vidal, who...
lodging salerno - Salerno’s province is the biggest one in Campania. It overlooks the Tyrrhenian Sea with a charming indented coastline which is about 200 Km long. The territory of Salerno’s province is varied and presents a good percentage of hilly and mountainous areas, while the level part is only 11%, but constitutes...
lodging sorrento - Holiday resort of world-wide renown, Sorrento boasts a remarkable agricultural production; oranges and lemons in fact, as well as olives and walnuts, are the symbol of Sorrento. Typical souvenirs like silk headscarfs and coral necklaces of various kinds can be bought in the characteristic bazaars; in the...
lodging tramonti - Tramonti growed up, as Scala; in the beginning there were only hamlets, later, thanks to the trade overseas, also Tramonti began rich. Then Tramonti, as all town of the coast, followed the sort of Amalfi. Thanks to its position, in the area of Tramonti, Amalfi built some castles to defense its territory....
lodging vietri sul mare - Founded by the Etruscans and expanded during the Roman period (there are many archeological findings in the village of Marina), Vietri sul mare is the first town along the Amalfi Coast after Salerno. It is a picturesque tourist location, with an economy based on the production of ceramics and brickwork...

lodging capri isle

lodging amalfi - Amalfi is such a wonderful place which combines both environment and history. The coast is exciting everywhere and you can visit all small villages through small or medium size boats (Don't forget Capri,Ravello). Hotel are of any kind and any prices. History is concentrated on the Cathedral and on the...
lodging anacapri - The island's other main settlement, Anacapri, is more sprawling than Capri itself and less obviously picturesque, its main square, Piazza Vittoria, flanked by souvenir shops, bland fashion boutiques and restaurants decked with tourist menus – Cápri without the chic. A chair lift operates from Piazza...
lodging capri - Capri is an extension of the Peninsula of Sorrento and formed of the same limestone. Slightly more than 10 sq. Km, divided between two townships: Capri itself and Anacapri, higher than the former. It grew around what is now the "Piazzetta",its position at the mouth of the Gulf of Naples, facing...
lodging in capri - Capri is an island of limestone rock that represents the outermost tip of the mountain chain on the Sorrentine peninsula. The coastline, whose dolomite cliffs fall right to the sea in many spots, is dotted with countless caves and surrounded by reefs whose shapes suggest fantastic creations. Mount Tiberio...
lodging sorrento - In Sorrento there are lots of attrancions. They include the wonderful historical building of Chiesa di San Francesco and the popular museum of of Museo Coreale di Terranova. The restaurants in Sorrento are plentiful and you can get all sorts of European cuisine here, although the Italian is by far the most...

lodging florence

lodging arezzo - Arezzo was renowned for the strength of its brick walls, and also for its red pottery. It was an important Roman base during the Second Punic War.This town stands 296 m. above sea level on a hilly slope near a wide plateau on which open the Valdarno, Casentino and Valdichiana valleys. Many important people...
lodging chianti - Chianti is a land of ancient traditions that was civilized in remote periods first by the Etruscans, who left many traces of their activity in the wine sector, and then by the Romans. In the Middle Ages, the cities of Florence and Siena battled for control over the zone. Villages and monasteries, castles...
lodging florence - Spend your stay in Florence in the historic center, beginning at the Battistero, where you'll find Ghiberti's bronze doors. Next, head for the Duomo with its majestic cupola, designed by Brunelleschi and later used as a model for the dome of St. Peter's in Rome. Giotto's Campanile, next to the Duomo, is...
lodging in florence - Situated in the northwest of Italy, surrounded by the wine-growing hills of Chianti, Florence attracts rapture and frustration in equal proportions. It seems every building holds a masterpiece, demanding attention and often gobbling up funds. The streets are narrow and dark, enclosed on either side by...
lodging siena - Although Siena has a swathe of places at which to eat well, the city feels distinctly provincial after Florence. The main action of an evening is the passeggiata from Piazza Matteotti along Banchi di Sopra to the Campo - and there's not much in the way of nightlife to follow. For most visitors, though, the...
lodging tuscany - A journey in Tuscany is a trip through the glorious valleys and gentle hills, enjoying the visits to ancient castles, perched villages, medieval towns and villas, magnificent churches, colourful markets, wineries, glorious gardens and places of historical, religious and cultural interest. A love of fine...

lodging italy

lodging amalfi coast - Amalfi Coast has a mixture of history and nature, all to discover; from the Cathedral of Amalfi, to the villas in Ravello and the numerous churches built during the historical period of Amalfi's Republic. Still more to discover the Galli's Isles in front of Positano, the Emerald Grotta, near Conca dei...
lodging bologna - Bologna is one of the most overlooked gems in Italy.It is a beautiful city, one of the most architecturally unified in Europe -- a panorama of sienna-colored buildings, marbled sidewalks, and porticos. After fighting those crowds in Rome, Florence, and Venice, you might enjoy a few days away from the...
lodging capri - There is more History and Myth in one little wave of the Mediterranean Sea, than in the waters of all the oceans. Well, in this sea, so full of memories, Capri is the quintessence or, if you prefer, "the pearl". Capri is the place where beauty and nature meet, where myth and History still talk...
lodging florence - A visit to Florence (Firenze) is a must for any art lover. UNESCO estimates that 60% of the world’s most important artworks are in Italy, with over half of them located in Florence. Situated in the northwest of Italy, surrounded by the wine-growing hills of Chianti, the city attracts rapture and...
lodging italy - Italy has a long story!Italy as a geographical area was mentioned as far back as during the age of the highly civilised Etruscan people. Italy is a country which has succeeded in cultivating the greatness of even its least noted cities, villages and hamlets. There is scarcely a place in Italy that has...
lodging milan - Milan, like the other great capitals worldover, is not just art and history. Milan too has fashionable streets where "in" people flock to shop and meet. Via Montenapoleone, one of Milan's most elegant thoroughfares, is lined with luxurius boutiques, antique shops, tearooms and cafés. All...
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lodging portofino - Portofino is a lovely small village on the coast. If you are here in April, try to make it to the festival of San Giorgio, the patron saint of Portofino, on the 23rd. There is a religious procession in ancient costume, fireworks, and other special events around this time period. There are regular ferries...
lodging positano - A Moorish-style hillside village on the southern strip of the Amalfi Drive, Positano opens onto the Tyrrhenian Sea with its legendary (now privately owned) Sirenuse Islands, Homer's siren islands in the Odyssey, which form the mini-archipelago of Li Galli (The Cocks). Once, Positano was part of the...
lodging rome - More than Florence, more than Venice, Rome is Italy's treasure trove, packed with masterpieces from more than two millennia of artistic achievement. It's here that a metropolis once bustled around the carved marble monuments of the Roman Forum, where centuries later Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564)...
lodging siena - The territory of Siena offers to the tourist a large range of itineraries to discover natural and untouched landscapes, perfectly conserved medieval villages, archaeological places, art cities like Siena, San Gimignano, Montalcino, Montepulciano, Pienza, and so on. Museums, Churches, Abbey and Castles can...
lodging sorrento - Sorrento Peninsula has a landscape unique in the world, where low and high hills, deep valleys and majestic mountains alternate, where the Man’s work - who levelled even the most impervious areas, transforming them in the famous terraces degrading towards the sea, on which he cultivated orange and lemon...
lodging turin - First an ancient Roman city, Torino was reborn with Emanuele Filiberto, who in 1563 made it the capital of the Duchy of Savoy. The capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1864, Torino's industrial development began in the second half of the 19th century. Industry was the key feature in the city's...
lodging tuscany - One of the most fascinating things is the diversity of the regional cultures within Tuscany. Tuscany is divided amoung 10 Provinces and each has it’s own flavor and heritage. Starting in the North moving clockwise we have the provinces of: marble producing Massa-Carrarra, friendly mountain and spa filled...
lodging umbria - Umbria is a beautiful combination of rural and natural landscape constitutes one of its principal attractions.It's a region which offers natural panoramas of a particular beauty, characterized by green valleys and gently rolling hills, uncontamined areas in which you can find rural houses and medieval...
lodging venice - Venice lies 4km (2 1/2 miles) from the Italian mainland (connected to Mestre by the Ponte della Libertà) and 2km (1 1/4 miles) from the open Adriatic. It's an archipelago of 118 islands. Most visitors, however, concern themselves only with Piazza San Marco and its vicinity. In fact, the entire city...

lodging liguria italy

lodging camogli - The small town of Camogli is a great place to explore. Its houses are clustered together above the sea, and are brilliantly painted "trompe l'oeuil", with fake windows, balustrades, etc… One would think for the money they put into painting their homes they could have easily put in real windows...
lodging cinque terre - The Cinque Terre (Five lands) are a very famous stretch of coastline of the Liguria. Most visitors explore the villages by excursion boat. To avoid these crowds and really get to know the region, you might want to hike along the renowned walking paths that meander scenically for miles across the hills and...
lodging genova - Genoa is a maritime town with a significant shipbuilding industry and is a major European port on the Mediterranean Sea. Tourism is of crucial importance to the city's economy and, as is the trend in modern economies, the service sector in general is growing considerably. The fresh sea air, the waves...
lodging imperia - Imperia meets you not only with seashores, flowers and a very nice climate , but also with monuments and archaeological sites ,with a mountain nature ,sometimes savage , crossed by very old trekker's paths; the ancient Ligurian people's millenarian history ; castles , Middle Age's mansions and churches of...
lodging in portofino - Portofino is very famous since it is full of celebrities. Some rich and powerful people occupy beautiful private villas, coexisting right alongside all the tourists who pour in by the busloads during the day. And they do pour in -- Portofino is almost too beautiful for its own good, and the crowds can be...
lodging la spezia - La Spezia is a town of the Riviera Ligure. It has a very busy and typical port with steep streets in the old section. On the heights, you can see the blue Spezia gulf and Lerici on the one side of the bay and beautiful Portovenere on the other.Many celebrities lived here, including Lord Byron, D.H....
lodging lerici - Lerici, "The pearl of the poet's Gulf" located in the extreme eastern part of the Ligurian Region, greets you with a scenario dear to poets and writers: the splendid hills studded with hamlets and villas, constantly changing waters, and a sea of a thousand faces ideal for a vacation and water...
lodging levanto - Levanto was once the old feudal stamping ground of the Malaspina, and the Da Passano families before coming under control of the Republic of Genova. The closeness of the Cinque Terre is one, but the continuous onshore breezes keep the climate mild throughout the year. A natural deep bay surrounded by...
lodging liguria - Liguria's geographical position, mild climate and pleasant landscapes have made it a successful traditional pole of attraction for national and international seaside tourism since the middle of last century. All along the coast, from Ventimiglia to Lerici, there are small holiday resorts which, though...
lodging portofino - Portofino is about 6km (3 3/4 miles) south of Santa Margherita Ligure, along one of the most beautiful coastal roads in all Italy. Favored by the yachting set, the resort is in an idyllic location on a harbor, where the water reflects all the pastel-washed little houses running along it. In the 1930s, it...
lodging rapallo - Rapallo is a delightful seaside village with a long promenade that gets especially crowded during the summer. Rapallo's main claim to fame is the high quality of its lace which has been made here since the 17th century and which is on display in exhibits in the Museo Pizzo al Tombo. There are several...
lodging sanremo - Nature around Sanremo offers beautiful landscapes: hills covered by olive groves and vines, mountains that drop sheer to the sea and nice villages to visit, as Ospedaletto, Santo Stefano al Mare and Bordighera. In Sanremo you can practice several sports in contact with nature, for example diving, boat...
lodging santa margherita ligure - Santa Margherita Ligure occupies a beautiful position on the Gulf of Tigullio. Around Santa Margherita there is a whole constellation of beauties hidden amidst the green and the blue. Each has its own character, each opens up its own special unfailingly pleasant scene of charm, magic and surprises. Beyond...
lodging savona - Savona is the main city of the "Riviera delle Palme". Tourism represents for Savona a central activity. The Port Authority too is trying to improve the waterfront and the spare-time activities linked to the sea, in order to bring Savona back to its ancient brilliance: already during the XIX...
lodging ventimiglia - Ventimiglia is an old town located next to the Italian-French border. It is easy to combine with your visit to the Côte d'Azur and the North Western coast of Italy (Riviera dei Fiori). The location ais ideal since it is less than 20 kilometers from San Remo or Monaco. It was the ancient seat of the...

lodging lombardy

lodging bellagio - The particular fascination of Bellagio conquered poets and artists ever since the Renaissance and ever since the nineteenth century a great number of well known foreign visitors have visited it from Shelley to Longfellow and from Stendhal to Flaubert and Liszt. In ancient times we have references to...
lodging bergamo - Bergamo is, as are many Italian towns, in two parts, Bassa and Alta, with the latter being, of course, the old part.The central square in Alta rivals San Marco in Venice for the wonderful sense of enclosure and "place". Bergamo is a proud and relatively upscale place. Milano is only an hour away...
lodging brescia - The province of Brescia is the largest in Lombardy and makes up a fifth of the region. Brescia has 200.000 inhabitants and is the second largest city in Lombardy after Milano. Thanks to a dynamic business sector, 3 major universities and trans-European tourism, the city is rich in nightlife and offers...
lodging como - Como, the Roman Comum, is the most populous of the cities directly upon any of the Italian lakes. It is easily the most important from the standpoint of art and industry, and has quite a through trade with Switzerland. Its cathedral and its silk industry are both widely known, each for its own excellence,...
lodging como lake - At the beginning, the Lake of Como was a glacier. That time was the last ice age. As the glacier melted, it filled the basin beneath the Grigna Mountains with crystal water. We named that basin Lago di Como. Over a hundred miles around, the lakebed is shaped like an upside down "y". The southwest...
lodging cremona - A prestigious municipality in Medieval times, home of great violin makers and musicians, and birthplace of major sixteenth century painters, Cremona offers over two thousand years of history and an undiscovered city centre. No less fascinating is its surrounding area, the green and fertile valley of the...
lodging desenzano del garda - The name 'Desenzano del Garda' derives from 'Decentianum' which was the term used to describe the farm, country estate and country residence of the wealthy Roman Decentius. He was the first of a long line of owners which also the towns of Verona and Brescia, the Confalonieri family and the Venetians....
lodging garda lake - The Garda Lake is the largest lake in Italy; situated on the border between the regions of Lombardy and Veneto. It is perhaps the most beautiful lake in all of Europe. Its waters are incredibly blue, the particular blue of mountain spring water. History, climate, nature, incomaparable panoramas,...
lodging in milan - Milan has remained the capital of Italy’s automobile industry and its financial markets, but the limelight is dominated by the fashion houses, who, in turn, have drawn media and advertising agencies to the city. Milan remains the marketplace for Italian fashion – fashion aficionados, supermodels and...
lodging livigno - Unforgettable days - with countless possibilities of activities - are waiting for you in Livigno: every kind of winter sport you may practice with the most modern equipment, with professional trainers in the various ski schools in Livigno; explore the direct contact with nature; walk through the snow...
lodging mantova - Mantua (Mantova) is an important town of Lombardy. The most famous sites of Mantua are its two palaces: the Palazzo Ducale and the Palazzo del Te. The Palazzo Ducale, once the largest in Europe, was the home of the Gonzaga family, and has a number of impressive paintings by artists such as Rubens and...
lodging milan - Milan is one of Europe's top shopping cities, with an incredible concentration of sophisticated, high-style boutiques -- and that's only fitting because Milan is the dynamo of the Italian fashion industry. Dolce & Gabbana, Ferré, Krizia, Moschino, Prada, Armani, and Versace have all catapulted...
lodging pavia - Pavia is the city of the medieval Towers. It is a city full of history, art and culture but for sure one of the best sights to see is the Carthusian monastery nearby, accessed using Pavia as a base, is called Certosa di Pavia. It is certainly one of the most outstanding pieces of monastic architecture in...
lodging valtellina - Valtellina’s territory –delimited south by the Orobie Alps range and north by the Retiche Alps- offers a wonderful and varied natural sight, where the tourist can admire different species of flora and fauna surrounded by a still pure natural environment. In fact there’s a large number of protected areas...

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lodging garda lake - Lake Garda (also called Lake Benaco), is the biggest of the Prealpine lakes and the largest in the whole of Italy, with a surface area of 370 sq.km and a perimeter of 162 km. It is glacial in origin and lies in a wide valley between Lombardy, the Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige in the provinces of Brescia,...
lodging in milan - Milan is an important city with regards to business and large international companies are increasingly choosing it, in preference to Rome, as the place to base their Italian headquarters. Much of its economic success stems from manufacturing and in particular from its automobile industry with companies...
lodging mantova - Mantua ( Mantova) was the capital of the domains of the Countess Matilde di Canossa a thousand years ago, and going back still further in time to the Etruscans, Romans, Lombards and Carolingians, Mantova offers the visitor a wonderful experience of both art and beauty. From the Romanesque churches to the...
lodging milan - Milan is a true Italy's financial center, business hub, fashion capital, and one of the world's most industrialized major cities is crowded, noisy, hot in the summer and damp and foggy in the winter, less easygoing and more expensive than other Italian places -- in short, not as immediately appealing a...

lodging naples

lodging amalfi - Amalfi speaks to the soul. Crystal clear azure water lapping against craggy black rocks, creating translucent foam. Magenta bougainvillea and lush verdant ivy cascading down steep walls, Terraces of fragrant lemon groves carved into the hillsides. Faded pastel homes clinging to the mountainsides. The...
lodging capri - Enjoying the privilege of a very mild climate, of marvellous beauties of nature and of excellent tourist facilities, Capri boasts a very active tourist industry, along with agriculture, fishery and handicraft. The island has large vineyards, olive-groves and orchards; vegetables and citrus fruits, as well...
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lodging ischia - Ischia is the eighth largest Italian island and the largest in the Bay of Naples. The thermal waters of Ischia have really become the gold mine of the island. Angelo Rizzoli launched Ischia onto the international tourist circuit in the 1950's and 60's by building luxury hotels with spas included creating...
lodging naples - Welcome to Naples!!! Naples is one of the most beautiful cities in Italy. It has a great bay with nice views of the Capri and the Ischia Islands. The city is maybe not so delightful as Rome or Florence, but it deserves a place among the destinations a tourist should not miss in Italy. Not far from Naples...
lodging paestum - Paestum is one of the most important archeological sites of Italy. Of course the temples of Paestum are a first-rate tourist attraction. Also German's most famous poet Goethe visited them in March 1787 just three decades after they were rediscovered and was strongly impressed by them. Besides the temples...
lodging pompeii - Pompeii is the "forgotten city". It was first occupied in the 8th century BC. The Etruscans soon dominated the region and Pompeii was no exception. The Etruscan occupation lasted throughout the 5th and 6th centuries BC. After the Etruscans came the Saminites. The Saminites turned Pompeii into...
lodging procida - Procida offers simply cooking and at least 10 excellent restaurants with plain cooking based on fresh fish that never fails thanks to the 20 fishing boats and a lot of small drifters (fishing-line or bow-nets). The specialities of the cooking are: stewed rabbit, (it goes back to Borbonen that came on...
lodging sorrento - Sorrento, how many definitions have been ascribed to this locality, one of the most well-known international tourist sights. Sorrento,native city of the poet Torquato Tasso, who was born here in 1544; kind Sorrento; Sorrento: land of colours; Sorrento: land of the Mermaids; Sorrento, the city of the...

lodging piedmont

lodging acqui terme - Situated on the left hand side of the Bormida river is the town of Acqui Terme which boasts antique origins. Acqui Terme was founded by the Statielli, a native population who belonged to the Ligurian Ethnic group. The most important centre of this tribe was Caristum which was later conquered in the II...
lodging alba - Alba lies on the hills of the lower Langa. Alba can boast of several famous personalities, such as the Ferrero family, founder of the homonymous industry, Cesare Pavese and Beppe Fenoglio, two writers who took their inspiration from these splendid hills.
lodging alessandria - Alessandria is a city in northwestern Italy, capital of the province of Alessandria, in the Piedmont (Piemonte) Region, on the Tanaro River. It is a commercial and industrial center; manufactures include hats and furniture. Alessandria was founded in 1168 by the people of Cremona, Milan, and Placentia (now...
lodging asti - Asti is between the north and the south of Monferrato's territory, lands where the predominant cultivation is the vineyard for wine. Going through its historical centre you can see the medieval towers that are alternated to baroque facades. It's interesting to visit the church of S. Secondo, the...
lodging biella - Biella is a small town in Piedmont, famous for its gastronomy and wines. The unprofitable agricultural and widespread pastures of the Biellese (as the area around Biella is generally known) have had a profound effect on its traditional cuisine. Nevertheless, although based on just a few ingredients, the...
lodging cuneo - Cuneo is the largest Piedmontese province (that is why it is called "granda"). The town is characterized by about 8 kilometres of arcades. One of the greatest attractions of the province of Cuneo is that you can live in close contact with nature. Known as the "Granda" because of its...
lodging gavi - Gavi is a small town in the North of Italy, whose name is always associated to the wine produced in its lands. In the townland of Gavi producers within the DOC can call their wines either Cortese di Gavi, or simply Gavi. The producers of Gavi have, over the years, preserved their name through more...
lodging in turin - Discovering Torino means exploring twenty centuries of history. Walking along its streets is like visiting an open-air museum. Palazzo Carignano,the Galleria Sabauda and the Egyptian Museum. But the symbol of the city is the Mole Antonelliana.
lodging ivrea - Ivrea is a lovely town of the Piedmont, famous for its carnival. The Ivrea Carnival isn't the best-known in Italy but, culminating as it does in a three day orange-fight involving the whole town and a bonfire in the main square, it certainly ranks as one of the most enjoyable.
lodging lake maggiore - On the borders of Piedmont, Lombardy and Switzerland, the Maggiore Lake (or Verbano), is the second largest Italian lake, after Garda. It is situated close to the Alps, stretching for 65 km prevalently NNE-SSW from Magadino to Sesto Calende. Most of the lake lies in Italian territory, marking the boundary...
lodging lake orta - The area around Lake Orta has long been a favorite tourists, thanks to the quiet beauty of the landscape, its fascinating history and its wealth of artistic treasures - principally Romanesque and Baroque architecture. Lake Orta lies to the west of Lake Maggiore, in the northern Italy. It is a minor star in...
lodging langhe - The hilly area known as the Langhe, the home of great wines from time immemorial, lies in the provinces of Cuneo, on the borders with the Roero and Asti districts. The area bounded by the twisting course of the Tanaro, with attractive, ever changing landscapes, is an ideal environment for the practice of...
lodging monferrato - The Monferrato Hills are a little world of its own, where fine wines are produced, the hills almost never exceed 500 metres in height. If you go southwards through Monferrato, you come to Asti, provincial capital city some important medieval monuments. Among the most important examples of Romanesque and...
lodging novara - Novara, the most Lombard of the Piedmontese provinces, lies in the plain between the Ticino and the Sesia, near the Lombard border. Its foundation is attributed to Ligurians, but, just like any other town in Piedmont, it became a Roman settlement. Its mainly nineteenth-century old town centre is...
lodging piedmont - Piedmont is rich in gastronomic traditions, home to great Barolo wines and pungent cheeses, yet with a natural beauty and lush countryside that is ideal for exploring on foot. Walk through a landscape of perfectly ordered vineyards and hazy rolling hills, then on to romantic lakes and tiny cobblestoned...
lodging sestriere - Sestriere is the capital of the Via Lattea (Milky Way), one of Italy's premier ski-regions, which extends from Sauze d'Oulx to Claviere and includes Sansicario. Sestriere itself has 7 main lifts (mainly drag), which are arrayed along the SE edge of the town. Skiers also have access to the 92 lifts of the...
lodging stresa - Stresa is one of the larger towns on Lago Maggiore. It knows that its biggest industry is tourism, and plays up to that role well. The promonade along the lakeside is beautiful, adorned with parks and gardens, as well as the occasional sculpture. There are a number of fabulous hotels facing the lake, and...
lodging turin - Torino is part of the most densely populated and economically active regions of the continent: a backbone that runs from London to Torino through Benelux, Germany and Switzerland. Torino is a city that looks towards the future, confident of its historic legacy of material and cultural resources. The need...
lodging verbania - "Verbania, a garden on the lake": this is the image of itself with which Verbania, in its marvellous natural setting on the Borromean Gulf, welcomes visitors. Gardens and parks are a major tourist attraction of the area, an ideal destination for those seeking a relaxing holiday with, as...
lodging vercelli - Vercelli is a very important city in the Piedmont region, in the North Italy, on the Sesia River. It is an important rice market. Nice and interesting to visit in Vercelli is the teatro Civico is situated in the centre of the town. If you walk from the theatre, along via Verdi, you will soon find Piazza...

lodging positano

lodging amalfi - Amalfi is such a wonderful place which combines both environment and history. The coast is exciting everywhere and you can visit all small villages through small or medium size boats (Don't forget Capri,Ravello). Hotel are of any kind and any prices. History is concentrated on the Cathedral and on the...
lodging in positano - Positano is situated in the Campania region of Italy, on the Amalfi Coast. Once a wealthy maritime power, it began the last century as a fishing settlement, and ended it as a popular, and rather chi-chi resort, famous for its hotels and boutiques as well as for the winding stairways that connect the town,...
lodging positano - Positano has several churches of interest, most notably the Duomo by the beach, with its green and gold dome. The white-and-gold interior is airy and attractive and merits a visit, and the tiny piazza outside, where boys kick footballs around, is pure Italian. In a region where rocky cliffs descend...
lodging ravello - Ravello is one of the loveliest resorts along the Amalfi Drive. It has attracted artists, writers, and celebrities for years (Richard Wagner, Greta Garbo, André Gide, and even D. H. Lawrence, who wrote Lady Chatterley's Lover here). Ravello's reigning celebrity at the moment is Gore Vidal, who...
lodging sorrento - Sorrento is the land of extraordinary beauties - gift of nature and of history - but it has another merit: a strategic geographical position that has made it the base of a thousand suggestive itineraries. Sorrento enchants, not only for its scents of oranges and lemons which inebriate and remain impressed...

lodging puglia apulia

lodging alberobello - Alberobello is equidistant from Bari, Brindisi and Taranto and sits in the Valle d'Itria. The land is limestone and the area heavily eroded by the wind and rain. Yet, it provided the ideal raw materials for the 'trulli' and spectacular white stone contrasting with the spectacular blue summer sun. The...
lodging apulia - The Gargano is an area of the Apulia, part of homonym National Park, with the Lakes Lesina and Varano rich of Fauna, and the Tremiti islands. These last are enchanting for the beauty of their nature (for exemple the cave named "del Bue Marino") and boast also a splendid sanctuary consecreted to...
lodging bari - Bari is Apulia's main city, thus a visit would seem de rigeur. Or you may be forced to stop there on your way to Greece or to attend the Fiera del Levante, one of Europe's leading trade fairs. Well, take advantage of your fate and visit the church of San Nicola, where Santa Claus' bones are buried under...
lodging brindisi - Brindisi is a pretty Apulian town in Italy. It a city full of traditions. Main folk traditions in Brindisi are of lay-religious origin. The traditional "Procession on the sea" takes place once a year in first week of September, during the celebration of Saint Protectors of the City, St. Teodoro...
lodging castel del monte - Castel del Monte is described as the gem among Apulian castles, located on the top of a high hill, 540 m above sea level, visible from everywhere in the territory of Bari. It's possible to see all peculiarities of Swabian architecture in which different styles meet: the classicism of the portal imitates a...
lodging cisternino - Cisternino is right in the heart of Murgia Pugliese, between the municipalities of Bari, Brindisi and Taranto. Lightly undulating, forested hills contrast with dry stone walls and the appealing white conical houses. This part of the countryside is just the place to relax in peace and quiet. The beaches...
lodging foggia - Of all the names of Italian towns and cities, Foggia could well be the least romantic. It just doesn't throw up images in the same way as San Gimignano or Urbino. Yet, it is full of history. It sits at the center of the 'Tavoliere' and has always been an important crossroads. Its peak was in 15th century...
lodging gallipoli - White beaches and monuments make Gallipoli a place that can't be missed. It's particularly worth paying a visit to the fortified castle with its roundish forepart, that was put before the towers, in order to further protect the castle from being assaulted, or the several churches, such as the cathedral...
lodging gargano - The Gargano is a promontory called the "spur of Italy ", it occupies an area of 2,015 kilometers and is 65 km long and 40 km wide. Its highest peak is Monte Calvo, 1,055 meters above sea level. The promontory is a huge limestone mass whose grottoes, dolines and sinkholes give clear evidence of...
lodging lecce - Lecce is one of the most beautiful baroque towns in Italy. Its Church of Santa Chiara, in the opposite direction on Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, loaded down with ornaments, offers an interior full of little chapels groaning with garlands and gilt. The Church of Sant'Irene houses the most sumptous of Lecce's...
lodging locorotondo - Locorotondo, an important vine-growing centre, is a picturesque town in a circular layout (which accounts for its name). In the old part of the town a marvelous view opens onto the Valle d’Itria from the Villa Comunale. The gothic-style church of Santa Maria della Greca is worth a visit.
lodging ostuni - Ostuni is situated on the Murgia coastline, just on the edge of the coastal shelf. It is known as the "white city", or sometimes as the "manger city" because of the shape and the whiteness of the houses which make up the ancient nucleus of the town; it is a genuine, charming example of...
lodging otranto - Otranto occupies the site of the ancient Hydrus or Hydruntum, a town of Greek origin. In Roman times it was less important than Brundisium as a point of embarkation for the East, though the distance to Apollonia was less than from Brundusium. It remained in the hands of the Byzantine emperors until it was...
lodging taranto - Taranto is a city that suffered countless invasions. All the usual suspects got there but a special place is reserved for the Saracens who 'razed the city to a heap of rubble'. The present 'città vecchia' is the subsequent rebuilding work undertaken by the Byzantines. Garibaldi liberated Taranto...
lodging trani - Thirteen kilometres down the coast from Barletta, Trani is a very different kind of place, with a cosmopolitan air not found in any of the other towns nearby. One of the most important medieval Italian ports, it was a prosperous trading centre with a large mercantile and Jewish community, during the Middle...
lodging tremiti islands - Because the Tremiti Islands are so small, there is not a great deal to do on the islands other than relax. There is not any shopping of note to be done on the islands due to the fact that other than some interesting shell crafts, the goods available are more of the cheesy tourist variety one would expect...

lodging rome

lodging in rome - It's hard to describe Rome in a few words; a city so vast and rich in art, monuments and exquisite views, a historic city, which has preserved its charm and independence throughout the centuries. Rome's history can be read in every monument, and palazzo; in fact, each and every stone bears witness to the...
lodging rome - Rome is halfway down Italy's western coast, about 20km (12mi) inland. It's a vast city, but the historic centre is quite small. Most of the major sights are within a reasonable distance of the central railway station, Stazione Termini. It is, for instance, possible to walk from the Colosseum, through the...

lodging sicily

lodging acireale - Acireale is 215 Km. distant from Agrigento, 143 Km. from Caltanissetta, 16 Km. from Catania, which is the province it belongs to, 108 Km. from Enna, 80 Km. from Messina, 265 Km. from Palermo, 120 Km. from Ragusa, 74 Km. from Siracusa, 372 Km. from Trapani. The municipality counts 51.560 inhabitants, its...
lodging acitrezza - A legend wants that the name of Acitrezza comes from "latruzza". Who was it? She was the owner of the old posada that was situated where Acitrezza is placed now. During the night, when the travellers sleeping she stole them. That is the reason why is called "latruzza". According to...
lodging aeolian islands - During your visit at the aeolian islands You will almost certainly want too visit one or more of the other six equally fascinating islands during your stay, which are all within easy reach by hydrofoil. Alicudi and Filicudi lie to the west and are the least populated or developed. Only half a mile of water...
lodging agrigento - Agrigento lies 230 m. above sea level on a hill running parallel to the Ionian coast, some 3 km. away, in a position dominating the Valle dei Templi. The old nucleus still has a stepped medieval structure with steep narrow winding streets. Founded with the name of Akragas by the inhabitants of Gela in the...
lodging catania - Catania is overshadowed by the Etna Mount, the volcano that often has betrayed the trust of the local people, sending forth great flows of lava, on one occasion down into the town itself. Reminders of its presence is the dark color of most monuments and buildings in town. Some of them is of plaster painted...
lodging cefalu - Visitors are attracted by Cefalu's fine beaches. The town still has a small working fishing harbour, with a newer harbour (for boat traffic) on the E side. A handful of ruins serve as reminders of the area's earlier residents, among them ancient Greek settlers and prehistoric peoples. Cefalu manages to...
lodging egadi islands - The Egadi are three islands that form a mini-archipelago off Trapani are called Favignana, Levanzo and Marettimo; they count some 4,600 inhabitants. All three are blessed with lovely coastlines immersed in glorious crystal-clear water. The islands which are known to have been inhabited since prehistoric...
lodging enna - Enna is the only land-locked province of Sicily and it is entirely mountainous. Because it is land-locked, its cuisine is very different from that of coastal Sicily. Pork, sheep, lamb, eggs, cheeses and vegetables are very important to the food of the province. Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, rabbit in...
lodging etna - Sicily's greatest natural attraction is also its highest mountain. To the ancient Greeks, Mount Etna was the realm of Vulcan, god of fire, and the home of the one-eyed monster known as the Cyclops. At approximately 3350 meters, it is Europe's highest active volcano. The height of its summit changes with...
lodging giardini naxos - Giardini-Naxos was founded in 734 B.C. by Calcidesi of Eubea led by Tùcles. Nearby the town raised the pagan altar of Apollo Archegetes, so that Naxos always has had a religious pre-eminence over the other Greek colonies in Sicily. Sided with Athens against Syracuse, it was destroyed by Dionysus I...
lodging lampedusa - The island of Lampedusa consists of a flat limestone platform which culminates, at the northern end, in a series of dramatic cliffs. It is a strip of land full of inlets, sky-blue grottoes and cliffs with an almost lunar appearance that have been sculpted by the perpetual lapping of the waves. Those who...
lodging lipari island - Lipari is the main island, and generally offers the best accommodations. The people are warm and friendly, and their town's romantic citadel offers an uninterrupted record of its inhabitants from Neolithic times, featuring an extensive acropolis. If you're feeling energetic, hike to the top of Mount...
lodging marsala - Marsala is an ancient Phoenician city in the province of Trapani. The name, however, comes from the Arabic: "marsa", that is, the port of Allah. Subsequently, it became a Roman base called Lilibeo and today occupies an important, fundamental strategic position at the extreme western end of...
lodging messina - Messina is the first step into Sicily. At the entrance of The Straits of Messina there was a cave inhabited by a terrifying monster named Scilla. It had 12 horrible claws and six long necks and on each of them there was a head with a coloured mouth. Every ship that sailed past the cave paid Scilla a high...
lodging milazzo - Milazzo is a small town on the tyrrhenian coast .It's also a natural landing-place for the Eolie's Islands. The fortified town with the castle, the old dome, the medieval village and numerous churches is very interesting. All these monuments bring important pages in history to life again, from Greeks to...
lodging nicosia - Nicosia retains a thoroughly medieval appearance, with a fine Norman cathedral and some other interesting churches, among them S. Maria Maggiore, with a reredos by Antonio Gagini.665 A Lombard dialect is still spoken here, and the town is less modernized in every respect than any other in Sicily The Sicel...
lodging palermo - Palermo is situated in the North-West of Sicily, it is washed by the Tyrrhenian Sea and offers a wide range of landscapes and environments. The town extends in the Conca d’Oro plain, in front of the wide and wonderful gulph, which she has taken the name from. Palermo has got a privileged position and a...
lodging pantelleria - Pantelleria is a unique, magic and wonderful place that you can visit not only in the summer but even in the winter, when days of African sun follow sea storms, a combination that makes the island really fascinating. In the spring time, Pantelleria is an explosion of typical Mediterranean colours, flowers,...
lodging pelagie islands - The Pelagie islands are Lampedusa, Linosa and Lampione are a paradise for diving lovers and people looking for adventure and relax out of the world. Closer to Africa than to Sicily and Italy, they are one of the unspoiled and less beaten destinations in Italy. These are the most extreme Italian lands, they...
lodging piazza armerina - Piazza Armerina is the mearvellous city of the Mosaics of the Roman Villa del Casale. It is a very important archaeological site and many excavations have been carried out since a long time. One of the most important findings is the well known Villa del Casale. The villa is 3500 square metres large, and...
lodging ragusa - Ragusa is a Baroque town of Sicily. In 1630 this scenic hill town in Southeastern Sicily was split in half by an earthquake. Several bridges now connect the newer part of town, Ragusa Superiore, to the older lower Ragusa, built on the ruins of the ancient city of Ibla. The two parts of the city meet at...
lodging sicily - Siracusa was founded in 743 BC by Corinthians from Greece. Better known as the Greek city-state of Syracuse, Siracusa was the most important part of Hellenic Sicily. Syracuse was the city of Archimedes, Pindar and Aeschylus and was almost as important as Athens was to the Greek world. The Temple of Apollo...
lodging siracusa - Siracusa was founded in 743 BC by Corinthians from Greece. Better known as the Greek city-state of Syracuse, Siracusa was the most important part of Hellenic Sicily. Syracuse was the city of Archimedes, Pindar and Aeschylus and was almost as important as Athens was to the Greek world. The Temple of Apollo...
lodging taormina - Taormina is situated on the southern coast of Sicily and faces the Ionian Sea. This town has got a privileged position. At about 200 metres above the sea level, it has the appearance of a terrace, enriched by a beautiful landscape, where Mount Etna is the protagonist. This town is chracterized by its...
lodging trapani - Trapani is the sea salt town of Sicily. Along the western coast of Sicily, between Trapani and Marsala, you can find the most important salt pans of Europe for the quality and plenty of the product. The remarkable importance of trapanese sea pans is due to the elevated concentration of salt in the...
lodging valley of the temples - The city of Agrigento boasts the grandly titled 'Valley of the Temples' and is an essential port of call for anyone fascinated by classical ruins. The 'most beautiful city of the mortals' is spread over over 450 hectares and was at its most splendid following the defeat of the Carthaginians at the battle...

lodging tuscany

lodging amiata - Made by several violent eruptions three-hundred-thousand years ago, the Amiata has kept the peculiar trachytic rocks, the hot springs and the very fertile soil which is typical of any volcanos. Down its slopes, woods and torrents, pasture lands and thermal baths give life to an amazing nature that any kind...
lodging arezzo - Arezzo is a luminous town on a hill which has preserved a big part of its medieval origins and lies at the margin of a basin, between Valdarno Superiore, Valdichiana and Casentino boasting interesting art and history and easy connections to other hill towns.This town stands 296 m. above sea level on a...
lodging casentino - The Casentino is the name of the upper valley of the Arno. It is approached by two roads. The principal one connects Florence with Arezzo and runs north and south through the valley, entering it via the Consuma pass at the Florence end and at Giovi at the Arezzo end. The second road comes in from Romagna...
lodging chianciano terme - Chianciano is situated approximately 550 meters above sea level, offers great climate and every advantage for tourists due to its exceptional geographical position. Today, Chianciano Terme is considered among the finest health resorts in Europe with its water, enormous parks and countless, modern hotels.
lodging chianti - Chianti, the area in which Chianti Classico wine has been produced for centuries, is that part of Tuscany that is bordered to the north by the suburbs of Florence, to the east by the Chianti Mountains, to the south by the city of Siena and to the west by the valleys of the Pesa and Elsa rivers. The area is...
lodging chiusi - Chiusi is a town full of history and culture. The town of Chiusi is situated in the hilly area in the south of the Val di Chiana and has the oldest origins of all the settlements in the valley. Chiusi, was one of the most powerful cities in the Etruscan league, reaching the 7th and 6th centuries BC. There...
lodging cortona - An encounter with Cortona is an encounter with art, with history and with spirituality. Getting to know this timeless city is a real rediscovery of our past. Cortona offers testimony to its history as well as an enchanting view of the landscape enclosed by Lake Trasimeno and the Appenines. From a high...
lodging elba island - For centuries and centuries, Elba's main resource had been iron ore. Elba tirelessly gave her iron to anyone who desired to dig in her soil and made her lords rich and powerful. The mining industry continued up until recently when the last mine was closed in 1983. Just as iron characterised the economic...
lodging empoli - Empoli is a small town of Tuscany, ideal for the visitors who would like to be away from traffic noise and pollution. The town of Empoli is only a 5 minutes’ drive from the village of Vinci, where Leonardo da Vinci was born: famous all over the world as an artist, scientist, inventor and studious academic....
lodging florence - Florence located "oltre l'Arno", that is "On the other side of the river Arno". Monuments, museums, churches, palaces, parks: Pitti Palace, the Old Bridge, Santo Spirito, the Gardens of Boboli - just to name a few. And then mosaic, wood carving, ceramics, goldsmithery ... The wonderful...
lodging grosseto - Grosseto is the main town in Maremma. The splendid Maremma coast, favoring the development of a cultivated tourism that respects the environment, includes the Nature Park of the Uccellina and the beautiful hinterlands, rich in archaeological sights and medieval towns. Grosseto has both agricultural and...
lodging livorno - The sea flows through the Medicean canals right into the old quarters of the city, giving Livorno the unique charm of a piece of Tuscany reaching into the sea. Its history, traditions and culture, the flaming sunsets and limpid, scented air, sea sports and gastronomic traditions all speak of Livorno’s link...
lodging lucca - Lucca is the most wonderful small town; its famous walls enclose a place that can be wandered or pedalled with ease yet remains full of secrets. One of Italy's finest mediaeval treasures, the centre is relatively unspoilt and is sprinkled with palazzi, towers and almost countless splendid churches. The...
lodging maremma - Southwest of Florence and Chianti lies a vast golden sea of wheat called Maremma. If you love nature, simplicity and want to enjoy culture and the beautiful landscape apart from the tourist crowds, and yet not be far away from the sea, the hot springs, the famous Tuscan cities, you should come and visit...
lodging massa carrara - The towns of Massa and Carrara are just a few kilometres from each other and are co-capitals of a province. The recorded existence of Massa dates back to 882.From Massa, there are a number of interesting excursions to Monte Cerchio and Pian della Fioba, from which you can get wonderful views.Less than 5...
lodging montalcino - Montalcino is atown in Tuscany very famous for its wines. The people of this town have always been devoted to the labours of wood and field. But they have also enjoyed moments of proud glory as during the struggle for communal liberty in the 16th century, when they long resisted the besieging armies of...
lodging monte argentario - The promontory of Monte Argentario, whose landscape is considered hilly, (Punta telegrafo 635 meters over the sea level), is covered by Mediterranean bush and it is alternated by vineyards produced by the terracing of the hills, which are locally called "poste". In these vineyards Ansonaco vines...
lodging montecatini terme - Your journey to discover wellness starts out here – and knowing the route beforehand is the simplest and fastest way of finding your way. Montecatini Terme - spa tradition, natural resources and innovative technology and services unequalled in Europe. Montecatini Terme is one of the European spa capitals....
lodging mugello - The landscape of the Mugello is dominated by uncontaminated beech, chestnut and oak tree woods, by vast meadows at times interrupted by juniper bushes or by the outcrop of stones. The limpid water and vigorous vegetation of these valleys are the right habitat for a great variety of birds and fish. The...
lodging pisa - Pisa plays a main role from an artistic point of view: here the renawal in architecture, in sculpture and painting anticipate the florentine movement of the renaissance: the famous Leaning tower of Pisa, castles, churches, monasteries, all scattered on the top of hills along the rivers and in the ancient...
lodging pistoia - Pistoia lies at the far end of the uninterrupted strip of urban settlement that stretches all the way from Firenze. Closed off to the north by the Appennine range (the mountains of the Pistoiese where Abetone is situated) and to the west by Monte Albano, the city has maintained a good balance between...
lodging prato - Prato is situated 61 meters above sea level in the plain which is traversed by the Bisenzio River between Pistoia and Florence. It is an important industrial center expecially in the textiles field. Prato's cooking doesn't differ much from that of nearby Florence, but it presents some typical dishes: the...
lodging san gimignano - San Gimignano is probably the most famous small town in Italy, and there are few places that evoke the atmosphere of mediaeval Tuscany so powerfully. Only fifteen of the original seventy-two towers survive - towers that represented wealth and influence more than defence and security - the higher the tower,...
lodging siena - To get the hang of Siena it helps if you appreciate that the city is still divided into Terzi, or Thirds, known as the Thirds of the City, of San Martino and of Camollia. By devoting a simple itinerary to each of these Thirds, we can help you understand the city's history and discover its foremost works of...
lodging val orcia - The Orcia Valley is a land far from the noisiness and the uproar of modern life, happily remote from the highways and big road junctions. The unsuccessful industrial developement of the area and the never ending link betwen the inhabitants and the traditional arts and crafts of the past have safeguarded...
lodging valdichiana - Passing Pienza, the territory of Siena sweetly descends towards the borders with Umbria, crossing the nice hills of Montepulciano and Chianciano Terme until Chiusi, on the most southern part of the Valdichiana, which is a reclaimed marsh which today only features the lakes of Chiusi and Montepulciano. The...
lodging versilia - Versilia is the pearl of the Apuan Riviera, a suggestive sandy coast bathed by the Tyrrhenian Sea, the most limpid mirror for the Apuan Alps to reflect their majestic image. This "marble kingdom" familiar to Michelangelo offers excursions to the quarries of Carrara and Massa and spectacular views...
lodging viareggio - The sandy beach of Viareggio falls gently into the sea, ideal for children, is spacious, clean and outrageous. Alongside runs the promenade with boutiques, shops, cafés, discos, cinemas, art-galleries and much more for your entertainment. There are two beautiful pine-forests on either side of the...

lodging umbria italy

lodging assisi - Assisi has a population of less than 3,000, at the end of the 20th century, an average of 4 to 5 million visitors every year. This constant flood of travelers has polished the usual hill-town charm right off Assisi. Countless pilgrims, art lovers, and just plain curious travelers over the last 700 years...
lodging cascia - As with the major part of the Umbria's towns, Cascia experienced its period of major splendour during the Middle Ages. When speaking of Cascia's history, it is necessary to mention its most illustrious personage, who illuminated the city and rendered it famous all over the world, even today: Saint Rita of...
lodging deruta - Deruta is situated 15 kilometres south of Perugia on a hill that overlooks the valley of the Tiber; the new part extends along the Via Tiberina, parallel to the E-45 Road which goes towards Rome. Of the ancient castle remain some tracts of wall, the arches of the three doors to the city and the...
lodging foligno - Foligno is situated at the centre of the Umbrian Valley. The heart of the town is Piazza della Repubblica, flanked by buildings of great interest;The Cathedral;The Palazzo Comunale; Palazzo Orfini; Palazzo Trinci etc... Also the surroundings of the town of Foligno are very pleasant: they offer a luxuriant...
lodging gubbio - Laying on the slopes of Monte Ingino, Gubbio is one of the most ancient towns of Umbria, extremely well preserved during centuries and rich of monuments testifying its glorious past. Two important witnesses of the past are the Tavole Eugubine, one of most important documents referring to the ancient people...
lodging marsciano - Welcome in the Municipality of Marsciano in its fertile countryside in which the Tiber river flows, and among the gentle hills characterized by small villages and Medieval castles. It is a territory where woods of holm-oaks and oaks coexist with the maquis and with the wisely cultivated fields of...
lodging montefalco - Montefalco can be seen from anywhere in the Umbrian Valley. Looking towards the southern hills, it descends towards the north, slowly sloping towards the southwest. From the center of the plain, its green stands out in the summer and the silver of the olives in the winter. From Montefalco, truly a...
lodging narni - The first historical references to the town of Narni, which at that time was called "Nequinum", go back to the year 600 A.C., but the zone had already been inhabited from Neolithic times. In 299 B.C. Narni became a Roman colony named Nania, and in 233 B.C. it became an important fort for the...
lodging norcia - Situated at 604 meters above sea level between the Sordo and Torbidone rivers, the town of Norcia, in ancient times known as "Nursia",is the region's largest town. Norcia was the birth-place of a great religious personage: St.Benedict, who was the first monk of Christian faith and the founder of...
lodging orvieto - Orvieto is perched on a plateau of tufaceous rock that was once an island in the sea that covered the Paglia valley below. The old town centre can be reached either by using the funicular lift after you have parked your car below or via the ingenious system of lifts and escalators that have been dug out of...
lodging perugia - Perugia is an important University city, for foreigners. Students choose Perugia not only because of its fascinating Etruscan origins, mediaeval architecture and artistic riches, as well as its reputation for the purest Italian in Italy, but also because Perugia is truly a University city with excellent...
lodging spello - Spello rises up between Assisi and Foligno, situated on a spur of the Subasio Mountain above a fertile and well-irrigated plain. Among the neighbouring cities, this is surely the one which preserves the major number of monuments testifying to the Roman era; for example, the town walls, which later became...
lodging spoleto - Spoleto is an important Umbrian centre, in the 3th century it began to come in the Roman orbit, until it became a colony, called Spoletium, in 241 B.C.. Spoleto is a splendid town: characteristic corners and historical suggestions; a place where one can understand the importance of the relation between man...
lodging terni - The Terni district offers a wide variety of tourist attractions to suit many different interests. The main centre of this territory is the Town of Terni which, despite the destruction undergone during the last World War, has remarkable artistic and monumental evidence which date back from the Romans to the...
lodging todi - Todi is a very old town that dominates the river Tevere’s valley. Todi’s district includes other centres, which are: Collazzone, Fratta Todina, Marsciano, Massa Martana and Monte Castello di Vibio. All of them are famous for their unpolluted environment and their historical-cultural heritage. What marks...
lodging umbria - Umbria is the green heart of Italy. Its cultural manifestations recognized all over the world, its historical centres, for istance, Perugia, Assisi, Todi, Orvieto, to mention only a few, and its ancient culinary traditions will give the visitor unforgettable moments to treasure for life time.

lodging venice

lodging in venice - Every year Venice holds some of the world's most important events. Events not to be missed, such as the famous "Carnival", and one of Europe's oldest film festivals, "The Biennale del Cinema". St Mark's square is the undisputed symbol of Venice, the most beautiful living room in the...
lodging venice - Venice is a very romantic italian city, full of art, history and culture.

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