Insider guides (Ultimi inserimenti)

To create unique and delicious dishes. Saffron, special and precious ingredient can be purchased at the company Crocus Brandi in San Quirico d'Orcia, which cultivates it in the unspoilt Val d'Orcia, in Tuscany.

The Equestrian Center "Giacche Verdi Campania" is located in Fisciano in the the heart of Picentini Mounts. The Center offers the possibility of riding with a relaxed and calm approach with the support of qualified personnel.

One of the most important art galleries in Italy with an impressive section devoted to Etruscan artefacts.

Elegant restaurant in Siena's Piazza del Campo. Traditional Tuscan cuisine with a modern twist.

Amazing picnic at Rocca Calascio a medieval fortress located short distance from Santo Stefano di Sessanio.
In the wicker basket and olive branches woven by local craftsman:water, wine, bread, cold cuts, cheese, oil, honey, fruit and mint.

The velvet Adriatic beach, famous for tourist facilities and cultural events. 15 minutes by car from the Castle. Visit the Palazzetto Baviera, the recently restored Rocca Roveresca, the Duca palace, the Croce church, the Ercolani porticoes.

It's not a shop. It's not a dairy. It's a home where, in the morning only, you can found the most fantastic fresh cheese. Ask a local to show you the way...

A marvellous trekking amidst ancient necropolis, cave churches and wild nature ... a stone's throw from Modica

On March 19, every year in Itri renews the traditional Festival of the Fires of St. Joseph. Each district of the town, collect wood old wood, pruning of oaks, olive trees, oaks, mastic, and prepares a bonfire around which, accompanied by small touring orchestras that play popular music of southern Italy, you can dance and you can taste local produce and homemade wine. Very beautiful are the torches of the Old Town and along alleys and steps you will be enraptured by oriental melodies and frenetic rhythms of Tamburelli and Tammorre. The soundtrack of the festival offers "Pizziche", "Saltarelli" and "Tammurriate." At 20.00 a firecracker announces the stoker to turn the lighting of bonfires and a moment later the sky glows red Itri and thousands of sparks, along with bystanders, dance in the dark of night.

A small, family run restaurant, within steps of Castelletto. Typical Tuscan cooking.

The Beaches of Vindicio Capratica and are ideal for those who love surfing, windsurfing and kite surfing. On site you can also rent the equipment from dawn to dusk and whiz and sailing in the waves. The Gulf of Gaeta, with its splendid form a horseshoe, in recent years it has become a must for sailors. In April, in collaboration with the Yacht Club Gaeta, Yacht Med Fest, offers the best of the Italian boat.

September and October the villa's Salone delle Tempere hosts concerts linked to the Ascoli Piceno Festival, becoming the temple of music!

Founded in the early fourteenth century by Blessed Bernardo Tolomei the impressive Benedictine houses of Renaissance frescoes by Signorelli and Bazzi called Sodoma

After the earthquake of 1693, the district was rebuilt in late Baroque style. The district contains over fifty churches and numerous palaces in the Baroque style. The Garden Ibleo is in the eastern section.

Experience an unforgettable week-long course in the art of ceramics: discover and handle all the secrets of the mold!

This excellent restaurant is inside a typical local farm ("Masseria") which hosts also a large greenhouse where the owners are collecting several different types of cactus. Actually it's the largest in Europe. 15 minutes drive from home.

An amazing trekking itinerary of 8 km from Strove village till Monteriggioni city-walls: the path follows the old Via Francigena, passing through marvellous sites like Castel Pietraio and Badia a Isola.

5 Km: Located in the northern end of the Amalfi Coast, its name derives from the gulf which it overlooks. Our suggestions: The Duomo, the Archeological Museum, the sea-side promenade Trieste, the Giuseppe Verdi Theatre and the Arechi Castle

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The Sanctuary of Loreto, the little medieval hill towns, the ancient romanesque abbeys, the gently rolling countryside, and the spectacular Parco dei Sibillini

Spend a queen-day at the beach: down a curvy path you can reach a white cliff with Roman ruins. Here Queen Giovanna D'Angiò used to bathe with her lovers. Today is one of the most popular beaches of Sorrento Peninsula.

Casual, self service restaurant, with large communal tables and view of the lagoon. It's run by a fishermen's cooperative -so the fish is awesome.

Arrive by land in the morning (9 am) to reduce the waiting time ;-)
Nature does not allow visitors to see it each day; access depends on the weather. If you wan't to miss it, it's best to stay in Capri more than one day.

It was built up between the 1310 and the 1328,by the King Roberto d' Angiò and of his wife Sancia, in gotich-provencal style.It began quickly the favorite church of the Neapolitan nobility.

Breathtaking views with Ponza, Palmarola, Zannone and Ventotene. Choose from leading Cetarola the angle of the coast where the sea is blue and dive into the waters of the Villa of Tiberius or Circeo in the footsteps of Ulysses.

From the spectacular Marmore waterfalls, this route takes you past a number of enchanting villages, to the town of Norcia and the high plains of Castelluccio. Don't miss the truffle museum in the little village of Scheggino!

A few miles from Penna in Teverina, about 40 minutes drive from Sismano you can see, every afternoon how mozzarella is made. Absolutely a must! try also the ricotta and all the cheese made with the buffalo milk locally produced

Hélène and Franco's love of cooking has been rewarded with a Michelin star - this rustic and, at the same time, elegant restaurant is the best in Tuscany.