The furious battle of oranges in Ivrea, the elegant 18th century costumes of Venice, the masked balls of Madonna di Campiglio and the procession of incredible allegorical floats along Viareggio’s seafront promenade: the history, traditions, and curiosities of the Italian Carnival.
Categories: Experience
Posted by ItalyTraveller - February 8th, 2010
A selection of unforgettable experiences for this coming Valentine’s Day: a romantic weekend in Verona, a balloon ride over the skies of Aosta, a famous lover’s fancy dress competition, and a limousine ride through the streets of Rome.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - February 4th, 2010
Entertaining theater dinners, cooking classes held by Italy’s celebrity chefs, and a well-stocked gastronomic library: pupils can expect to find all this and more at Pasquale Procacci Leone’s Anice Verde culinary center, in the province of Bari.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - February 2nd, 2010
The fertile slopes of Collio, on the border between Italy and Slovenia, provide the ideal terrain for the cultivation of vines of French origin, and the production of some of Friuli Venezia Giulia finest white wines.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - January 28th, 2010
Just steps away from Campo de’ Fiori, the heart of the Italian capital’s nightlife, lies the Piazza Capodiferro and Palazzo Spada, an elegant 16th century edifice transformed in to an art gallery, home to the works of baroque arts collected by the Cardinal Bernardino Spada.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - January 18th, 2010
The Val di Non, one of Trentino’s most beautiful valleys, is famous for its sporting events and excursions using “ciaspole”: the snowshoes which, for centuries, have helped the world’s mountain populations to traverse landscapes buried deep beneath the snow.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - January 13th, 2010
At the School of Chocolate, in the heart of Perugia, students attend fascinating lessons held by the master chocolatiers of the Umbrian capital’s historic Perugina factory. A truly unique way to discover the secrets of one of the world’s most loved delicacies.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - January 7th, 2010
Rejuvenating treatments of middle eastern inspiration, herbal saunas, hydromassage, brine pools and ice fountains await guests staying at the Alpenpalace Deluxe Hotel & Spa, arguably Trentino Alto Adige’s most luxurious spa.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - January 4th, 2010
The Lison Pramaggiore D.O.C wine road: an itinerary rich in history, wine cellars, and gastronomic traditions, which winds its way through the ancient vineyards where the wine for the Doges of Venice was once made.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - December 28th, 2009
As they walk through the Sila National Park, a vast protected area of Calabria which comprises part of the provinces of Catanzaro, Cosenza and Crotone, visitors might well come across a group of centuries old larch pines, some of which reach a height of over forty meters.
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Posted by ItalyTraveller - December 17th, 2009
