Alghero is not just another lovely Italian holiday. It is a trip to a different world. Different in language – they speak a Catalan Spanish dialect here – different in colours and culture. Not far from Sassari, the town dominates the north-western coast of Sardinia, one of the most charming places in Europe. It is […]
No, we are not talking about the Taj Mahal… that is a huge tomb, not a temple. We are not even talking about Petra or the Pyramids, which have religious symbols but are not connected to those of a real temple. Temples are timeless places, frozen in time, sometimes still in use, other times abandoned… […]
Chicago is the inland metropolis that contrasts with the two great coastal metropolises, New York and Los Angeles, imitating their style but without betraying its origins. And Chicago’s origins are those of a commercial, colonial city, always accustomed to fighting for its territory. An open, modern city, blessed with a lake climate (Lake Michigan) that […]
Bari is the “gate to the east”, the third larger city of southern Italy, a small white capital. It is the most important city of region Puglia (Apulia) and one of the most beautiful ports of the Adriatic Sea. It looks at Albania, and has a part of Albanian soul in its culture and language. […]
It’s no great news that the Gulf of Mexico is changing its name. Since Columbus’ arrival in the Americas, it has been renamed the “Gulf – or Sea – of the North” (with reference to the Spanish colonies of the time, in the Caribbean), the “Gulf of Nueva España”, the “Gulf of Cortés”, […]
Made up of 40 independent municipalities that complete an enormous historic core, for a total population that -with the hinterland area- reaches 19 million inhabitants, Mexico City is a real metropolis. Even if this enormous extension seems daunting in terms of tourist itineraries, if you have time to dedicate to it you will instead discover […]
If you have not yet discovered the beauty of Reggio Calabria, autumn is the best season to do so. Prefer September and October, months during which the city still shines with beautiful colours and a good climate. On the other hand, getting to Reggio Calabria is very easy thanks to the air and land connections […]
Desert adventures are always exciting. In every season, except for some particular periods of the year when monsoons and floods also reach the deserts, a safari holiday in these places guarantees unique emotions. Why not try? But before facing a hostile and dangerous environment like the desert, you need to know “how” to do it. […]
You land at Rome Fiumicino and you already have it in your hands. Or you leave for JFK in New York or Buenos Aires Airport and make sure it is in your pocket. The travel visa is an essential document for travellers. And it has a century-old history, in fact it refers to a nineteenth-century […]
