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Bed & Breakfast
Casa Lemmi San Quirico d'Orcia (Siena)
The bed & breakfast Casa Lemmi lies is situated in San Quirico D'Orcia, in a building originally Norman and...
Casa Ruffino Balestrate (Palermo)
Casa Ruffino is a delightful bed & breakfast situated in the centre of Balestrate, a small sea town, not far from...
Il Giovanetto Castelfranco Emilia (Modena)
Being the eighteenth-century-historical home of the homonymous musician, fond of travelling and hospitality, Il...
Le Foglie di Acanto Lucera (Foggia)
In the historic center of Lucera, an ancient Southern Italian town home to some of Puglia's most important...
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The Via Emilia
This itinerary explores the area of Emilia Romagna which lies either side of the ancient Roman road, the Via Emilia, between Parma and Piacenza. The tour visits the towns and villages of both the...
Wind and fire: the vital essences of the Aeolian Islands
The beautiful and varied islands of the Aeolian or Lipari archipelago were all formed at different times and are a unique record of volcanic island building. They, accordingly, have been declared a...
The Karst, uniting nature's boundaries
The word Karst derives from the preindoeuropean "Karra", meaning stone. A particularly suitable name then for this arid territory of chalky stone and rock. So as to gain an idea of...
The art and mountains of the Susa Valley
On leaving Turin you enter the Susa valley. The SS25 winds through the entire valley up into the mountains. You come to the St Antonio di Ranverso Monastery and hospital after having driven for...
On the mountains of the Gran Sasso
The presence of both clay and water around Castelli greatly favoured the production of ceramics in the town, an art form particularly dear to the resident Benedictine monks who manufactured great...
Lake Como and its villas
Lake Como offers a spectacular, dynamic landscape, and what seems to be an unending chain of opulent villas. Set off on the ancient "Strada Regina" road to explore the lake, making...
