Italy’s capital city, Rome, is full of stories and history. For thousands of years it has stood as a symbol of culture, excess, art, and creativity. From the heady days of the Roman Empire, to the refined European city it is today, there’s much to tell about the story of Rome. Many historians track the […]

The Castelli Romani  literally ‘Roman Castles’ are charming hilltop villages right on Rome’s doorsteps. The most known of the Castelli Romani are FRASCATI, CASTEL GANDOLFO, GENZANO, ALBANO LAZIALE, ARICCIA and VELLETRI. The name refers to a collection of wine-producing hill-towns to the south-east of Rome. These small towns and villages are scattered over the wooded […]

Considered the pearl of the Amalfi Coast, Positano offers a dramatic vertical panorama of colors: the green of the mountains behind it, the white pastel houses and the blue of the Mediterranean Sea and it is known all over the world for the moda positano, the vibrant summer nightlife and the characteristic shops. Due to […]

Pompeii is one of Italy’s best known archaeological sites. It’s one of the most significant proofs of Roman civilization and like an open book, provides outstanding information on the art, customs, trades and everyday life of the past. The city has re-emerged from the darkness of centuries precisely as it would have been when it […]

Polignano is a pearl, positioned on a steep sea cliff dotted with grottos and history along the splendid Adriatic coast of Puglia. Its origins are ancient and connected to the Greek City of Neapolis (IV Century BC), which then became known as Polisnea and Polineanum. Today’s Polignano a Mare rightly belongs among the most popular […]

Pisa is one of the major cities in the Tuscan region. Pisa laid by the sea until the 15th century, by which time accumulated silt deposited by the Arno River had completely cut the city off from the receding shoreline. Pisa became a busy centre of woolen manufacturing late in the 13th century and remained […]

This pleasent city is situated in the heart of Val D’Orcia, near Siena in Tuscany. It is considered to be the incarnation of a Renaissance ideal city.  Having obtained recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996, today it continues to show off to the world its refined and sophisticated Renaissance urban plan: its spaces and […]

Parma is a wealthy, bustling town in northern Italy, located in the Emilia-Romagna region, with a long history: it was an Etruscan settlement first, then a Roman colony; then an important regional centre throughout the Middle Ages. The international fame of the town rests perhaps on its two great food products: parmesan cheese and parma […]

Palermo is the capital of the island region of Sicily. It lies on Sicily’s northwestern coast at the head of the Bay of Palermo, facing east. Inland the city is enclosed by a fertile plain known as the Conca d’Oro (Golden Shell), which is planted with citrus groves and backed by mountains. Palermo was founded by Phoenician […]

The three Doric temples of Paestum are said to be the best preserved Greek temples in the world and the walls around Paestum are the most complete of that period. Paestum is an ancient Greco-Roman city in the Campania Region of southern Italy known for its mozzarella di bufula. Settled by Greek colonists in the […]