<< In my life I’ve had dreams that have stayed with me for a long time, and have changed my ideas; they have permeated me like wine permeates water, and have changed the color of my mind >> . There are sentences in the books we read that remain engraved like a brand on the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cefalù is not really Arab … it has strong Greek-Byzantine roots. Its very name derives from the Greek word Kefalà (head, cape), referring to the imposing promontory that dominates it. Yet everything in this seaside town in the district of Palermo recalls the Arab and Islamic world: the urban plan of the historic quarters, […]
There was a time, between the 1980s and 1990s, when honeymooning in Hawaii was a global trend. Cruises to Hawaii were the prizes of many TV game shows. A week in Hawaii was the ideal vacation for big companies and the wealthy families. And what about today? Now that travel is affordable for everyone, […]
What do you do in the summer in Stratford-upon-Avon, the town in the English Midlands where William Shakespeare was born? This is a trip you would usually enjoy in autumn or spring, during school terms, ideal time for cultural excursions. Choosing to do it in summer is a touch of originality that could be […]
Germany has two capitals: Bonn and Berlin. Or rather, it “had” two capitals in the past, when for too many years after World War 2 it was divided into two nations, West Germany and East Germany. This shameful wound was healed in the 1990s, and the country reunified, choosing the tormented Berlin as its only […]
