Don’t miss this walled medieval hill town with its famous towers in beautiful Tuscany San Gimignano in Italy is famous for its tower houses, and here, 54 metres up on top of the tallest one, the Torre Grossa, built in 1311, Tony Page gives you a 360 degree panorama of this famous walled medieval hill […]
Siena – Famous for its Medieval Heritage and the Palio
Siena – Home of the Palio and Panforte Capital of Italy: At the heart of central Tuscany lies Siena, a hill town that is famous the world over for its Palio and the Siena cake or panforte. Siena was built on three ridges which converge into the famous scallop-shaped central square, the Piazza del Campo. […]
Assisi: Live from the Rocca Maggiore
See the Basilica of St. Francis from the Rocca Maggiore tower, high above Assisi The Basilica of St. Francis is not the only thing to see in Assisi: high above the town is the mighty castle of Rocca Maggiore, a medieval fortress that was built almost a thousand years ago, and from its Eastern Tower, […]
Castel Gandolfo: Live from the Pope’s Summer Residence
Overlooking beautiful Lake Albano, Castel Gandolfo has both the Pope and Porchetta He missed seeing the Pope, or sampling the famous “porchetta“, and was nearly trampled underfoot by pilgrim hordes, but Tony Page enjoyed his visit to this friendly little town occupying high ground on the Alban Hills overlooking Lake Albano, site of the rowing […]
Cortona, A Medieval Town Under the Tuscan Sun
Cortona, Frances Mayes’ Town Under the Tuscan Sun Has Very Interesting Etruscan History: Cortona is one of the oldest hill-towns in Tuscany and its history can be traced back to the time of the Etruscans. In the past many writers have written about Cortona, but in more recent times, it was Frances Mayes’ “Under the […]
Orvieto: Live From The Moro Tower
A Bird’s Eye View of This Famous Etruscan City in Southwestern Umbria, Italy High above Orvieto atop the Moro Tower, Tony Page gives you a bird’s eye view of this famous mediaeval city in southwestern Umbria, Italy. Populated since Etruscan times, it’s built above almost vertical cliffs and dominates the road from Florence to Rome. […]
Venice Festival – Festa del Redentore 2018
Festa del Redentore: July 14 – 15, 2018 – A Traditional Venice Festival: The Festa del Redentore, Venice’s Redeemer’s Feast is usually held on the third weekend in July. This much-loved local festival takes place in the busy lagoons of Venice which go into top drive. On this weekend, Venice celebrates the Feast of the […]
Bologna Airport (BLQ) – Bologna Airport Transfers
Bologna Airport Transfers by Bus, Train and Car: Bologna is the largest city in the Emilia-Romagna region and the Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (Aeroporto di Bologna-Guglielmo Marconi) is the main airport servicing this region. Close to 6 million passengers pass through Bologna Airport (BLQ) annually, making it the seventh busiest airport in Italy. The airport […]
Castel Guelfo Outlet in Bologna
Castel Guelfo Outlet – A Bologna Outlet with Some 100 Stores: While on our walking tour of Bologna, our tour guide made an off-the-cuff remark that Milan is the exhibition centre for fashion, but much of the production takes place in Bologna. If she is correct, then there must be some really good designer outlets […]
The Unique Porticos of Bologna
The Bologna Portico – A World Heritage Site: It was raining when we arrived in Bologna and to say that I was disappointed was an understatement. I was so looking forward to seeing this historical city in all its summer glory, but instead what we have was grey skies and wet grounds. Not that I […]
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