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Walking the Prosecco Hills – Day 3

September 21, 2023 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

San Stefano village view

Day 3 takes us through Valdobbiadene, San Pietro di Barbozza and San Stefano: Day 3 of our Walking the Prosecco Hills tour is a circular walk which takes us to Valdobbiadene, the heartland of the Prosecco region. We visit one of the better local producers of prosecco, enjoy some tasting and learn about the prosecco-making […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: hilltop prosecco vending machine, italy walking holidays, pietrovecchio winery, prosecco tasting, valdobbiadene, walking the prosecco hills

Walking the Prosecco Hills – Day 2

September 19, 2023 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Day 2 Prosecco Hills Walk

WE START WALKING THE PROSECCO HILLS ON DAY 2: This morning, Day 2 of our Walking the Prosecco Hills tour, we transfer to the pretty town of Cison di Valmarino, one of the best-preserved villages in the Prosecco area. The town contains historic monuments and buildings which hints at its past role as a major […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: Abbey of Santa Maria, cison di valmarino, cistercian monastery, follina, italy walking holidays, santa maria monastery, walking the prosecco hills

Walking the Prosecco Hills

September 16, 2023 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Valdobbiadene Prosecco Hills

We’ve long been drinking prosecco from Valdobbiadene, so “Walking the Prosecco Hills”, is just our kind of holiday.

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: hiking holidays, italy hiking holidays, Pieve di Soligo, prosecco, prosecco hills, valdobbiadene, walking the prosecco hills

A Sizzling and Soporific Roman Holiday

August 25, 2023 By Helen Page 1 Comment

Spanish Steps

A Roman Holiday during an Extreme Heatwave: We always love coming back to Rome, but on this trip our experience is a less than comfortable one. Before leaving home, we checked the weather and were encouraged to learn that the heatwave in Europe is over and that temperatures are back to normal. Well, it seems […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: europe heatwave, roman holiday, rome in august

Palermo Sizzles with Culture, Art, History and Gastronomy

March 30, 2018 By Sarah Humphreys 4 Comments

Verdi's bust in front of the Palermo Opera House

Palermo is the Italian Capital of Culture for 2018: Founded by the Phoenicians, once belonging to the Roman and Byzantine Empires, ruled by the Arabs, the Normans and the Spanish, capital of the Kingdom of Sicily and the Holy Roman Empire for a short time, Palermo has a real mosaic of history. Today the city […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: culture capital 2018, Palermo, palermo attractions, Sicily

In Venice’s shadow: Vicenza, “Pearl of the Renaissance”

September 8, 2016 By Naomi Elster Leave a Comment

Vicenza, Veneto

Vicenza, called “Pearl of the Renaissance“, is home to the oldest roofed theatre in the world, Palladio’s majestic buildings, and a charming old town area.

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: Basilica Palladiana, La Rotonda, Palladio, Teatro Olympico, veneto, Vicenza

Siena – The Soul of Tuscany

November 3, 2015 By Sarah Humphreys Leave a Comment

Siena - Piazza Del Campo

No trip to Tuscany is complete without seeing Siena, Florence’s historical rival According to legend, the city was founded by Senius and Aschius, the sons of Remus and nephews of Romulus, boys saved from the Tiber river by a she-wolf, who were the main characters of Rome’s foundation myth. Senius and Aschius fled from Rome […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: chianti region, Siena, siena attractions, siena dining, siena hotels, Tuscany

Piecing together Ravenna’s mosaic of attractions

March 11, 2015 By Sarah Humphreys Leave a Comment

Detail of the apse Sant' Apollinare in Classe

Is Ravenna the best place to live in Italy? Despite being recently voted “Best Place to Live in Italy” by a leading newspaper Il Sole 24 ore, proud possessor of 8 UNESCO sites, burial place of Dante and home to Byron for a couple of years, Ravenna is strangely neglected by tourists. Distinctive leaning towers, […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: Dante, Emilia Romagna, Ravenna, ravenna hotels, ravenna mosaics, unesco world heritage site

Hidden Tuscany: Pistoia – An Insider’s Perspective.

August 31, 2014 By Sarah Humphreys 7 Comments

View from Pistoia's Bell Tower

Local resident Sarah Humphreys gives you the inside story on this Tuscan gem: In the words of Cristina Taddei, local archaeologist and historian, “ Pistoia is one of the few towns in Tuscany that still belongs to the past.” Largely overlooked by tourists, Pistoia is a well-preserved medieval city brimming with artistic treasures, emitting a […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: blues festival, Fattoria di Celle, Florence, jousting, Piazza del Duomo, Pinocchio, Pistoia, Tuscany

Portofino – The Jewel of the Italian Riviera

May 8, 2013 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Portofino harbour

Nicknamed the “Pearl of the World”, Portofino is Absolutely Gorgeous: Once a humble fishing village, Portofino’s picturesque harbour is the most exclusive bay and upmarket resort in Italy. In this town, built around the small harbour, there are plenty of upmarket designer boutiques, luxury yachts and magnificent villas, all indicative of the long association that […]

Filed Under: Destinations, Featured Tagged With: italian riviera, Liguria, Portofino, portofino holiday, portofino resort

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