In the autumn months, a special little train connects Italy and Switzerland shuttling between Domodossola (in region Piedmont) and the city of Locarno (Canton Ticino). This is the “Vigezzina Centovalli” scenic railway , also known as the “foliage train” or the “Red Leaves Railway”. While the route covered by this small train is spectacular in […]
The island of Vulcano does not bear its name because it has a volcano inside; on the contrary, it is precisely because of this island that fire-spewing mountains are all called “volcanoes” . At first sight —so flat and low-lying— you wouldn’t even say it, yet this is a powerful volcano. The fact is that—luckily! […]
If there were a place comparable to a paradise, it would certainly be the Gargano Peninsula in region Puglia, Italy. Unspoiled nature, a dreamy sea, romantic towns. What could be more beautiful than this? Perhaps small segments of land, a few nautical miles offshore. Pieces of Italy projected toward the east, maybe much closer to […]
Albania is very trendy today, and its culture and flavors attract the interest of many tourists who book flights to Tirana Airport (TIA) just as they once did to Bali or the Maldives. But if you enjoy these traditions and still don’t want to give up the beauty of Italy, try combining the two. How? […]
Enna is in the heart of the Mediterranean basin, yet it’s one of the “coldest” cities in Italy. Its record is for being the “highest district capital”, which seems crazy at just 936 meters above sea level… Though, it is true. This town of 25,000 inhabitants, dominating Sicily from its perfect core, is often overlooked […]
Civita di Bagnoregio is one of the most evocative places in central Italy. It is located in Region Lazio, in the heart of the Tuscia district, near Viterbo, and dominates the valley below from a high spur of tuff rock… the reason for both its beauty and its misfortune. The spectacular location, combined with its […]
Ventimiglia is a town located in the far western part of the Italian region Liguria and… no! It has nothing to do with measuring distance – the translation of the name is literally “twenty miles”, even if you might thing so! Its name derives from the Latin word Albintimilium (hence Bintimilium, Ventimilium), formed from “albom” […]
Vietri sul Mare (Vietri-on-Sea), in the district of Salerno, was “someone’s property” for a long time. It might have been the first Etruscan-Samnite commercial port in Campania. In the Middle Ages, it became the port of reference for the large monastic complex of Badia di Cava, and finally a tourist port, linked for many years […]
If your summer plans include a vacation in Sicily, on Mount Etna, but you don’t want to incur the excessive costs of traditional tourist destinations—Taormina, Giardini, or Catania—head to the Land of Acis, a district that is still little-known, in its entirety, although you’ve certainly heard of (and visited) some of its towns. Acireale, Aci […]
