The Trevi Fountain is a baroque monument which is located in Rome. For those who visit the "Eternal City", is a very important step and a must-see place also due to its legend.
Anyone who wants to visit Rome and return, must go to the fountain and throw the coins on it. This beautiful fountain was the main character of two famous movies, like La Dolce Vita and a film of Totò.
Better getting there by train: from Termini station with the underground line A, only two stops, getting off at Piazza Barberini. Triton street will take you around the Montecitorio, and turning left on Stamperia street, you get to the Trevi Fountain.
Italy is one of the favourite destinations for travellers all over the world. We'll try to discover the best known parts of Italy as well as the most hidden!
Monday, May 02, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
Mondello, Sicily... It's a kind of magic!
Mondello, a beautiful fishing village at the foot of Monte Pellegrino, reachable through the Parco della Favorita along a charming tree-lined avenue that connects it to the center of Palermo, which is only few kilometers away. Originally just a fishing village, it has been gradually turned into a nice town, very popular destination for tourists from around the world. It overlooks a beautiful sandy bay with typical tropical colors that characterize this Mediterranean area.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Gallipoli, the pearl of Salento
Gallipoli is also known as the Pearl of the Ionian Sea. It's one of the most beautiful cities of the Salento, a crystal sea characterized by all shades of colors ranging from light green to a deep blue when you move with the eye toward the horizon from the shore.
Gallipoli takes its name from a greek word, Kale Polis: the beautiful city! It boasts Greek influences not only in its name. Just walking in the old town located on an island connected to the mainland by a bridge, walking through the alleys of the old town to be thrown back in time and enjoy the Roman art, Greek and Renaissance traces in the whole Salento: palaces, churches, the Cathedral of Sant'Agata... every corner of the city is beautiful.
Gallipoli takes its name from a greek word, Kale Polis: the beautiful city! It boasts Greek influences not only in its name. Just walking in the old town located on an island connected to the mainland by a bridge, walking through the alleys of the old town to be thrown back in time and enjoy the Roman art, Greek and Renaissance traces in the whole Salento: palaces, churches, the Cathedral of Sant'Agata... every corner of the city is beautiful.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Discovering Sicily - Caltagirone
Caltagirone is a town located in the hinterland of the province of Catania, famous for the production of ceramics and majolica, activities developed in the centuries since the ancient Greeks. Like much of Sicily, Caltagirone suffered the passage of different populations, becoming a privileged stronghold for Byzantines, Arabs, Normans and Genoese, who controlled the position of the two flat, that of Catania and Gela.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
History in Sardinia
Speaking of tourism in Sardinia, the first things that come to mind are surely: beaches, sun and sea.
But holidays in Sardinia are not just that. Sardinia, one might say, is the island with many faces: one is the cultural one, which has a long history as witnessed by the many "nuraghi" scattered throughout the island, which date back to ancient civilizations of Sardis and which is the main cultural and historical attraction of Sardinia.
But holidays in Sardinia are not just that. Sardinia, one might say, is the island with many faces: one is the cultural one, which has a long history as witnessed by the many "nuraghi" scattered throughout the island, which date back to ancient civilizations of Sardis and which is the main cultural and historical attraction of Sardinia.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Great beaches in Italy
Italy is full of place to spend holidays. Moreover, it is possible to enjoy the best beaches in the world, nothing less than dream places like caraibi or hawaii. Here is some places near the sea to forget foreign countries and love a bit more the Bel Paese.
San Vito lo Capo, Trapani (Sicily).
Framed between the northern coasts of Sicily, San Vito lo Capo is a small attractive seaside town with its legends and religious traditions.
Among its most famous beaches, Macari and the "Beaches of Gypsies" deserve to be visited, which beckon the tourists with their turquoise waters and white sand. San Vito lo Capo attracts also many visitors thanks to its Cous Cous Festival and his natural reserve "Zingaro".
The boat tour is definitely the best way to admire the natural reserve of "sea gypsies", before exploring it with a guided tour.
San Vito lo Capo, Trapani (Sicily).
Framed between the northern coasts of Sicily, San Vito lo Capo is a small attractive seaside town with its legends and religious traditions.
Among its most famous beaches, Macari and the "Beaches of Gypsies" deserve to be visited, which beckon the tourists with their turquoise waters and white sand. San Vito lo Capo attracts also many visitors thanks to its Cous Cous Festival and his natural reserve "Zingaro".
The boat tour is definitely the best way to admire the natural reserve of "sea gypsies", before exploring it with a guided tour.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Wonderful Tuscany - The "Crete Senesi"
The "Crete Senesi" is a hilly area on the south-east of Siena (Tuscany), ideal for holidays. The Crete Senesi landscape are one of the most unique and fascinating of Italy. These hills are between the towns of Asciano, Buonconvento, Monteroni d 'Arbia, Rapolano Terme and San Giovanni d' Asso. The slow process of erosion has carved the landscape, digging "calanchi" and "biancane": elevations dome-shaped on which appears the color of sodium sulfate. In this "lunar" scenary passed the ancient Via Cassia built by the Romans and renamed via Francigena at the end of the eighth century, when the Franks defeated the Longobards.
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